Thursday, 22 November 2012
I would like to inform the House that the Government are today publishing their response to the “Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making”. Copies of the response...
The Treasury has laid before the House of Commons a report required under section 231 of the Banking Act 2009 covering the period from 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012. Copies of the document...
The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council will take place in Brussels on 26- 27 November. The culture and audiovisual issues will be taken on 26 November and the sport issues will be taken...
This is to inform the House of the award of funds from the warm homes healthy people fund (WHHP) 2012. On 13 September 2012, the Department issued a circular to upper-tier local authorities in...
Last month I made a commitment to ensure that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has the powers and resources it needs to carry out its investigations into the Hillsborough...
My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a statement of changes in immigration rules. In April last year the Government made substantial changes to the tier 1...
Today, I will publish the Government’s impact assessment of the European Commission’s proposals for data protection. In January this year, the European Commission published a draft...
The Government have today launched a consultation on some enforcement issues relating to the current legislation on drink and drug-driving. This consultation encompasses the legislative changes...
Later today I will publish the Command Paper “Reinvigorating Workplace Pensions”. Building on our coalition agreement commitment, this document sets out our strategy for putting in...
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.