Monday, 4 April 2005
On 21 March 2005 I made an order under Section 2(6) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 amalgamating a number of divisions in Norfolk, Suffolk, Greater London, Cardiff and Derbyshire with effect...
It is with regret that last Friday my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Jack Straw), decided temporarily to suspend operations in our Embassy in the Ivory...
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is well known to many Members of this House who have committed time and effort to work on behalf of the WFD, promoting democracy around the world...
The Government warmly welcome United Nations Secretary-General Annan's report In Larger Freedom, released in New York on 21 March. As my right honourable friends the Foreign Secretary (Mr Jack...
In my Written Statement of 2 March ( Official Report, col. WS 14), I informed noble Lords of the outcomes of the 1 March London meeting in support of the Palestinians. In respect of security...
On 4 April 2005, the Department for Constitutional Affairs introduces the new Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, hereafter referred to as the AIT, under the provisions of Section 26 of the Asylum...
A note has been placed with the Mental Capacity Bill's draft code of practice in the Libraries of both Houses. The note lets Members know what changes we expect to make to the draft code as a...
I should like to inform the House that I have placed a copy of a letter to all participants in debates in the House of Lords on the Gambling Bill setting out the Government's position on...
Following continuing interest in both Houses about variations across the country in the use of cancer drugs approved by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), this Statement...
A note has been placed with the Mental Capacity Bill's draft code of practice in the Libraries of both Houses. The note lets Members know what changes we expect to make to the draft code of...
On 4 April 2005, the Department for Constitutional Affairs introduces the new Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, hereafter referred to as the AIT, under the provisions of clause 26 of the Asylum...
This statement provides information about a number of amendments tabled on the Gambling Bill, which is currently being considered in Committee in the House of Lords. The Government believe it may...
Following Ministerial approval of the business plan, key performance targets have been agreed for the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre for the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006. The...
The Government are today announcing they will be commissioning research to identify the future direction of mobile phone technology and the future need for mast developments. The research will...
The following key targets have been set for the Chief Executive of the Defence Medical Education and Training Agency (DMETA) for the financial year 2005–06: Key Target 1—Meeting...
In the 2004 Defence White Paper "Future Capabilities" we announced plans to merge the Fleet and Second Sea Lord Headquarters in Portsmouth. This is part of a programme to create a modern,...
I am pleased to announce that following the successful completion of negotiations MAN ERF UK Limited has been awarded the contract for the Ministry of Defence's support vehicle programme. The...
I am pleased to announce that a five year extension to the Defence Fixed Telecommunications System (DFTS) contract with British Telecommunications plc (BT) was signed on 1 April. The extension...
A copy of the annual performance and resource agreement with the Student Loans Company (SLC) for 2005–06 has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses today. The SLC plays a key role in...
It is with regret that last Friday my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, decided temporarily to suspend operations in our embassy in the Ivory Coast...
The Government warmly welcome United Nations Secretary-General Annan's report "In Larger Freedom", released in New York on 21 March. As my right hon. Friends the Foreign Secretary and...
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is well known to many Members of this House who have committed time and effort to work on behalf of the WFD, promoting democracy around the world...
Following continuing interest in both Houses about variations across the country in the use of cancer drugs approved by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), this statement...
The chairman of Monitor (the statutory name of which is the Independent Regulator of NHS foundation trusts) announced on 1 April 2005 that, in accordance with section 6 of the Health and Social...
The then Home Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Blackburn, announced on 2 April 2001, Official Report, column 372W, that the Government were continuing with a programme to...
I would like to report to the House on the relief effort following the earthquake in Indonesia on 28 March 2005. On 28 March an earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale hit northern...
Last November, following substantial overspends by the Belfast and the South Eastern education and library boards in 2003–04, I announced that a statutory inquiry would be held into...
Today we have published for consultation draft regulations setting out our detailed proposals for the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS). In our previous statement on 22 February, Official...
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.
