Friday, 25 November 2011
I wish to update the House on recent changes to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's overseas network. The Foreign Secretary said on 11 May that there will be no strategic shrinkage of...
I would like to inform the House of measures being taken by the United Kingdom in relation to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). These measures were formally announced in...
The House Committee has agreed that, for the future, Members registering a new residential address outside Greater London with the Finance Department for the purpose of claiming travel expenses...
I am today announcing that the Government have secured EU clearance for a rural fuel rebate pilot scheme. The scheme will apply a 5p per litre discount on petrol and diesel in the Inner and Outer...
I have today published the new cyber-security strategy for the United Kingdom. I have placed a copy in the Library. The growth of the internet has transformed our everyday lives. But with greater...
“The Importance of Music: A National Plan for Music Education” has been developed jointly by the Department for Education and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport following a...
I wish to update the House on recent changes to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s overseas network. The Foreign Secretary said in the House on 11 May, Official Report, column 1165,...
I would like to inform the House of measures being taken by the United Kingdom in relation to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). These measures were formally announced in...
I am pleased to announce today the details of a new Youth Contract, which includes a range of additional help for unemployed young people, building on the support already available through...
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.