Written Ministerial Statements
Tuesday, 11 September 2012

  • Treasury
    • Small Charitable Donations Bill
      As a result of the announcement by the Chancellor at the 2011 Budget HMRC is developing a new online system for charities to claim gift aid, which is planned to be introduced in April 2013....
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
    • Zimbabwe
      Following discussions between the UK and its EU partners, the EU announced on 23 July its decision to suspend with immediate effect the restrictions on appropriate measures covering EU...
  • Transport
    • Fuel Quality Directive Transposition
      Today I am publishing our response to the comments received in the consultation on our proposals to implement articles 7a to 7e of the EU fuel quality directive (directive 98/70/EC as amended by...
  • Work and Pensions
    • Cold Weather Payments Scheme
      I am pleased to announce that later today we intend to lay regulations to amend the cold weather payment scheme. The changes detailed in these regulations will come into force on 1 November this...

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What are Written Ministerial Statements?

Written Ministerial Statements were introducted in late 2002 to stop the practice of having "planted" or "inspired" questions designed to elicit Government statements.

They are just that — statements on a particular topic by a Government Minister.