Written Ministerial Statements
Thursday, 22 May 2008

• House of Lords
  • Employment: Older People
    My honourable friend the Minister of State for Pensions Reform (Mike O'Brien) has made the following Statement. I have asked John Elbourne, former chief executive, Prudential Assurance UK...
• Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
  • Dissolved Companies (Restoration)
    When part 31 of the Companies Act 2006 is commenced it will replace the provisions of the Companies Acts 1985 and 1989—and the equivalent Northern Ireland legislation—on restoration...
  • Temporary Agency Workers: Joint Declaration by Government, CBI and TUC
    The Government are pleased to be able to inform Parliament that the CBI and the TUC have reached an agreement on the way forward regarding equal treatment of agency workers. A copy of the joint...
  • UK Civil Plutonium and Uranium Stocks
    The Department will be placing the figures for the United Kingdom's stocks of civil plutonium and uranium as at 31 December 2007 in the Libraries of both Houses. In accordance with our...
• Children, Schools and Families
  • School Admissions and Parental Preferences for 2008
    The Information as to Provision of Education (England) Regulations 2008, which were laid before Parliament on 15 January, committed the Government for the first time to publishing local...
• Defence
  • Armed Forces' Pay Review Body (Supplement to 2008 Report)
    The supplement to the 2008 report of the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body (AFPRB) making recommendations on the pay of service medical and dental officers has been published today. Copies of the...
  • First World War (90th Anniversary)
    I am pleased to announce that the Ministry of Defence is planning a commemorative event to mark this year's 90th anniversary of the First World War Armistice. It has become clear in recent months...
• Innovation, Universities and Skills
  • UK Intellectual Property Office (Performance Targets)
    My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for intellectual property and quality has tasked the UK Intellectual Property Office with managing and shaping an Intellectual...
• Justice
  • Claims Management Regulation (Annual Review and Impact Study)
    I am announcing that the Claims Management Regulation Annual Review and an Impact Study, a report to the Ministry of Justice, are being published today. The Annual Review sets out the progress...
• Transport
  • South Central Franchise and Accreditation Process
    I am today announcing the publication of the consultation document for the South Central franchise. The formal accreditation process for bidders also starts today. Our overall aim for the new...
• Work and Pensions
  • Older People (Engagement with Government)
    I have asked John Elbourne, former chief executive, Prudential Assurance UK Operations to examine the current arrangements for the engagement of older people and the ability of those arrangements...