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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 June 2020
My Rt. honourable Friend, the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, made the following Statement today:This Statement concerns applications made by Orsted Hornsea Project Three (UK) ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 June 2020
My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Housing (Christopher Pincher) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Responding to Covid – 19 – temporary measures to ease restrictions on the planning systemToday the Government has introd...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 June 2020
Today I am announcing a further £105 million for local authorities to enable them to support and accommodate rough sleepers.At the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government took quick action to accommodate rough sleepers and those in communal shelte...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 June 2020
Reducing healthcare-associated COVID-19 infection is a top priority. Today, the NHS has set out plans for testing of NHS staff. This includes continuing to prioritise testing of all NHS staff with symptoms, asymptomatic regular testing of staff in situati...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 June 2020
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Robert Jenrick) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I am announcing a further £105 million for local authorities to enabl...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 June 2020
The Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Rates (RFRWG), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England published joint statements on the 25th March[1] and 29th April[2] relating to LIBOR transition. These statements underline the need for fi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 June 2020
Motions to revive the High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Bill, known as the Phase 2a Bill, have now been passed in each House, and the Bill was re-introduced on 3 March. I look forward to the progression of the Bill as it nears its final stages. I am...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 June 2020
Leaving the EU means the UK has taken back control of the rules governing our world-leading financial services sector. The UK has always championed and remains committed to the highest international standards of financial regulation. The financial service...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 June 2020
I am today confirming the eligibility rules for EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals, and their family members, who wish to commence courses in England in the Academic Year starting in August 2021. Following our decision to leave the EU, EU, other EEA and Sw...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 June 2020
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Universities (Michelle Donelan) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am today confirming the eligibility rules for EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals, and their family members, who wish to co...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 June 2020
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (Andrew Stephenson), has made the following Ministerial Statement.Motions to revive the High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Bill, known as the Phase 2a Bill, have now been passed in each House,...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2020
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England decided at its meeting ending on 17 June to ask for an expansion in the maximum limit of purchases that may be undertaken by the Asset Purchase Facility (APF). This will encompass up to £100 billi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2020
Every pupil in the country has experienced unprecedented disruption to their education as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19). Those from the most vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds will be amongst those hardest hit. The aggregate impact of lost time...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2020
Today, the Government will lay two separate pieces of secondary legislation to amend the Enterprise Act 2002. The first will allow the Government to intervene in qualifying mergers, including acquisitions, to maintain UK capability to combat and mitigate ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2020
I previously provided a Written Ministerial Statement on 29 April 2020 in relation to indemnities granted for IP infringement, in respect of the designs, and against product liability claims against the manufacturers of Rapidly Manufactured Ventilator Sys...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2020
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education (Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Every pupil in the country has experienced unprecedented disruption to their education as a result of coronavirus (COVI...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2020
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Rt Hon Michael Gove MP) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I previously provided a Written Ministerial Statement on 29 April 2020 in relation to indemnities granted for I...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2020
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Alok Sharma) has today made the following statement:Today, the Government will lay two separate pieces of secondary legislation to amend the Enterprise Act 200...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2020
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rishi Sunak) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England decided at its meeting ending on 17 June to ask for an expansion...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2020
I hereby give notice of the Department for Transport having drawn advances from the Contingencies Fund totalling £7,000,000,000 to enable expenditure on COVID-19 support packages for transport to be spent ahead of the passage of the Supply and Appropriati...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2020
The Department of Health and Social Care’s Vote on Account cash limit has been used in full between April 2020 and June 2020 to support the running costs of the department, NHS and Arm’s Length Bodies, including expenditure on the Covid-19 pandemic. This ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2020
The Pensions Regulator has today published an interim regulatory regime for Defined Benefit Pension “superfunds”. A superfund is a privately funded “for profit” consolidation vehicle, which takes over responsibility for Defined Benefit Pension Schemes lia...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2020
Youth offending has fallen – to 38.4% in the latest youth justice statistics – thanks to successive governments’ efforts to improve education, social care and mental health support. Clear guidance to the judiciary that custody should be an absolute last r...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2020
My honourable Friend, The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions & Financial Inclusion (Guy Opperman MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Pensions Regulator has today published an interim regulatory regime for Defined Benefit Pens...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2020
