Written Ministerial Statements
Monday, 3 September 2012

• Attorney-General
  • Freedom of Information
    On 31 July, I gave the Information Commissioner a certificate under section 53(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”). The certificate relates to the...
• Communities and Local Government
  • DCLG (Summer Recess Work)
    I would like to update hon. Members on the main items of business undertaken by my Department since the House rose on 17 July 2012. Reviving the nation ’ s high streets Our high streets...
• Defence
  • Armed Forces (Pay Review Body Appointment)
    I am pleased to announce that I have reappointed Ms Judy McKnight CBE as a member of the armed forces’ pay review body for a second term for three years and six months, commencing September...
  • Framework Agreement for Technical Support
    I wish to inform the House that one element of the current Framework Agreement for Technical Support (FATS) contract signed in April 2012 will need to be re-competed. The Ministry of Defence...
• Education
  • Special Education Needs Reform
    The proposals to reform provision for children and young people with special educational needs were first set out in the “Special Educational Needs and Disability Green Paper Support and...
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Julian Assange (Extradition Proceedings)
    I am writing to update the House about developments in the extradition proceedings against Mr Julian Assange, and discussions on that matter between the United Kingdom and Ecuador. On 20...
• Justice
  • “Transforming Services in the Office of the Public Guardian: A Consultation”
    On 27 July, the Government published a consultation paper seeking views on our proposals to digitise the services provided by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). This consultation...
• Transport
  • Rail Franchising
    On 15 August 2012 the Department for Transport announced to the London stock exchange that it intended to award the intercity west coast franchise to First West Coast Limited, a subsidiary of...
• Work and Pensions
  • Social Security Schemes (Co-ordination)
    The European Commission has presented a package of four draft Council decisions amending the provisions for the co-ordination of social security systems with Albania, Montenegro, San Marino and...