Lord Markham My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State (Minister for Health and Secondary Care) (Andrew Stephenson) has made the the following Written Statement: I would like to inform the House that I have...
Leo Docherty The Hon. Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy MP) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of the...
Jo Churchill DWP would like to announce the outcome of the grant competition to identify an organisation to continue providing support for customers making a new claim to Universal Credit. Citizens Advice and...
Lucy Frazer Today I can confirm that I have received reports from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and from Ofcom on merger situations involving Telegraph Media Group Ltd (TMG). These reports were...
Tom Pursglove My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. As announced by the Prime Minister and Home Secretary on 4 December 2023, changes...
Claire Coutinho Today, I am announcing updates on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) and the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM). I am also announcing that we are publishing the government response to the Improving...
Michael Gove Today, I am using my powers in the Greater London Authority Act 1999 to direct the Mayor to review the London Plan. I have also announced planning support to boost housing delivery in the...
Baroness Neville-Rolfe The Deputy Prime Minister has today laid in Parliament a paper setting out the details of ‘The Elizabeth Emblem’, a new award to honour those who have died in the course of public...
Andrew Stephenson I would like to inform the House that I have accepted the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to introduce a new condition Tyrosinemia type 1 to the New-born Bloodspot...
Lord Markham My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State (Minister for Health and Secondary Care) (Andrew Stephenson) has made the the following Written Statement: The NHS is committed to upholding high standards...
Mark Harper In October 2023, this Government announced The Plan for Drivers, setting out 30 measures that improve the experience of driving through smoother journeys; stopping unfair enforcement; easier...
Bim Afolami The government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime. According to UK Finance, in the first half of 2023 alone, there were...
Baroness Vere of Norbiton I have made a statement under Section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 that, in my view, the provisions of the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill are compatible...
Robbie Moore Today, the government will publish its third annual rural proofing report on gov.uk. The report, titled ‘Delivering Rural Opportunity’ examines the progress made in addressing the...
Nigel Huddleston As the House knows, the Post Office Horizon IT scandal that began in the late 1990s has had severe impacts on the lives of the postmasters affected. Following the Prime Minister’s...
Lord Markham My Rt. Hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care) (Andrea Leadsom MP), made the folllowing Written Statement: Between 5...
James Cartlidge Under the Defence Reform Act, the Secretary of State for Defence has a legal obligation to announce whether he will accept the Single Source Regulations Office recommendation for the Baseline...
Lord Markham This Written Ministerial Statement is made to correct a small error in the previous version, published on 7 March 2024. The Department recently published “Our plan to recover and reform NHS...
Oliver Dowden Vigorous and robust debate is at the heart of British democracy and is essential to its health. However, in recent years, elected representatives and other public figures have been subject to...
Lucy Frazer Today we are announcing that the second stage of the Public Body Review into Arts Council England is underway. The Public Bodies Review programme delivers against the commitments made in the...
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.