Monday, 14 November 2011
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. The next Agriculture and Fisheries Council is on Monday 14 November in Brussels. I shall represent the...
The Government are committed to making the UK tax system simpler, more transparent and easier to use. As part of this, the Government have today set out further details on a number of initiatives...
For 2011-12, the coalition Government offered a grant to English councils which froze their council tax. It was taken up by all councils. As promised in my written statement of 10 October,...
With the expiry of the call-out order made on 11 November 2010, a new order has been made under section 54 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable reservists to continue to be called out into...
It is critically important for our nation’s future that we reform our schools system to provide a wide choice for all parents and children. The establishment of over 1,400 academies and 24...
The next Agriculture and Fisheries Council is on Monday 14 November, in Brussels. I shall represent the UK on agriculture matters, accompanied by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State. The...
I am pleased to announce that the cross-Government “tell us once” service has begun to roll out nationally. “Tell us once” provides a valuable service to citizens when...
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.
