Wednesday, 11 May 2022
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nadine Dorries...
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend, the Minister for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure, Julia Lopez MP: I am...
I am pleased to announce the latest steps the Government has taken to better protect and support low-income workers as we look to build a high skilled, high productivity, high wage economy. The...
The legislative programme for the third session was outlined at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 10 May. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its application to Wales....
Today I am announcing the next stage of the government’s reforms to post-16 qualifications at level 3 in England – the publication of the provisional list of qualifications that...
The Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) is a HM Treasury lending facility to local government. The PWLB passes on central government’s lower cost of borrowing to local authorities to support...
Following the state opening of Parliament, and for the convenience of the House, I am listing the bills which were announced: Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Bill of Rights Boycotts,...
I am pleased to Lay before the House today the Service Complaints Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2021 on the fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of the Service Complaints system. This...
The right to protest peacefully, for people to exercise their rights to freedom of speech and assembly, is a cornerstone of our democratic values and will always be defended by this Government....
My Rt Hon friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. The changes reflect amendments required as a result of the Nationality and...
The legislative programme for the Third Session was outlined at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 10 May. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its application to...
The legislative programme for the third session was outlined at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 10 May. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its application to...
Last Thursday, the people of Northern Ireland went to the polls to choose their elected representatives. The results of that election were confirmed on Sunday 8 May 2022. I want to offer my...
The Prime Minister has made a new appointment to his Trade Envoy programme. The new appointment is: The Rt Hon Member for Tunbridge Wells, Greg Clark MP, has been appointed as Prime...
On May 9th 2022, the Department for International Trade and HM Treasury announced a fresh package of trade sanctions targeting £1.7 billion worth of trade with Russia. These measures,...
This is a joint statement with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Last week, we published the response to the consultation on a new pro-competition regime for...
I am pleased to inform the House that the Government has published a document titled ‘Call for Views on App Security and Privacy Interventions’, which sets out proposed interventions...
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.
