Tuesday, 22 October 2024
As I informed the House earlier today, this government inherited a prison system at the point of crisis. Prior to September, the adult male prison estate was running at over 99% capacity for 18...
All Honourable Members will recognise the importance of having well-functioning local councils which provide essential statutory services local residents rely upon. Local councils must be fit,...
I attended the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 14 October. Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, also attended via VTC. This was the first time a UK Foreign Secretary has...
The UK is committed, alongside our G7 allies, to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes. Ensuring Ukraine’s security is in the interest of our own national security and shared values....
I am pleased to announce that the draft Human Medicines (Amendment) (Modular Manufacture and Point of Care) Regulations 2024 were laid before Parliament yesterday. When approved by Parliament,...
I have today placed in the Library of the House a copy of the Council of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations (RFCA) Annual Reports and Accounts 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23,...
Education is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every young person the best start in life, no matter their background. This Government...
Today, the Department for Transport (DfT) and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are launching a consultation proposing the creation of a new UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS) that would act as a...
The Government wants to shape the pensions system to serve the interests of savers and future pensioners, ensuring decent, secure retirement incomes for all. As part of achieving that goal, we...
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.