Wednesday, 23 November 2011
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development has made the following Statement. I visited Burma for three days from 15 to 17 November, the first visit by a...
My right honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Dr Vince Cable) has today made the following Statement. The Government believe the UK economy should be...
The vast majority of children in this country grow up safe from harm. However, the Barnardo’s report “Puppet on a string: the urgent need to cut children free from sexual...
I wish to make the House aware that I have decided to convene the first meeting of the Locarno Group on 24 November. This advisory group will support and challenge the FCO in its consideration...
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will meet on 1- 2 December. The health and consumer affairs part of the Council will be taken on 2 December. The presidency is...
I am confirming today that the restrictions currently applied to Bulgarian and Romanian nationals’ employment in the United Kingdom will continue until the end of 2013. The Government are...
I visited Burma for three days from 15 to 17 November, the first visit by a senior Minister from the European Union since a ban on high-level engagement was suspended in April 2011. In the...
I regret to inform the House that there was an inaccuracy in the answer I gave to parliamentary question 71220 on 13 September, Official Report, column 1072W, about information held for each...
The publication of the draft Civil Aviation Bill today marks an important step in this Government’s desire to put passengers at the heart of airport operations. The proposals are designed...
The Government are grateful for the Committee on Standards in Public Life report which was published yesterday, and will study it carefully. Some key principles can be drawn from the report....
The Government believe the UK economy should be supported by a framework of laws that ensures we have a strong and efficient labour market which is flexible, effective and fair. Today the...
Written Ministerial Statements were introducted in late 2002 to stop the practice of having “planted” or “inspired” questions designed to elicit Government statements.
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