Thursday, 10 November 2011
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. On the 7 of November I made a Written Ministerial Statement summarising discussions at the October...
My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made the following Statement. The Government published the Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention...
The Government have published today the memorandum to the Public Administration Select Committee on the post-legislative scrutiny of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 on the...
On 29 June 2010, the Minister responsible for defence personnel, welfare and veterans established a project team to identify and implement the most cost-effective organisational structure for...
On 7 November I made a written ministerial statement summarising discussions at the October Agriculture and Fisheries Council— Official Report, columns 3-5WS. In the paragraph relating to...
The Foreign Affairs Council (in both foreign affairs and development formats) and General Affairs Council will meet in Brussels on 14- 15 November. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary will...
The Government have today announced the publication of the final Opportunities for Volunteering report. “Opportunities for Volunteering—the legacy report” has been placed in the...
I am today announcing the publication of the “UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 2011” and the Government response to the consultation launched on 22 March 2011. The...
The Government published the “Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on the Passing and Receipt of...
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.
