Written Ministerial Statements

Tuesday, 18 April 2006

  • House of Lords

    • Freedom of Information Act 2000

      The Freedom of Information Act 2000: Statistics on implementation in central government—October to December 2005 was published on 6 April. I have placed copies in the Libraries of both...

  • Treasury

    • Citizen Information Project

      On 28 October 2004 Official Report, Column 53WS, my predecessor announced that the Government had accepted a recommendation from the Citizen Information Project (CIP) about using the proposed...

    • OGCbuying.solutions

      OGCbuying.solutions have been set the following performance targets for 2006–07. Savings The Agency will facilitate at least £500 million value for money improvements for the public...

  • Defence

    • Reserve Forces Act 1996

      A new call-out order has been made under section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 so that reservists may continue to be called out into permanent service to support military operations in the...

  • Education and Skills

    • Sure Start Children's Centres

      I am very pleased to inform the House that my Department has exceeded its target agreed in the 2002 spending review for Sure Start children's centres to provide services to at least 650,000...

  • Health

  • International Development

    • Correction

      I regret that in an answer to a question from the hon. Member for Richmond Park during development questions on 29 March 2006, I stated incorrectly that $13.5 million had been given towards the...

  • Northern Ireland

    • Discretionary Social Fund

      On 3 April I announced that the Northern Ireland discretionary budget for 2006–07 will be £74.69 million; £13.62 million will be allocated to grants; £60.97 million to loans...

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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