Thursday, 14 February 2013
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following Statement. The post-legislative assessment of the Commons...
The Government take the United Kingdom's responsibilities to comply with human rights protections seriously. With that in mind, we are taking steps to amend our legislation following a recent...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following Statement. I represented the UK on agricultural matters and...
My honourable friend the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (Ed Vaizey) has made the following Statement. On 15 December 2011, I made a Written Statement to Parliament...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following Statement. On 13 February I met Agriculture Ministers from...
Under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010), the Treasury is required to report quarterly to Parliament on its operation of the UK's asset-freezing regime mandated by UN Security...
Following consultation with other relevant departments and agencies, the Treasury is today publishing the Government's response to David Anderson's second report on the operation of the Terrorist...
The Government are today launching their consultation Transforming Youth Custody: Putting Education at the Heart of Detention. This forms the next step in delivering the Government's...
My noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Viscount Younger of Leckie, has today made the following statement: The Government take the United...
The Minister for the Cabinet Office and I are today making available for comment a draft of new rules that will allow Government Departments to ban companies and individuals that take part in...
On 15 December 2011, Official Report, columns 113-114WS, I made a written statement to Parliament about the triennial review of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art. I am...
I am today announcing the coalition Government’s decision to revoke the regional strategy for the south-east of England. This decision follows an assessment as outlined in the written...
In July 2012, the Prime Minister announced that the Government would introduce a new benefit that would provide additional financial support to seriously injured service and ex-service personnel....
The post-legislative assessment of the Commons Act 2006, Cm 8551, comprising the Government’s memorandum to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee will be laid before...
On 13 February I met Agriculture Ministers from a number of other member states together with the Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner in Brussels. I sought this meeting to get co-ordinated...
I represented the UK on agricultural matters and the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Richard Benyon), who is responsible...
I would like to update the House on the main principles underlying the Government’s approach to countering terrorism overseas. The Threat The greatest source of the terrorist threat to the...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 18 February in Brussels. The FAC will be chaired by the High...
I am today making a ministerial authorisation under schedule 3, part 4, paragraph 17(4)(a) and (b) of the Equality Act 2010. This authorisation may be cited as the Equality (Language...
The Government are today launching their consultation “Transforming Youth Custody: Putting Education at the Heart of Detention”. This forms the next step in delivering the...
The informal Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council met on 7 and 8 February in Dublin. On the first day, there were three simultaneous workshops covering: active...
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.
