Written Ministerial Statements
Thursday, 12 July 2012
- House of Lords
- Circuses: Animals
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food (Jim Paice) has today made the following Statement. On 1 March 2012, the Government set out their approach to the use of...
- Higher Education: Loans
My honourable friend the Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (John Hayes) has today made the following Statement. Today we lay regulations before Parliament which will...
- Regional Growth Fund
My honourable friend the Minister for Business and Enterprise (Mark Prisk) has today made the following Statement. The regional growth fund is an important part of the Government's Plan for...
- Universal Credit
Universal Credit has been designed to ensure that people are better off in work. The benefit will be for claimants both in and out of work, and will enable a smooth transition into work....
- Business, Innovation and Skills
- Advanced Learning Loans
Today we lay regulations before Parliament which will allow adults over 24 to benefit from loans for fees in further education: 24+ advanced learning loans. The regulations are made under the...
- Regional Growth Fund
The regional growth fund is an important part of the Government’s “Plan for Growth” and supports two of the main ambitions: To make the UK the best place in Europe to start,...
- Treasury
- Fiscal Sustainability Report
Today the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published its second fiscal sustainability report (FSR). This document meets their requirement to prepare an analysis of the...
- Defence
- Charm-3 (Legal Review)
I informed the House on 31 October 2011 that I had commissioned officials to undertake a legal weapons review of our depleted uranium (DU) anti-armour tank rounds, known as Charm-3. Although...
- Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre
The 2010 strategic defence and security review identified a number of Ministry of Defence (MOD) assets that would be considered for disposal. I would like to update the House on progress we have...
- Olympics Security (Military Support)
In my statements to the House on 15 December 2011 and 3 July this year, I set out the defence contribution to the safety and security of the Olympic and Paralympic games in support of the Home...
- Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Circuses (Wild Animals)
On 1 March 2012, the Government set out their approach to the use of performing wild animals in travelling circuses in England. The Government have said they will pursue a ban on ethical grounds...
- Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- General Affairs Council
I attended the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Luxembourg on 26 June. The GAC was chaired by the Danish EU presidency, Mr Nicolai Wammen, Minister for European Affairs. A provisional report of...
- Health
- Abortion Providers (Inspections)
Following reports of potential breaches of the Abortion Act 1967, in March 2012 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) undertook a series of unannounced inspections of all abortion providers. The...
- South London Healthcare NHS Trust (2 annotations)
I wish to inform the House that I have made an order to appoint a trust special administrator to South London Healthcare NHS Trust. The order will be laid in the House shortly with a report...
- Home Department
- British Citizenship (War Crimes Screening)
The Equality (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2011 and the corresponding Race Relations (Northern Ireland) (War Crimes etc.) Arrangements 2011 enable the Secretary of State to subject certain...
- Criminal Records Bureau
The 2011-12 annual report and accounts for the Criminal Records Bureau is being laid before the House today and published on the Home Office website. Copies will be available in the Vote Office.
- Independent Safeguarding Authority
I am pleased to announce that the annual report 2011-12 and accounts of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) will be laid before Parliament and published today. Copies will be available...
- Firearms (England and Wales 2010-11)
The latest figures from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 show that: The number of police operations in which firearms were authorised was 17,209—a decrease of 1,347 (7%) on the previous...
- UK Border Agency
The UK Border Agency annual report and accounts 2011-12 will be laid before the House today. Copies will be made available in the Vote Office.
- Justice
- Leader of the House
- Northern Ireland
- Boundary Commission
I have today placed a copy of the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland’s annual report for the period 2011-12 in the Libraries of both Houses. Copies are also available on the Boundary...
- Prime Minister
- Transport
- Aviation Policy Framework
In March 2011, the Government launched a scoping exercise towards developing a new sustainable policy framework for UK aviation. I am grateful to the more than 600 organisations and individuals...
- High Speed Rail (Property Compensation)
In January I announced the Government would proceed with plans to build a high speed rail network linking London with Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. This is a vital project that will create...
- Work and Pensions
- Sure Start Maternity Grants
I am pleased to announce that later today we intend to lay regulations to extend entitlement to Sure Start maternity grants. It is our intention that the scheme be extended to provide for payment...
- Independent Living Fund
In December 2010, the Government announced that the independent living fund (ILF) would not continue to run as a discretionary trust in parallel to the mainstream social care system. The system...
- Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
In accordance with the Cabinet Office’s guidance on public bodies, which took effect from 1 April 2011, a review of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) was undertaken. It...
- Social Fund and Social Fund Commissioner (Annual Reports)
The Secretary of State’s annual report on the social fund for 2011-12 is to be laid before Parliament and published later today. The report records that total gross expenditure in 2011-12,...
- State Pensions Reform
I should like to inform the House about the progress this coalition Government are making with their plans for state pensions reform. At Budget 2012, the Chancellor confirmed that we will reform...
- Universal Credit
Universal credit has been designed to ensure that people are better off in work. The benefit will be for claimants both in and out of work, and will enable a smooth transition into work....
- Work Capability Assessment
Later today the Government will publish a call for evidence as part of Professor Malcolm Harrington’s third independent review of the work capability assessment (WCA). Professor...
