Written Ministerial Statements

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

  • House of Lords

    • Education (Student Support) Regulations

      My right honourable friend the Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property (David Lammy) has made the following Statement. This Government remain committed to ensuring that finance is...

    • Questions for Written Answer: Summer Recess

      In 2007, following an experiment in 2006, the House agreed to permanent arrangements for tabling Questions for Written Answer (QWAs) and making Written Ministerial Statements during the Summer...

      Railways: Franchises

      This morning, National Express Group announced that it will not provide the further financial support necessary to ensure that its subsidiary, National Express East Coast, remains solvent. As a...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Education (Student Support) Regulations

      This Government remain committed to ensuring finance is not a barrier to higher education, enabling people to make the most of their talents and improving their life opportunities. I welcome the...

  • Defence

    • Armed Forces Recognition

      On 10 June, the then Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Des Browne), informed the House of plans to introduce a new national form of...

  • Justice

    • The Law on Damages

      We are today publishing the Government response to the consultation paper "The Law on Damages", together with a summary of the responses to consultation. The response paper indicates that changes...

  • Wales

    • Legislative Competence Order (Culture)

      I am pleased to inform the House that the proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and other fields) Order 2009 has been laid today, as Command Paper (Cm 7668)....

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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