Tuesday, 19 November 2013
My right hon Friend the Home Secretary (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: I announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 10 May 2013 the creation of the...
My Rt. Hon Friend, the Minister of State for Universities and Science (David Willetts) has made the following statement. In the 2011 white paper on higher education, Students at the Heart of the...
In the 2011 White Paper on higher education, “Students at the Heart of the System” (Cmnd 8122), the Government announced their intention to introduce a level playing field for...
I am today laying before Parliament the “European Union Finances 2013: statement on the 2013 EU Budget and measures to counter fraud and financial mismanagement” (Cm 8740). It is the...
On 10 June 2013, I published a White Paper on the strategy for reform of the acquisition and support of our armed forces’ equipment. The strategy plans to explore the potential for...
As part of the Government’s approach to counter-terrorism (CT), the UK assists key partner nations to improve their CT capabilities. By helping countries to undertake CT activities locally,...
The UK is committed to developing counter-terrorism capability in Pakistan to promote the Government’s counter-terrorism objectives under CONTEST (counter-terrorism strategy). As part of...
The UK is committed to developing counter-terrorism capability in the horn of Africa in furtherance of the Government’s counter-terrorism objectives under Contest. As part of this approach,...
It is now over two years since the Syrian conflict began and the situation remains catastrophic. The UK is committed to doing all it can to alleviate the humanitarian suffering and to promote a...
On 8 July, Official Report, column 3WS, I announced to the House the Government’s intention to commission a feasibility study on the issue of resettlement of the British Indian Ocean...
I announced in a written ministerial statement on 10 May 2013, Official Report, column 17WS, the creation of the Daniel Morgan independent panel, to be chaired by Sir Stanley Burnton. Sir...
The Secretary of State for Justice, together with the Home Secretary and the Attorney-General, on 3 April 2013 launched a review of simple cautions. The review examined the way in which simple...
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.