Tuesday, 7 November 2006
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr James Plaskitt) has made the following Statement. I announced on 18 July 2006 that the DWP would bring...
In line with measures I announced to Parliament on 10 October regarding the strengthening of counter-terrorist financing frameworks, the Government will be seeking the agreement of the Privy...
Items on the agenda were as follows: Financial Management—Ministers received a presentation from Hubert Weber, the President of the Court of Auditors, on the Court of Auditors' report on...
Today I have published the outcome of the "Review of Planning Enforcement" that has been carried out by the Department for Communities and Local Government. There was a high level of response to...
The Government are today announcing that they will be establishing a new non-departmental public body in England—The National Housing and Planning Advice Unit. In response to Kate Barker's...
I am publishing today the Government's response to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee report, of 1 August, on "Reform of the Coroners' System and Death Certification". Copies have been...
In my reply on 26 October 2006 to the below question from the hon. Member for Cotswold (Mr. Clifton-Brown) two pages were omitted from the answer ( Official Report, column 2071W). I regret this...
On 18 October 2006 in a written answer to the hon. Member for The Wrekin (Mark Pritchard) Official Report, column 1331W, I stated that 187,086 tattoos were removed by the NHS between April...
I am today announcing changes which the Home Office is making to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme. We believe that properly managed migration is in the interests of the UK and that we should...
I have today placed in the Libraries of the House papers relating to decisions that have been taken during the period 13 June to 13 October 2006 which relate to the North/South Implementation...
The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Boundary Commissions Act 1992, requires that the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland undertake periodical reviews...
I announced on 18 July 2006 that the DWP would bring forward amendments to regulation 9 of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions and National Insurance Numbers) to make...
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.
