The world's political record
1,215 ingested reports from United Kingdom introduced in 2017. Year filters use the introduced date shown on each card. Walk years back as far as this source still publishes.
Looking for a topic instead of a record type? Browse subjects in United Kingdom.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 April 2017
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Digital and Culture (Matt Hancock) has made the following Statement:I am today publishing the report of the tailored review of Arts Council England. The review was first announced in the Culture White Paper in Ma...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 April 2017
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Karen Bradley) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:On Thursday 16 March I intervened in the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21 Century Fox on the media public ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 April 2017
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Exiting the European Union (Mr David Jones) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The General Affairs Council (GAC) on 25 April 2017 is expected to focus on: Modification of the Commons P...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 April 2017
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I wish to update the House on how the Prosperity Fund has supported global and UK prosperity in its first year and its ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 April 2017
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (James Brokenshire) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:At the point when the Assembly dissolved in January, there had been no Budget set for the Northern Ireland Exec...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 April 2017
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy(Mr Nick Hurd) has made the following statement:The Government has announced the sale of the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) to Macquarie Group Lim...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2017
The Department of Health has completed its Triennial Reviews of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the Human Tissue Authority and the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment and is today publish...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2017
The Government is announcing today the sale of the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) to Macquarie Group Limited (Macquarie), with a £2.3bn deal which secures a profit on the government’s investment in the bank, provides value for taxpayers and ensures GI...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2017
I have placed in the Library of the House the Department’s analysis on the application of Standing Order No. 83 O of the Standing Orders of the House of Commons relating to public business in respect of the Lords amendments to the Digital Economy Bill.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2017
I have retrospectively laid before Parliament a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Departmental Minute describing the contingent liabilities within the Astute Boat 5 and 6 Whole Boat Contracts with BAE Systems Marine Ltd. The Departmental Minute describes the Cont...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2017
Extending the Motability lease (following reassessment from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP)) The Motability Scheme plays a vital role in the lives of many disabled people and their families in supporting their mobi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2017
The UK labour market is a great success story for this country. The latest Labour Market Statistics have shown that the UK employment level has risen to a near record high of 31.84 million, with the employment rate achieving a joint record high of 74.6%. ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2017
The Prime Minister will write to ministerial colleagues providing guidance on the conduct of government business during the general election period. The Cabinet Secretary has issued parallel guidance to civil servants on their conduct during this period. ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2017
In a world of serious threats to UK and global stability, Britain’s leadership on the world stage is more important than ever. When we look around the world today, people are drowning on perilous migration routes. Children are dying from preventable disea...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2017
My hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology (Harriett Baldwin) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have retrospectively laid before Parliament a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Departmental Minute describing the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2017
My hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Harriett Baldwin) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have retrospectively laid before Parliament a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Departmental Minute describing the contingent liabilitie...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 April 2017
I am pleased to announce the publication of analysis of English Votes for English Laws in relation to amendments to the Technical and Further Education Bill during its passage through the House of Lords.The English Votes for English Laws process applies t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 April 2017
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial StatementHM Treasury has today provided a further report to Parliament in relation to the bilateral loan to Ireland as required u...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 April 2017
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Simon Kirby) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I can today confirm that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of the contingent liability that HM Treasury ha...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2017
My noble Friend Lord Prior of Brampton has made the following statement: On 5 April, we published a call for evidence seeking views on a new register that will show who owns and controls overseas companies and other legal entities that own UK property or ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2017
On 4 April we published “Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families”, setting out this Government’s vision to improve outcomes for children who grow up in workless families and face multiple, associated disadvantages. This Government is committed to creat...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2017
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System (Lord Nash) made the following Written Ministerial Statement on 3 April 2017.Today, I am announcing £2.4 billion of capital funding to create new school places needed by...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2017
On 4 May 2017, elections will take place to local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland, including for directly elected Mayors to seven Combined Authorities, and two local district councils in England.As is normal ahead of elections, guidance has now...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2017
My right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence in the House of Lords (Earl Howe) made the following Written Ministerial Statement on 3 April 2017. I am pleased to lay before Parliament today the Service Complaints Ombudsman’s annual report for 201...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2017
