Tuesday, 21 July 2009
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction (Mr Alan Campbell) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement follows the undertaking by the Government on...
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction (Mr Alan Campbell) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to inform the House that I have today placed...
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction (Mr Alan Campbell) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I wish to respond to the publication entitled Statistics of...
I am today publishing an annual review of the Attorney-General's Office, to help to improve understanding of the role of the Attorney-General and the collective workings of the Law Officers'...
Following a thorough review of the role of the Attorney-General, the Government have reached the settled conclusion that the Attorney should retain the roles of chief legal adviser to the...
The Minister of State for Borders and Immigration (Phil Woolas) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Following the successful passage of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration...
My honourable friend the Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs (Kevin Brennan) has made the following Statement. I inform the House that the Learning and...
The Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security (Mr David Hanson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. In my Written Statement on 14 July 2009, I gave an undertaking that...
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr Alan Johnson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I would like to inform the House that on the 20 July 2009 Ministers agreed...
The Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security, Mr David Hanson, has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. There has been considerable parliamentary and public interest in the...
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, Alan Johnson, has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: On 24 February the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, supported by the...
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, Mr Alan Johnson, has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. In conjunction with the Secretary of State for Justice and Secretary of...
I would inform the House that the Learning and Skills Council for England has today published its annual report and accounts for the period to 31 March 2009. Copies will be placed in the...
The Government are today publishing two consultation documents on implementation of aspects of the Banking Act 2009, as part of their programme to protect depositors and maintain financial...
The Government remain determined to lead global efforts to tackle poverty in the world's poorest countries. As part of that, they are fully committed to delivering on their international debt...
The Government are taking action today to counter tax avoidance schemes involving capital allowances on plant or machinery. Legislation will be introduced in the 2010 Finance Bill, to prevent tax...
I can today provide an update to the House on the continuing progress of Sir John Chadwick's work in relation to Equitable Life. On 16 June 2009, Sir John Chadwick issued a document that set out...
I am today announcing a consultation on local democratic renewal. This follows the commitment set out in "Building Britain's Future" to explore ways of increasing both the powers and the...
On 30 June I announced my intention to publish a consultation document on reform of council housing finance before the summer recess. I said that this would contain proposals to dismantle the...
I am today announcing the publication of the Government's response to our public consultation on "Reforming the Local Authority Business Growth Incentives Scheme", which sets out that we will...
On the 8 May my right hon. Friend the Member for Wentworth (John Healey), the then Minister for Local Government, announced to the House that, as part of a programme of action to help the...
I am today publishing a list of receptions hosted by Ministers at the Department for Communities and Local Government in 2008-09. The total cost of these receptions was £23,500. Date...
In February, the Government announced proposals to support third sector organisations through the Tackling Race Inequalities Fund. Today, I am pleased to announce to the House that 27 national...
I am pleased to announce that I am today publishing the Ministry of Defence's annual report and accounts 2008-09. It combines the Department's annual performance report and departmental resource...
I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Ms Judy McKnight as a member of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body, for a three year term of office commencing on 1 September 2009. This appointment...
The Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) highlighted the need for restructuring in the maritime industry to reduce overcapacity in the UK warship build and support industry after the Queen Elizabeth...
In my written statement to the House on 7 July I announced plans for a Defence Green Paper to be published early in 2010, as part of a process that will enable a strategic defence review early...
Copies of the British Council's annual report and accounts for the 2008-2009 financial year have been placed in the Library of the House. During the period the British Council received...
I regret that the following written answers contained information which was incorrect: the written answer given to Ann Coffey on 23 June 2009; the written answer given to Mr. Stephen O'Brien on...
On 17 March 2009, the Healthcare Commission, the independent health regulator, published a damning report into the failings of emergency care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust....
I would like to inform the House that on the 20 July 2009 Ministers agreed that material on our planning for the safety and security of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games should be...
In my written statement on 14 July 2009 I gave an undertaking that the House would be updated on any substantive development. On 16 July 2009, the Director of Public Prosecutions made a...
On 24 February the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, supported by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA), held a conference to mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of the...
There has been considerable parliamentary and public interest in the policing of the Kingsnorth Climate Camp which took place between 3 and 9 August 2008. The Government have given repeated...
This statement follows the undertaking by the Government on 13 May 2008 to report back to Parliament one year after the commencement of the Alcohol Disorder Zone (ADZ) legislation. ADZs came...
I wish to respond to the publication entitled: "Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals-Great Britain-2008", which was laid before Parliament today. This annual statistical report...
I am pleased to inform the House that I have today placed in the Library the annual report of the Home Office Animals Scientific Procedures Division and Inspectorate for the year 2008....
Following the successful passage of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill through both Houses of Parliament, Royal Assent is expected to be granted today. The Bill includes changes to the...
In conjunction with the Secretary of State for Justice and Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, I will tomorrow publish the "Youth Crime Action Plan - One Year On". This...
The eighth report of the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB) (Cm 7678) has been laid before Parliament today. The report makes recommendations on the pay of governing governors and other...
Today I am publishing an updated Cabinet Committee list. This provides details of new Cabinet Committees which have been created since the last publication. I have placed a copy of the new list...
I am today publishing a consultation document seeking views on the current UK domestic drivers' hours rules. These rules prescribe driving and duty limits along with some break and rest...
The period during which the explanatory memorandum and Command Paper for ratification of the optional protocol to the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities were laid before...
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.
