Wednesday, 11 September 2013
In September last year, I set out the Government’s new industrial strategy for the UK. Our industrial strategy is a long-term, whole of Government approach with partnership with industry at...
Mark Prisk (then Minister of State for Business and Enterprise) presented a ministerial written statement to the House on 17 July 2012, Official Report, column 116WS, which announced the...
Further to my statement of 10 May 2013, Official Report, column 17WS, announcing the creation of the Daniel Morgan independent panel, I can today announce that the chair, Sir Stanley Burnton,...
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.