Written Ministerial Statements
Monday, 25 February 2013

• House of Lords
  • Employment: Parental Leave and Pay
    My right honourable friend the Secretary of State of State for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (Dr Vince Cable) has today made the following Statement. Today the Government have...
  • Food: Horsemeat and Food Fraud
    My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following Statement. I would like to update the House on developments...
• Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Children and Families Bill
    Today the Government have launched a consultation on the detailed administration of shared parental leave and pay. Shared parental leave and pay will enable working parents to choose how to share...
• Treasury
  • Ecofin
    A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 12 February 2013. Ministers discussed the following items: Current legislative proposals The presidency updated...
• Communities and Local Government
  • DCLG (February Recess Work)
    I would like to update hon. Members on the main items of business undertaken by my Department since the House rose on 14 February 2013. Delivering local pay transparency The Department is...
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
  • Horsemeat Fraud (Update)
    I would like to update the House on developments since my written ministerial statement on 14 February 2013, Official Report, column 60WS. Consumers have been the Government’s priority...
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Foreign Affairs Council
    My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 18 February. The Foreign Affairs Council was chaired by the High...
  • Special Tribunal for Lebanon and Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
    I am pleased to announce that the UK intends to make a voluntary contribution of £1 million to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), and a voluntary contribution of £1.4 million to...
• Health
  • Health Committee's Report on the General Medical Council (Government Response)
    We have today laid before Parliament the “Government response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee’s report of Session 2012-13: 2012 accountability hearing with the General...
• Home Department
  • Charging for Immigration and Nationality Services 2013-14
    I am announcing proposals to change the fees for immigration and nationality applications made to the UK Border Agency and services provided by the agency. The Government review these fees on a...
  • Equality (Language Analysis - Palestinian, Syrian and Kuwaiti Testing) Authorisation (No.2) 2013
    On 20 February 2013, I made a ministerial authorisation under schedule 3, part 4, paragraph 17 (4) (a) of the Equality Act 2010. This authorisation may be cited as the Equality (Language...
• Justice
  • Youth Secure Remand
    Today the Ministry of Justice and the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales are publishing a joint response to a consultation paper issued last year entitled “The new remand framework...