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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
I wish to update the House on the deployment of three CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters to Mali to support French operations in the Sahel region, which I announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 18 January 2018 (HCWS413). All aircraft and person...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
The ongoing absence of a Northern Ireland Executive has meant that a number of key public appointments cannot be made both in Northern Ireland and to some posts appointed by UK Ministers. As I told the House on 20 June [HC Deb, col. 309], this is an issue...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
This written statement confirms that child death review policy will transfer from the Department for Education to the Department for Health and Social Care. More than 80 per cent of child deaths have medical or public health causes. The Department of Heal...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
This statement sets out the particulars of a short-term arrangement arising from the UK’s intention to become a member of the IIC (the private sector arm of the IADB Group) through the transfer of up to US$6.98m of UK resources already held in the IADB. T...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) has undertaken a review of diversity and inclusion in the UK intelligence and security community focusing on four key protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010: gender, race, sexualit...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
Today I would like to update the House on social care funding following the Opposition day debate of 25 April 2018.We know that social care services are facing pressures from rising demand for care, and the Government has taken steps to support the sector...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
Today I am announcing the first public consultations on future free trade agreement negotiations. As I informed the House on Monday 16 July, these consultations will provide one of a number of means by which Parliament, the Devolved Administrations, the p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
I wish to update the House on the progress of the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) for the Financial Year 2017/18, as well as to announce the initial regional and thematic allocations for this Financial Year 2018/19.The CSSF is a cross-governm...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
The Department for Work and Pensions has identified the need for minor revisions to two Statutory Instruments. These relate to the award of some premiums to people entitled to income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, and to the application of the shared accomm...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
I would like to respond to the resolution of the House following the opposition day debate on school funding on 25 April.School funding is at a record high and schools have benefitted from the introduction of the national funding formula, which came into ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
On 15 March I provided the House with a statement setting out how the work my Department was undertaking to correct underpayments that occurred when converting Incapacity Benefit claims to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) between 2011 and 2014 was p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I wish to update the House on the deployment of three CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters to Mali to support French operat...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Karen Bradley) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The ongoing absence of a Northern Ireland Executive has meant that a number of key public appointments cannot...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Care (Caroline Dinenage) has made the following written statement:Today I would like to update the House on social care funding following the Opposition day debate of 25 April 2018.We know that social care services...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade (Dr Liam Fox) has today made the following statement:Today I am announcing the first public consultations on future free trade agreement negotiations. As I...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Employment (Alok Sharma MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Department for Work and Pensions has identified the need for minor revisions to two Statutory Instruments. These relate to the award of...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for School Standards (Nick Gibb) has made the following written ministerial statement.I would like to respond to the resolution of the House following the opposition day debate on school funding on 25 April...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt. Hon.Esther McVey MP) has made the following Written Statement.On 15 March I provided the House with a statement setting out how the work my Department was undertaking to corr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I wish to update the House on the progress of the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) for the Financial Year 2...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:This written statement confirms that child death review policy will transfer from the Department for Education to the Department for Health and Social Care. More...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2018
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) has undertaken a review of diversity and inclusion in the UK intelligence and security community focu...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
On 21 February 2018, I informed the House that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) would produce a strategy for the Combat Air sector. Development of the strategy has drawn heavily on expertise from across Defence, wider Government, academia, think-tanks, indus...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
Surface water flooding happens when intense rain from storms overwhelms local drainage capacities. It is caused by short heavy rainstorms, tends to affect localised areas and is more difficult to forecast than flooding from rivers and the sea.Managing sur...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
WRITTEN STATEMENT TABLED BY RT HON TOM BRAKE MP & RT HON LORD McFALL OF ALCLUITHRestoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: Shadow Sponsor BoardBoth Houses have decided that the next phase of the Restoration & Renewal Programme should be...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
Today sees the publication of two reports which underscore the need for continued fiscal responsibility: the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) 2018 Fiscal Sustainability Report (FSR) and the government’s report on Managing Fiscal Risks [CM 9647]. T...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
I have laid a draft proposal for a Remedial Order to amend section 9 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) to allow an award of damages in a new set of circumstances. This is to implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Hammerto...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
Today is the Day of International Criminal Justice, which provides an opportunity to update Parliament on UK support for the principles and institutions of international criminal justice in the previous calendar year. The UK maintains that those who commi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
In November, my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister convened a cross-party Working Group to establish a new independent complaints and grievance procedure, in response to reports of sexual harassment and bullying in parliament. The House agreed to implement ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
The Home Office is today publishing an Independent Review of information passed to the Home Office in connection with allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham (1998 – 2005).This Independent Review was commissioned by my Right Honourable Friend the P...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 21 February, I informed the House that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) would produce a strategy for the Combat Air sector....
