Written Ministerial Statements
Thursday, 28 June 2012

• House of Lords
  • Data Protection
    Today, I will publish the Government's summary of responses to their call for evidence on the European Commission's new proposals for data protection. On 25 January 2012, the European Commission...
  • Industrial Development Act 1982
    My honourable friend the Minister for Business and Enterprise has today made the following Statement. I would like to inform the House that the Government are today publishing a response to the...
• Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Industrial Development Act 1982
    I would like to inform the House that the Government are today publishing a response to the consultation on modernising the Industrial Development Act 1982 (IDA). This confirms the Government...
• Treasury
  • VAT (Anomalies)
    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is today publishing its summary of responses to the consultation “VAT: Addressing Borderline Anomalies”. The consultation, launched on 21 March 2012,...
• Defence
  • Reserves (Call-Out Order)
    With the expiry of the call-out order made on 1 May 2011, a new order has been made under section 56(1 )(a) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable reservists to continue to be called out into...
  • National Employer Advisory Board
    In accordance with the Cabinet Office’s guidance on public bodies, a review of the National Employer Advisory Board (NEAB) has been commissioned and work will commence in July 2012. NEAB is...
• Education
  • Education Reform
    I am today announcing the final arrangements for funding schools from 2013-14. This provides a vital step towards a national funding formula, which will create a funding system that is fair,...
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Afghanistan
    I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development, is today publishing the 18th progress...
  • Overseas Territories
    Today I am publishing the Government’s White Paper on the “Overseas Territories: Security, Success and Sustainability”. This is the first review of the overseas territories...
• Health
  • Care Quality Commission Market Report
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published its first quarterly report on the provision of health and adult social care in England, “Market Report Issue 1: 2012”. The market...
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority/Human Tissue Authority (Transfer of Functions)
    The Department of Health is publishing a “Consultation on proposals to transfer functions from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the Human Tissue Authority” today....
• Work and Pensions
  • Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
    The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council met on 21 June 2012 in Luxembourg. I represented the United Kingdom. The main discussion was a policy debate on the Europe 2020...
  • Right to Control (Pilot Scheme)
    The current Right to Control pilot scheme is implemented by regulations which expire on 13 December 2012. The Government believe that the best way to get more evidence about the delivery of...