Monday, 22 November 2010
The Treasury has today published a draft of the Charter for Budget Responsibility to aid the scrutiny of the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill. Additional briefing notes on other...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. Members will be aware of the serious flooding that affected parts of Cornwall in particular on Wednesday...
I am today publishing a policy paper which sets out the Government's plans to reform the social housing system. These changes will provide greater freedoms for local authorities, make better use...
I am announcing today that the Government will introduce a phonics screening check for children in year 1. This will be a short, light-touch screening check based on phonic decoding designed to...
I am pleased to update the House with regard to the UN special session on Sudan I chaired at the UN Security Council on 16 November in New York. The session was attended by: UN...
I wish to update the House on my visit to Sudan between 8 and 11 November 2010. During my visit to Khartoum, El-Fasher and Juba, I met with: Vice President, Ali Osman Taha; President of the...
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.
