Written Ministerial Statements
Thursday, 8 March 2012

• House of Lords
  • Banks: Green Investment Bank
    My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable) has today made the following Statement. On 12 December 2011, I published details of the...
  • Higher Education: Tuition Fees
    My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Universities and Science has today made the following Statement. I am today confirming the student finance package for higher education...
• Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Green Investment Bank
    On 12 December 2011, I published details of the criteria I would take into account in reaching decisions about the location of the Green investment bank (GIB). The two primary criteria were...
  • Higher Education Student Finance (2013-14)
    I am today confirming the student finance package for higher education students undertaking a course of study in the academic year beginning September 2013. For all new and continuing full-time...
• Education
  • Teachers' Pension Regulations
    At the spending review 2010 the Government proposed increases to member contribution rates that would lead to savings of £2.8 billion a year by 2014-15, to be phased in from April 2012. The...
  • Taylor Report on Alternative Provision
    On 1 September last year, I asked the Government’s expert adviser on behaviour, Charlie Taylor, to review and report on school attendance and alternative provision. He has now published...
• Health
  • Reviewing and Strengthening the NHS Constitution
    As Secretary of State for Health, I have a duty, under the Health Act 2009, to publish a report on how the NHS constitution has affected patients, staff, carers and the public by 5 July 2012....
  • Whistleblowing and the NHS Constitution
    On 9 June 2010, I announced a full inquiry into the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and gave a commitment to “Reinforce the NHS constitution to make clear the rights and...
• Home Department
  • Violence Against Women and Girls
    Today, on international women’s day, we are publishing an updated violence against women and girls action plan. A copy will be placed in the House Library. Each year, over 1 million women...
• Justice
  • Judicial Pension Schemes
    At the spending review 2010 the Government announced increases to member contribution rates in public service pension schemes saving £2.8 billion a year by 2014-15, to be phased in from...
• Transport
  • Rail Reform
    I am today publishing “Reforming our Railways: Putting the Customer First”, which sets out the Government’s vision for the railways, alongside the policies that are needed to...
• Wales
  • Commission on Devolution in Wales
    I informed the House on 11 October 2011 that the Commission on Devolution in Wales would conduct its work in two parts: in part I, which is currently under way, the commission is reviewing the...