Anne-Marie Trevelyan On May 9th 2022, the Department for International Trade and HM Treasury announced a fresh package of trade sanctions targeting £1.7 billion worth of trade with Russia. These measures,...
Mike Freer The Prime Minister has made a new appointment to his Trade Envoy programme. The new appointment is: The Rt Hon Member for Tunbridge Wells, Greg Clark MP, has been appointed as Prime...
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nadine Dorries...
Sajid Javid Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) affects the lives of children and adults across the country. It can be an incredibly disabling condition with fluctuating symptoms...
Julia Lopez I am pleased to inform the House that the Government has published a document titled ‘Call for Views on App Security and Privacy Interventions’, which sets out proposed interventions...
Alister Jack The legislative programme for the Third Session was outlined at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 10 May. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its application to...
Brandon Lewis Last Thursday, the people of Northern Ireland went to the polls to choose their elected representatives. The results of that election were confirmed on Sunday 8 May 2022. I want to offer my...
Priti Patel Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a Government priority and these crimes have no place in our society. Last July, we published our new cross-Government Tackling Violence Against...
Kevin Foster My Rt Hon friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. The changes reflect amendments required as a result of the Nationality and...
Lucy Frazer The Government is taking ambitious domestic action to tackle climate change and recently opened a consultation on developing the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), so the UK can become the...
Trudy Harrison I have today published the draft Statutory Instrument The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum. These...
Maggie Throup The Government is delaying the implementation of the volume price promotion restrictions and the introduction of further advertising restrictions on TV and online for high fat, sugar or salt...
Robin Walker Today, the Department for Education (DfE) informed applicants of the outcomes of the first accreditation round of the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) reform programme. 80 applicants have been...
Michael Ellis On behalf of Her Majesty’s Government, I am laying today before Parliament a set of documents (HC 204) in response to the Humble Address motion of the House of Commons passed on 29 March...
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend, the Minister for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure, Julia Lopez MP: I am...
George Freeman As one of the world’s fastest growing economies, China plays a critical role in addressing many of the world’s most urgent challenges such as tackling climate change and preventing...
Priti Patel I am pleased to say that my Department has introduced a National Security Bill to the House of Commons. This Bill brings together a suite of new measures to further protect our national security,...
Leo Docherty I am pleased to Lay before the House today the Service Complaints Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2021 on the fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of the Service Complaints system. This...
Nadine Dorries This is a joint statement with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Last week, we published the response to the consultation on a new pro-competition regime for...
Brandon Lewis The legislative programme for the third session was outlined at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 10 May. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its application to...
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.