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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
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 never a barrier to, or in, the workplace. The Scheme is highly...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
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, together with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities an...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
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 year. The strategy will be informed by a call for evidence, alongsi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
“SCAPE” (superannuation contributions adjusted for past experience) is the process for setting employer contribution rates at valuations of unfunded public service pension schemes. As part of the SCAPE process, the SCAPE discount rate is used alongside ma...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
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 where workers and employers pay their National Insurance contri...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
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 is appointed under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 and prov...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
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 protects the public by targeting the highest harm groups and netwo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
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 Committee for Armed Forces Bills, recognising that their work ensures tra...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
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 experiences of women and their families is a key priority for me...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
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 monitoring of a number of individuals from UK Overseas territ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
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 informed the House that NS&I had identified a population of cases ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)(The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Access to Work Scheme plays an important role in supporting disabled people and p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Dan Jarvis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I am announcing the launch of the Government’s High Streets Organised Crime Unit, a new cross-government unit designed to streng...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 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. Following the statement I published on 24 February 2026, I can now ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.In the 2025 Budget, the government announced the introduction of a new High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) on owne...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My honourable friend the Minister for Pensions (Torsten Bell) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.“SCAPE” (superannuation contributions adjusted for past experience) is the process for setting employer contribution rates at valuatio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce that my rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today publishing the Valedictory Report of the Biometr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A new social security agreement relating to National Insurance contributions with the Isle of Man was agreed on 18 May ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Dan Jarvis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The National Crime Agency (NCA) is an intelligence led crime fighting agency that leads and coordinates the UK law enforcement operati...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Al Carns) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) welcomes the Select Committee’s Special Report on the Armed Forces Bill 2026 (HC 1712). Th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Preet Kaur Gill MP) has made the following statement:Today, I am informing the House of the government’s plans to develop a new, once-in-a-generation cross-government strategy for mental hea...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (Sharon Hodgson MP) has made the following statement:On 10 May, the UK Government safely returned all remaining British nationals on board the MV Hondius. Wit...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (James Murray MP) has made the following statement:Today, I am announcing the appointment of Michelle Welsh MP as a Maternity Advisor to the Department of Health and Social Care.Improv...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 May 2026
My honourable friend the Minister or Pensions (Torsten Bell) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am today updating the House on the steps being taken to address historic failures in the handling of some bereavement claims by Natio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
On 14 May 2026, the government introduced the Sporting Events Bill.The government is proud of the UK’s record of hosting world class major sporting events over recent years, including the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2014 and 2022 Commonw...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
I have set Companies House the following targets for the year 2026 to 2027Companies House will continue to score above average for the public sector, in the UK Customer Satisfaction Index.Digital services are available for a minimum of 99.5% of the time.A...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
Today I am laying before Parliament the Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026, which is the first in a package of secondary legislation needed to implement the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), ahead of its launch in September 2026 for course...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
The independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (“the Bank”) decided at its meeting ending on 3 February 2022 to reduce the stocks of UK government bonds and sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bonds held in the Asset ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
At Mansion House 2025, as part of the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, my right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves) confirmed her intention to uphold the ring-fencing regime to safeguard financial stabi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA). The world, the way people interact with their finances, and the consumer credit market is dramatically different today and the transformation in 50 years is vast. 79% o...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme includes two types of payments, the ‘LGBT FRS Dismissed or Discharged Payment’ and the ‘LGBT FRS Impact Payment’. The Impact Payment is available to all those who experienced pain and suffering directly related to the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is receiving a supply of doses of the antiviral medicine favipiravir (FAVI) from the Government of Japan to support the United Kingdom’s preparedness and response to Hantavirus.Favipiravir is not currently licensed fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
Today I am publishing the government’s Youth Justice White Paper, ‘Cutting Youth Crime, Changing Young Lives’, which sets out our plan to reform the youth justice system in England and Wales so that it intervenes earlier, responds more consistently, and d...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (Sharon Hodgson MP) has made the following statement:I am updating the House on the outbreak of hantavirus onboard the Dutch cruise ship the MV Hondius, and t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend the Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, Stephanie Peacock MP.On 14 May 2026, the government introduced the Sporting Events B...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
My hon Friend the Minister of Small Business and Economic Transformation (Blair McDougall MP) has today made the following statement.I have set Companies House the following targets for the year 2026 to 2027Companies House will continue to score above ave...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
My Hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) (Josh MacAlister) has made the following statement:Today I am laying before Parliament the Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026, which is the first i...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (“the Bank”) decided at its meeting ending on 3 February 2022 to r...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Rachel Blake) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.At Mansion House 2025, as part of the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, my right honourable friend ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Rachel Blake) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA). The world, the way people interact...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Louise Sandher-Jones) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme includes two types of payments, the ‘LGBT FRS Dismissed or Discharged P...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
My Right Honourable Friend the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Rt Hon David Lammy MP) has today made the following statement:'Today I am publishing the government’s Youth Justice White Paper, ‘Cutting Youth Crime...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2026
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (Sharon Hodgson MP) has made the following statement:The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is receiving a supply of doses of the antiviral medicine favipiravi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 May 2026
Universal Credit is modernising the social security system, improving value for money for taxpayers and ensuring people are better supported to move into work where they can.As I set out in my statement on 20th April, the full transition from legacy benef...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 May 2026
I am tabling this statement to inform members of the publication of four documents relating to the Capacity Market. This includes the:Capacity Market Autumn Consultation ResponseCapacity Market Winter Consultation Response Summary of Responses to the Capa...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 May 2026
Money market funds (MMFs) play an important role in the financial system. MMFs are widely used for cash management and provide an alternative or complement to bank deposits for a broad range of investors, including asset managers, insurers, pension funds,...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 May 2026
Everyone deserves to live in a decent, safe, secure and affordable home. Yet far too many families in need of a social rented home are languishing on local authority waiting lists, forced to struggle in the private rented sector or in expensive temporary ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 May 2026
The Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) published in September made it clear that we are in a new era of threat which demands a new era for UK defence. As we move to war fighting readiness, it is essential we ensure our Defence programmes are delivered on t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 May 2026
The way people access banking services has changed significantly in recent years. Access to these services is provided through a range of channels, including different in-person models as well as digital channels, which many customers benefit from. Many f...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 May 2026
I made a written ministerial statement on 15th April about Peter May’s Review into the corporate effectiveness and cultural health of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR). In that statement, I committed to placing...