Written Ministerial Statements
Friday, 6 July 2012

• Treasury
  • Building Societies
    The Government White Paper “Banking Reform: delivering stability and supporting a sustainable economy”, published on 14 June 2012, announced that the Government would shortly publish...
• Communities and Local Government
  • Draft Local Audit Bill
    Today I am publishing the draft Local Audit Bill for consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny. A copy has been laid before the House. The draft Bill sets out a new, decentralised and more...
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
  • Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
    I am today laying before Parliament “Post-Legislative Assessment of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005”, Cm 8394, the Government’s memorandum to the Environment,...
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Scrutiny Committee on Cypriot Presidency Priorities
    I am keen to keep Members fully informed on developments in the European Union and their implications for the United Kingdom and our priorities. I would, therefore, like to draw Members’...
  • Export of Tasers
    Torture is an affront to human rights and the UK will not waver from our determination to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs. Since 1997 it has been UK Government policy to prevent persons...
• Justice
  • Justice Committee on Presumption of Death (Government Response)
    I have today laid before Parliament a Command Paper setting out the response of the Ministry of Justice to the report of the Justice Committee on Presumption of Death (HC 1663) (Cm 8377). In its...