Wednesday, 8 March 2023
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle...
The Government has announced additional funding to support schools to provide high quality PE and sport to pupils and action to ensure girls and boys have equal access to sport in school. Schools...
Today, the Government is introducing the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill in the House of Commons. This Bill supercedes the original Data Protection and Digital Information...
On the 8 March, to mark International Women’s Day, the UK announced a package of sanctions demonstrating the UK’s resolve to take action against those that seek to supress women or...
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is today publishing a new International Women and Girls Strategy (2023-2030). Launching on International Women’s Day, the new...
On 18 May 2011, the then Secretary of State for Defence, the Right Hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr. Liam Fox) made an oral statement to the House (Official Report column 351) announcing the...
As required by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, section (3) 6, today I have published the 2022/23 annual report of the Supporting Families programme. The report sets out how the programme...
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.