Tuesday, 19 May 2026
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend the Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts, Ian Murray MP. ...
I am today updating the House on the steps being taken to address historic failures in the handling of some bereavement claims by National Savings and Investments (NS&I). On 26 March 2026 I...
A new social security agreement relating to National Insurance contributions with the Isle of Man was agreed on 18 May 2026. It modernises the provisions in the 1977 Agreement which determine...
“SCAPE” (superannuation contributions adjusted for past experience) is the process for setting employer contribution rates at valuations of unfunded public service pension schemes. As...
In the 2025 Budget, the government announced the introduction of a new High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) on owners of the most valuable 1% of residential properties in England. Today,...
On 10 May, the UK Government safely returned all remaining British nationals on board the MV Hondius. With some passengers having returned to England earlier than this, and with the arrival for...
Today, I am announcing the appointment of Michelle Welsh MP as a Maternity Advisor to the Department of Health and Social Care. Improving the safety of maternity and neonatal services and the...
Today, I am informing the House of the government’s plans to develop a new, once-in-a-generation cross-government strategy for mental health in England, which will be published later this...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) welcomes the Select Committee’s Special Report on the Armed Forces Bill 2026 (HC 1712). The Department continues to support the appointment of a Select...
The National Crime Agency (NCA) is an intelligence led crime fighting agency that leads and coordinates the UK law enforcement operational response to serious and organised crime (SOC) and...
I am pleased to announce that my rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today publishing the Valedictory Report of the Biometrics Commissioner, Francesca Whitelaw KC. The Biometrics Commissioner...
Today I am announcing the launch of the Government’s High Streets Organised Crime Unit, a new cross-government unit designed to strengthen our response to money laundering, tax evasion,...
The Access to Work Scheme plays an important role in supporting disabled people and people with health conditions in, and into, work. The core ambition of the Scheme is to ensure disability is...
Following the statement I published on 24 February 2026, I can now confirm to the House that my Department has laid the following statutory instruments (SI) before Parliament today (19 May 2026):...
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.
