Friday, 16 January 2015
My Rt Hon friend the Secretary of State for Health (Jeremy Hunt) has made the following written ministerial statement. Today I am announcing that NHS England is to pilot a possible change to the...
My right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I would like to update Hon. Members on two...
My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for School Reform (Nick Gibb MP), made the following announcement: We are reforming GCSEs and A levels to strengthen their academic rigour and to...
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland appointed Sir Desmond de Silva QC in October 2011 to...
My right honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Education (Nicky Morgan MP), made the following announcement: I am today publishing the results of a review by my Permanent Secretary into...
A Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Principality of Monaco was signed in London on 22 October 2014 and in Monaco on 23 December 2014. The text of the TIEA has been deposited in...
I would like to update hon. Members on two separate announcements relating to the issue of demolition. Planning decision on Welsh Streets, Liverpool Yesterday, as Secretary of State for...
We are reforming GCSEs and A levels to strengthen their academic rigour and to ensure young people are prepared for life in modern Britain. The reforms are extensive and represent a new...
I am today publishing the results of a review by my Permanent Secretary into whether the Department for Education (or predecessor Departments) had received warnings relating to extremism in...
Today I am announcing that NHS England is to pilot a possible change to the way ambulance services respond to 999 calls, based on clinical advice that this will improve the chances of survival...
I am today publishing the Government response to part two of the consultation “Court Fees: proposals for reform.” We are rightly proud of our system of justice. We have some of the...
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland appointed Sir Desmond de Silva QC in October 2011 to conduct an independent review into the question of State involvement in the murder of Patrick...
I am today announcing to the House the Government’s package of measures to provide assistance to owner occupiers along the line of route for Phase One of the High Speed 2 project (from...
Triennial reviews of non-departmental public bodies are part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring accountability in public life. Today I am launching a review of the Industrial...
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.