Written Ministerial Statements

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

  • House of Lords

    • Business Support

      My right honourable friend the Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills (Pat McFadden) has today made the following Statement. Yesterday, we launched a consultation on measures aimed at...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Company Rescue Consultation

      Yesterday we launched a consultation on measures aimed at enhancing further the rescue culture to give struggling, but viable, companies a greater chance to succeed, thus saving jobs and...

  • Treasury

    • Tax Arrangement (UK/Cayman Islands)

      A new arrangement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Cayman Islands for the avoidance of double taxation and the...

  • Defence

    • Service Voter Registration

      I have today placed in the Library of the House a copy of the report of a survey on service voter registration conducted by Defence Analytical Services and Advice in November 2008. The MOD has...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Coastal Change Policy

      I would like to inform the House of a new coastal change fund that I am establishing. The fund, of up to £11 million, is designed to support communities in adapting to coastal change. I am...

    • Agriculture and Fisheries Council

      The Under-Secretary of State responsible for Natural and Marine Environment, Wildlife and Rural Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Ogmore (Huw Irranca-Davies), represented the United Kingdom...

  • Health

    • Cross-Border Health Services for Wales

      The House of Commons Welsh Affairs Select Committee published its report "The Provision of Cross-Border Health Services for Wales" on 27 March 2009. We are today laying before Parliament the...

  • Justice

    • Probation Qualification Framework

      Today, I have published a consultation document proposing new arrangements for the training and qualification of probation practitioners. The consultation period will run until 31 July 2009....

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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