Monday, 23 February 2015
The European Competitiveness Council will take place on Monday 2nd March and Tuesday 3rd March. I will represent the UK on day one (industry and internal market) and representation on day two...
A Double Taxation Convention with Algeria was signed on 18 February 2015. The text of the Convention has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and made available on the GOV.UK...
In July 2012, my predecessor, the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire (Sir Peter Luff), informed the House about a transformation programme within Logistic Commodities and Services (LCS), part...
Today I am providing an update on our plans for taking forward the Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme. Good progress has been made during the Assessment Phase on all aspects of the...
I wish to inform the House that an interim Chief Inspector of Probation started on 19 February 2015. Paul Wilson has been appointed for an initial six months while we are recruiting for...
I would like to update the House with steps that my Department is taking to protect taxpayers’ money. Government lobbying Government Under the last Administration, there was an endemic...
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Minister for Intellectual Property (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) will today make the following...
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.