Written Ministerial Statements

Thursday, 31 October 2013

  • House of Lords

    • Agriculture: Common Agricultural Policy

      My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Owen Paterson) has today made the following statement. Today, I am publishing the consultation on the implementation of CAP reform in England. I am...

    • Companies: Ownership and Control

      My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable) has made the following statement: Today we are setting out our intention to create a publicly accessible...

      Immigration

      My hon Friend the Minister for Immigration (Mark Harper) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: The Home Office’s Immigration Enforcement command ensures that the...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • CAP Reform in England

      Today, I am publishing the consultation on the implementation of common agriculture policy (CAP) reform in England. I am seeking views on various issues relating to: direct payments to farmers;...

  • Justice

    • Inquests into the Deaths of Service Personnel

      The Under-Secretary of State for Defence, with responsibility for defence personnel, welfare and veterans, my hon. Friend the Member for Broxtowe (Anna Soubry), and I wish to make our latest...

  • Home Department

    • Immigration Enforcement

      The Home Office’s immigration enforcement command ensures that the immigration rules are complied with and that those with no right to be in the UK are removed. It is better for both the UK...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Remploy

      The Remploy 2013 annual report and accounts will be published later today. I will place a copy of the Remploy 2013 annual report and accounts in the Libraries of both Houses, and electronic...

What is this?

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.

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