Since the Northern Ireland Assembly election on 2 March I have been engaged in talks with the political parties and the Irish Government, in accordance with the well-established three-stranded approach. These talks have had one clear purpose: to re-establ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2017
As required by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, section 3(1) and (11) , my Department published the first annual report on Tuesday 4 April, setting out how the current Troubled Families Programme (2015 – 2020) has been supporting the most disadvantag...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2017
I can today confirm that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of the contingent liability that HM Treasury has taken on in authorising the sale of a portfolio of Bradford & Bingley loans acquired during the financial crisis under the last...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2017
HM Treasury has today provided a further report to Parliament in relation to the bilateral loan to Ireland as required under the Loans to Ireland Act 2010. The report relates to the period from 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017. A written ministerial statem...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2017
There will be no statement today on a contingent liability notification.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 April 2017
Today we are publishing a call for evidence seeking views on a new register that will show who owns and controls overseas companies and other legal entities that own UK property or participate in UK Government procurement. The intention to create this reg...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 April 2017
Today, we are publishing “Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families”, setting out this Government’s vision to improve outcomes for children who grow up in workless families and face multiple, associated disadvantages. This Government is committed to crea...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 April 2017
As required by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, section 3(1) and (11) , my Department will publish the first annual report today setting out how the current Troubled Families Programme (2015 – 2020) has been supporting the most disadvantaged families...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 April 2017
I am pleased to lay before Parliament today the Service Complaints Ombudsman’s annual report for 2016 on the fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of the service complaints system. This report is published by Nicola Williams, her first as Service Complai...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 April 2017
Today, I am announcing £2.4 billion of capital funding to create new school places needed by September 2020 and to maintain and improve the condition of school buildings. This forms part of our wider plan to invest more than £24 billion in the school esta...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
The Second Independent Review of the Personal Independence Payment Assessment by Paul Gray is being published today. This is the second of the two Independent Reviews as required by the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Building on the recommendations from the Fir...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
As an Executive Agency and Trading Fund of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, we set targets which are agreed by Ministers and laid before Parliament. For 2017 – 2018 our targets are:We will have ratified the Geneva Act of the Ha...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
My noble friend , the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Lord Prior) has made the following written ministerial statement:I have set Companies House the following targets for the year 2017/18: To digitally...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
I am proud to announce the publication of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) business plan for 2017-18. The MCA does vital work to save lives at sea, regulate ship standards and protect the marine environment. The Agency affects not just those wor...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
A strong and growing maritime industry is vital to the economy of the United Kingdom and it is critical that we treasure and protect this vital artery if we are to remain a world-leading maritime centre. The work of the General Lighthouse Authorities, whi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
As I committed on 27th February, when I set the new discount rate, I am today launching a six week consultation on how the Personal Injury Discount Rate, used to help calculate lump sum payments of damages in personal injury claims, should be set in the f...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
I am pleased to announce the publication of the 2017-18 business plans for the Department for Transport’s Motoring Agencies - the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Vehicle Certification Agen...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
The Government introduced English Votes for English Laws on 22 October 2015 to address the long-standing West Lothian Question. English votes for English laws has provided MPs with constituencies in England (or England and Wales) the right to consent to l...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
Article 121 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) requires the UK to send an annual Convergence Programme to the European Commission reporting upon its fiscal situation and policies. The UK’s Convergence Programme will be sent to t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
The UK has a reputation for the high quality of its architectural profession. To maintain that reputation it is important that anyone who hires an architect can be assured of their competence. This is partly why we have a system of regulation under the Ar...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
Last October, I made a statement to Parliament about the primary assessment and accountability system in England. In that statement, I reaffirmed the importance of a good primary education, and particularly the importance of mastering the basics of litera...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
Since at least 1928, plant nursery grounds have been treated by the Valuation Office Agency as exempt from business rates as part of the general exemption for agriculture. However, following a recent Court of Appeal decision, the Valuation Office Agency h...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
I am announcing today the start of a tailored review of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD).The principle aims of Tailored Reviews are to ensure public bodies remain fit for purpose, are well governed and properly accountable for what they do. https://www.gov.uk/govern...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
Today the Government is publishing an updated list of Cabinet Committees and Implementation Taskforces. As part of the changes, the Prime Minister will chair two new Sub-Committees of the European Union Exit and Trade Committee.The two new Sub-Committees ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (John Hayes) has made the following Ministerial Statement.The Dartford – Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme account for 2015-16 is published today under Section 3 (1) (d) of the Trunk Road Charging ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2017
My honourable Friend The Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Penny Mordaunt MP) has made the following Written Statement. The Second Independent Review of the Personal Independence Payment Assessment by Paul Gray is being published tod...