Written Ministerial Statements

Tuesday, 10 January 2006

  • House of Lords

    • Court Fees

      I am today announcing the outcome of the recent consultation on civil and family court fee increases. The consultation paper was published on 23 September and the consultation closed on 18...

    • Extraordinary Rendition Flights

      The reply of my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Jack Straw) of 12 December to the question put by the right honourable Member for North East...

      Iraq: Export Licences

      The arms embargo in Iraq continues under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1546 with exemptions for supplies of arms and related materiel required by the Government of Iraq (GoI) or the...

  • Constitutional Affairs

    • Court Fee Increases

      The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the Baroness Ashton of Upholland, has made the following written ministerial statement in the other place today. "I am today announcing the outcome of...

  • Defence

    • Reserve Forces

      I am announcing today that a new order has been made under section 54 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996, so that reservists may continue to be called out into service to support operations in Iraq....

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Iraq: Export Licence System

      The arms embargo in Iraq continues under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1546 with exemptions for supplies of arms and related matériel required by the Government of Iraq (GOI) or...

    • Rendition: Additional Information

      My reply of 12 December 2005, Official Report, column 1652W to the question put by the right hon. and learned Member for North-East Fife (Sir Menzies Campbell) stated that officials had...

  • Home Department

    • Respect Action Plan

      I have placed in the Library of the House a copy of the "Respect Action Plan", which is launched today. The "Respect Action Plan" sets out the Government's intention to broaden the current...

  • Northern Ireland

    • Northern Ireland Companies Registry

      In accordance with article 677 of The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, copies of the Companies Registry Annual Report 2004 have been placed today in the Libraries of both Houses.

    • Northern Ireland Credit Unions

      In accordance with Article 81 of The Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 and Section 100 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969, copies of the Credit Unions...

  • Transport

    • Container Port Development

      Ports in the United Kingdom play a vital role in supporting the national economy and contributing to sustainable development. The Government are committed to maintaining and enhancing that role...

    • Airports (Policing)

      Following my statement of 21 November in which I announced that the Government had decided to commission an independent, wide-ranging review of policing at airports, I am pleased to announce...

What is this?

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.

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