Written Ministerial Statements
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
- House of Lords
- House of Lords: Chamber
In light of the pressure on seating in the Chamber, particularly during Question Time, the Administration and Works Committee has agreed to make some of the seats Below Bar (which are currently...
- Energy and Climate Change
- Offshore Oil and Gas Licensing
After thorough consideration of the applications made in the 26th offshore oil and gas licensing round, I have decided to offer 144 production licences. This demonstrates the continuing...
- Justice
- Inquiries Act 2005
I am today laying before Parliament the Government's memorandum to the Justice Select Committee on post-legislative scrutiny of the Inquiries Act 2005. The Inquiries Act 2005 introduced a...
- Work and Pensions
- Automatic Enrolment
Today, I am pleased to be able to publish the report of the independent review into making automatic enrolment work. The recommendations of the review team are a sensible and balanced package of...