Thursday, 9 March 2006
The House Committee has agreed that the entitlement of Members to recover expenses when away from Westminster should be widened. On 10 November 2004 the House agreed to allow Members who are...
I have today published a consultation paper on the code of practice for the Mental Capacity Act. The Act provides a statutory framework to empower people to make decisions for themselves as far...
My honourable friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (John Hutton) has published the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today I have published the households below average...
As part of our work on the future Army structure (FAS), the previous Secretary of State for Defence announced on 16 December 2004, Official Report, column 1795–1800, that there would be a...
I am today publishing a consultation prospectus announcing our proposals for a long-term, strategic, capital investment programme to provide well-designed, sustainable 21st century primary school...
On 19 January 2006 the Secretary of State made an oral statement to the House about arrangements for vetting people working with children, and for barring those who are unsuitable. A written...
I am pleased to announce to the House that yesterday in Brussels EU member states agreed to a Commission proposal to lift the ban on the export of beef and cattle from the UK. The decision...
I am today announcing an allocation of £37.5 million for the research into use programme, as part of DFID's new strategy for research on sustainable agriculture. The programme will identify...
I am pleased to announce that the United Nations (UN) Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is being launched officially today, 9 March, in New York. I know that many hon. Members have shown...
Last year the international community agreed a comprehensive development plan to help tackle the huge challenges faced by poor countries and poor people across the globe. Political leaders from...
On 6– 7 March, the Department for International Development co-hosted, with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, an international conference on the development successes in Asia...
I have laid before Parliament the Ninth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission. This is the first report on the security normalisation programme and it covers the first six months of the...
The hon. Member for Hertsmere (Mr. James Clappison) has been appointed as a substitute Member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the...
Following the re-tender of the Coal Health Claims Handling Contract; the contract has been awarded to Capita, the current holder. The contract is worth £118 million over three years, with...
Today I am publishing our analysis of responses to the "Coming of Age" consultation that ended on 17 October 2005. The consultation sought views on the draft Employment Equality (Age)...
In line with the commitment given in "The Future of Rail" White Paper, I am today launching a consultation document on "Proposals for the Mayor of London's Rail Powers beyond the London...
Today I have published the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) report for 1994–95 to 2004–05. This is a report published under National Statistics arrangements with results that...
I am pleased to announce an increase in the maximum sums payable by the Independent Living Funds. The maximum weekly payment from the Independent Living (1993) Fund will increase from £420...
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.
