Wednesday, 9 May 2007
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development has made the following Statement. The Government are committed to ensuring that the UK's aid budget is used...
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Peter Hain) has made the following Ministerial Statement. Following the successful restoration of devolution in Northern Ireland, I am pleased to...
I am pleased to announce plans to arrange a service of remembrance in 2008 to pay tribute to the members of the armed forces who lost their lives as a result of the violence in Northern Ireland....
I will be representing the United Kingdom at this month's Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels. The Presidency will seek political agreements on measures to ensure the recovery of the...
The Government are committed to ensuring that the UK's aid budget is used effectively to make a difference to the lives of the world's poorest people and that it represents value for money. As...
Following the successful restoration of devolution in Northern Ireland, I am pleased to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Ireland. This treaty reaffirms both Governments' commitment...
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.