Thursday, 4 February 2021
During the debate on 12 November 2020 on the Covid-19 Update statement, made in the House of Commons on 10 November 2020, I was asked by Lord Moynihan about undertaking work with the World...
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence (Ben Wallace) has today released the following written statement. The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2021/22, will be laid before...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Ben Wallace) has today releaed the following written statement. The Ministry of Defence Votes A Supplementary Votes 2020/21, will be laid...
On 5 January 2021, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 (All Tier Regulations) were amended. These amendments instructed people across England...
The Government has today introduced the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill in order to make provision for ministers and opposition office holders to be able to take maternity leave....
The United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), which the UK ratified in December 2003, requires...
Today I laid before the House, the ‘Report on Local Government Finance (England) 2021-22’, the ‘Council Tax referendum principles report 2021-22’ and ‘Council Tax...
The Ministry of Defence Votes A Supplementary Votes 2020/21, will be laid before the House on 4 February 2021 as HC 1126. This outlines the increased maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained...
The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2021/22, will be laid before the House on 4 February 2021 as HC 1125. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for each Service in...
My Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, has today laid before the House the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2021/22 (HC 1162). The Report sets out the Home Secretary’s determination...
The van benefit charge and fuel benefit charges for cars and vans will be uprated by the Consumer Price Index from 6 April 2021. The uprate will take effect as follows:Van Benefit Charge will...
On 22 July 2019, I announced a comprehensive package of measures that HMRC were taking to maintain and develop public trust in their operations (HCWS1785). Today, HMRC have published a major part...
The government published a consultation document (CP 253, HCWS380) in July 2020 outlining proposals regarding public service pensions. I have today laid in Parliament the government’s...
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.