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment (Thérèse Coffey) has today made the following statement.Surface water flooding happens when intense rain from storms overwhelms local drainage capacities. It is caused by short h...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
Both Houses have decided that the next phase of the Restoration and Renewal Programme should be overseen by a Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority. While it is anticipated that these bodies will be placed on a substantive footing by primary legislation in...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
I have made a statement under Section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 that, in my view, the provisions of the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) (No.2) Bill are compatible with the convention rights. A copy of the statement has been placed in...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Home Office is today publishing an Independent Review of information passed to the Home Office in connection with ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Jeremy Hunt), has made the following written Ministerial statement:Today is the Day of International Criminal Justice, which provides an opportunity to update Parliam...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today sees the publication of two reports which underscore the need for continued fiscal responsibility: the Office...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 July 2018
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Edward Argar) has made the following Written Statement."I have laid a draft proposal for a Remedial Order to amend section 9 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) to allow an a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2018
The English Votes for English Laws process applies to public bills in the House of Commons. To support the process, the Government has agreed that it will provide information to assist the Speaker in considering whether to certify the Bill or any of its p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2018
I have today published a written submission outlining the Government’s analysis of how the English Votes for English Laws principle relates to all Government amendments tabled for Report Stage of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill. The department’s as...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2018
I have today laid before Parliament a copy of the 2017 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Report on Human Rights and Democracy (Cm number:9644).The report analyses human rights developments overseas in 2017 and illustrates how the government works to p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2018
My right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mel Stride) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today published a written submission outlining the Government’s analysis of how the English Votes for Englis...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2018
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy (George Hollingbery) has today made the following statement:The English Votes for English Laws process applies to public bills in the House of Commons. To support the process, the Government has agreed ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2018
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark Field), has made the following written Ministerial statement:Copies of the British Council’s Annual Report and Accounts for the 2017-18 financial year have been p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2018
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Jeremy Hunt), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I have today laid before Parliament a copy of the 2017 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Report...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 July 2018
Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 16 July in Brussels.As the provisional agenda stands, the main agricultural item will be a presentation by the Commission on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2020, followed by an exchange of vi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 July 2018
The FAC will be chaired by the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HRVP), Federica Mogherini. The meeting will be held in Brussels. The FAC will discuss current affairs, the Democratic People’s Republic ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 July 2018
Later today I intend to lay the draft Child Support (Miscellaneous amendment) Regulations 2018 detailed in The Child Maintenance Compliance and Arrears Strategy consultation response, which will be published on gov.uk later today.The primary effect of whi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 July 2018
Copies of the British Council’s Annual Report and Accounts for the 2017-18 financial year have been placed in the libraries of both Houses. The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities and...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 July 2018
Following a recent strike by university lecturers, a number of Honourable Members have raised concerns about the position of migrant workers who engage in legal strike action and whether this affects their immigration status.It is not the Government’s pol...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 July 2018
The National Crime Agency was established to lead the fight against serious and organised crime. It has the power to task other law enforcement partners and a capability, with local to international reach, to disrupt the impact of serious and organised cr...