Wednesday, 20 May 2026
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministrial Statement. The government is confirming action to support households...
The Telecoms Fraud Charter was signed on 5 November 2025 by the 6 major UK mobile networks and 13 business-to-business telecoms companies. This statement provides a six‑month progress...
The UK has concluded a Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — as friends and valued...
The Government is determined that postmasters affected by the Horizon Scandal receive the compensation they deserve. The Government is today announcing further details about how postmasters who...
The Grenfell Tower tragedy exposed deep-rooted weaknesses in the systems designed to keep people safe. The preventable loss of 72 lives remains a profound failure of oversight and accountability...
The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is examining the UK’s response to and impact of the pandemic. The government is fully committed to supporting the work of the COVID-19 Inquiry and to learning...
The government is confirming action to support households and businesses with their fuel costs, in response to the conflict in the Middle East. Middle East context and existing government...
I have today placed in the Library of the House a copy of the Council of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations Annual Report & Accounts 2023-24 and 2024-25, in accordance...
I am today updating the House on the Environment Agency’s review of the statutory Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England. The current Strategy, published in 2020,...
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.