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock) has made the following written statement:The Department of Health and Social Care’s Vote on Account cash limit has been used in full between April 2020 and June 2020 to supp...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2020
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Robert Buckland) has made the following Written Statement."Youth offending has fallen – to 38.4% in the latest youth justice statistics – thanks to successive governments’ ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2020
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I hereby give notice of the Department for Transport having drawn advances from the Contingencies Fund totalling £7,000,000,000 t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 June 2020
Today, the Government publishes its approach to trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand, as well as providing an update on its approach to accession to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).New Zealand and...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 June 2020
The Cabinet Office has sought a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund of £270,100,000.The requirement has arisen due to increased costs relating to urgent expenditure, including that relating to the COVID-19 response.Parliamentary approval fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 June 2020
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade (Liz Truss MP) has today made the following statement.Today, the Government publishes its approach to trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand, as well as providing an update on its ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 June 2020
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Michael Gove) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Cabinet Office has sought a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund of £270,100,000.The requirement has ar...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2020
On 9 June 2020, the honourable member for Brent Central made a Point of Order raising concerns that I misled the House about the role Professor Kevin Fenton had in the Public Health England (PHE) review into disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-1...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2020
The Honourable Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of the Honourable Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy). The Right Hon...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2020
On 26 March 2020, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force, imposing restrictions on people’s movements and gatherings, and requiring the closure of certain retail and public premises, in the interest of...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2020
Today, Public Health England has published the result of their work to engage with individuals and organisations within the BAME community, to hear their views, concerns and ideas about the impact of Covid-19 on their communities. As the House will know, ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2020
My Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Minister for Equalities, (Kemi Badenoch) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:On 9 June 2020, the honourable member for Brent Central made a Point of Order raising concerns that I mis...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2020
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement: Appointment to the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeThe Honourable Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) has been appointed as a full member of the Unit...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2020
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock) has made the following written statement:On 26 March 2020, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force, imposing restriction...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2020
My Hon Friend theParliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care) (Jo Churchill) has made the following written statement:Today, Public Health England has published the result of their work to engage with in...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2020
Following a review of the policy of limiting data sharing via Prüm to the DNA profiles of convicted criminals and excluding data which relates to those suspected but not convicted of a crime, it is the Government’s intention to begin exchanging suspects’ ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2020
The second meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee took place by video conference on 12 June 2020. It was co-chaired by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP and Vice President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefco...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2020
I am tabling this statement for the benefit of Honourable and Right Honourable Members to bring to their attention the details of changes we have made to the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS). CLBILS is facilitated by the Govern...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2020
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Following a review of the policy of limiting data sharing via Prüm to the DNA profiles of convicted criminals and excluding ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2020
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Michael Gove) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The second meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee took place by video conference on 12 June 2020. It was co-...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2020
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Alok Sharma) has today made the following statement:I am tabling this statement for the benefit of Honourable and Right Honourable Members to bring to their at...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2020
The following will represent the United Kingdom at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly:Lord Anderson of SwanseaStuart Anderson MPHarriett Baldwin MPAlun Cairns MPLord Campbell of PittenweemDouglas Chapman MPFeryal Clark MPSir Jeffrey Donaldson MPNusrat Ghani ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2020
The United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe is as follows: (Gareth Johnson MP - Leader)Full Representatives Lord BownessDeidre Brock MPLord DubsMarcus Fysh MPAndrew Gwynne MPRupa ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2020
The latest six-monthly report on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong was published today, and is attached. It covers the period from 1 July to 31 December 2019. The report has been placed in the Library of the House. A co...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2020
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has sought an advance of £60 million from the Contingencies Fund in order to provide a loan of up to £60 million to the British Council, who are a key driver of UK soft power overseas. The British Council’s commercial i...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2020
As part of the Government’s continuing action to tackle serious violence and keep dangerous weapons off the streets, we have on 9 June laid draft regulations – The Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations 2020 – before Parliament. These r...