Monday, 20 July 2009
I have made a Statement under Section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 that, in my view, the provisions of the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill are compatible with the...
I am pleased to announce that the Government will shortly be launching the new compensation scheme for former trawlermen who fished in Icelandic waters. Under this scheme, we will calculate the...
This Government are committed to expanding higher education. There are currently record numbers of students in higher education with 300,000 additional students in the system since 1997....
My honourable friend the Minister for Business, Regulatory Reform and Employment Relations (Ian Lucas) has made the following Statement. The Insolvency Service is today publishing its first...
My right honourable friend the Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property (David Lammy) has made the following Statement. I have tasked the Intellectual Property Office with managing...
The Government are committed to funding legal aid for family cases, and currently dedicate £582 million each year to family legal aid. In real terms, in the last seven years expenditure on...
The OSPAR radioactive substances strategy was agreed by Ministers of all contracting parties in 1998. The objective of the strategy is to prevent pollution of the maritime area covered by the...
My honourable friend the Minister of State for International Development (Gareth Thomas) has made the following Statement. The new White Paper Eliminating World Poverty: Building our Common...
My noble Friend, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Mandelson) has made the following statement: This Government are committed to expanding higher education. There...
My noble Friend the Minister for Postal Affairs and Employment Relations, Lord Young of Norwood Green, has made the following statement. I am pleased to announce that the Government will shortly...
The Insolvency Service is today publishing its first report on the operation of Statement of Insolvency Practice 16 (SIP 16). SIP 16 sets out required practice for insolvency practitioners who...
I am today laying before Parliament the annual European Community Finances White Paper "Statement on the 2009 EC budget and measures to combat fraud and financial mismanagement" (Cm 7640). This...
Tax credits are delivering guaranteed minimum incomes for working families and families with children, reducing child poverty, and improving work incentives. In these tough economic times they...
I am today placing in the Libraries of both Houses copies of the report of the annual meeting held on 2 December 2008 and the action plan 2009-10. The independent Commissioner for the Compact,...
My right. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is today publishing the revision to the east of England plan-the revision to the East of England regional spatial...
On 2 April 2009 the Government informed Parliament about the review into the extent and impact of housing development on garden land. This explained that the review would be carried out in two...
I am today publishing a consultation on proposals for new Planning Policy on Development and Coastal Change, and I am placing copies of the consultation in the Library of the House. Coastal...
The Royal Hospital Haslar is an important historical site. It opened to patients in 1754 and formally ceased to be a military hospital in 2007, although it continued treating NHS patients until...
My noble Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change today made the following statement. The OSPAR Radioactive Substances Strategy was agreed by Ministers of all contracting...
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) is the professional regulatory body for social workers in England and has statutory responsibility for investigating complaints against social workers. In...
Since the publication of the cross-government immigration enforcement strategy "Enforcing the rules: a strategy to ensure and enforce compliance with our immigration laws" the Department of...
Today, 20 July, the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) changed the UK threat level from international terrorism from severe to substantial. This means that a terrorist attack is a strong...
Today the Forced Marriage Unit (a joint Home Office/Foreign and Commonwealth Office unit) launches its Forced Marriage Case Handling Guide for MPs and Constituency Offices. The guide aims to help...
I am pleased to be able to provide a schedule of costs, which has been prepared exceptionally for 2008-09, following the merger of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and the Assets...
The new White Paper "Eliminating World Poverty: Building our Common Future" sets out the Government's vision of a more focused and effective UN that plans, manages and delivers 'as one' for the...
Today we are announcing the Government's response to the Civil Justice Council's report on "Collective Actions: Improving Access to Justice through Collective Actions". The Civil Justice Council...
The Government have today published the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill. The Bill includes the following reforms, to: The Civil Service Place the Civil Service and Civil Service...
Since its creation in 1968, the role of the Parole Board has changed significantly, from an advisory body to a court-like decision-making body. It has evolved in light of legislative changes,...
I have today placed a copy of the Boundary Commission's annual report for the period 2008-2009 in the Libraries of both Houses. Copies are also available on the Boundary Commission website at:...
I am publishing today the Government Olympic Executive's quarterly economic report, "London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Quarterly Economic Report July 2009". This report explains the latest...
On 27 July my Department will publish a Command Paper on workers memorial day.
The Secretary of State's changes to the discretionary social fund, which took effect in the south-west region from 27 April 2009 and the east midlands region from 8 June 2009, will be partially...
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.
