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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 April 2016
Today I am announcing that the Government will extend student support in England to an additional group of students.This decision follows a ruling of the Supreme Court on 29 July 2015 that it was unlawful to refuse an individual student, Ms Beaurish Tiger...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 April 2016
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.HM Treasury has today provided a further report to Parliament in relation to the bilateral loan to Ireland as required un...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
Today my noble hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth) has made the following statement:I attended the Joint Transport and Environment Informal Council in Amsterdam on 14th and 15th ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
My Hon friend, the Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment (George Eustice), represented the UK at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 11 April in Luxembourg.Two fisheries items were presented. Firstly by the Presidency, on the fra...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
I am pleased to lay before Parliament today the Service Complaints Ombudsman’s annual report for 2015 on the fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of the service complaints system. This report is published by Nicola Williams as the first Service Complain...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 12 January 2016, the Government published a consultation seeking views on a pr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
I wish to inform the House that the Government has now concluded the Vehicle Emissions Testing Programme and we have published our findings. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport informed the House on 10 November that we had established ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
My Rt. Hon friend, the Secretary of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following statement.My Hon friend, the Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment (George Eustice), represented the UK ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
I attended the Joint Transport and Environment Informal Council in Amsterdam on 14th and 15th April.The main focus of the meeting was on the future of European transport, the challenges in the transition to a zero-emissions economy and the steps that shou...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans (Mark Lancaster) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am pleased to lay before Parliament today the Service Complaints Ombudsman’s ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
On 12 January 2016, the Government published a consultation seeking views on a proposal to amend the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (the 2003 Regulations) to make it a requirement for direct marketing callers to prov...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (Robert Goodwill) has made the following Ministerial Statement.I wish to inform the House that the Government has now concluded the Vehicle Emissions Testing Programme and we have published our fin...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 April 2016
In January I published the report of the Leader’s Group on Governance, chaired by Baroness Shephard of Northwold. I express my gratitude again to the members who served on the group. Since the report’s publication I have considered its recommendations and...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
I have today laid before Parliament a copy of the 2015 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report on Human Rights and Democracy (CM 9245).The report focuses on significant human rights country and policy developments overseas in 2015. It sets out how the Go...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
I have laid a Minute setting out the Cabinet Office’s proposal to indemnify returning officers for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections on 5 May 2016 against uninsured claims that arise out of the conduct of their duties. We will also provide a cer...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
Today, the Government is publishing an Action Plan that sets out the steps that the UK will take to strengthen its response to money laundering and terrorist financing, to protect the safety of its citizens and the integrity of the UK financial system. Co...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
Following my statement on the 28 January, the Government has continued to work to provide support to refugee children. We have always been clear that in order to provide the best help to the greatest number of those in need, we need to support the majorit...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My Honourable friend, the Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans, and I wish to make the last in our series of quarterly joint statements on the progress of coroner investigations into the deaths of UK service personnel who have died on active servic...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
I am announcing the successful completion of a review of the Department’s contract with one of its key suppliers, AWE Management Limited (AWEML), a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Inc., Jacobs Inc and Serco. The contract is for the Management and Op...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
On 18th February the Court of Appeal handed down judgment on an appeal in a judicial review challenge to the domestic violence evidence requirements under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). I would now like to inform t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
The Government has today published a consultation paper proposing new fees for proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber). In the Spending Review the government announced tha...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
The Supplement to the 2016 Report of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) making recommendations on the pay of Service Medical and Dental Officers has been published today. I wish to express my thanks to the Chairman and members of the Review Body fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
The 38th report of the Senior Salaries Review Body is being published today. This makes recommendations about the pay of the Senior Civil Service, senior military officers and the Judiciary. We understand the need to ensure that we are able to recruit, re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
I have appointed Julian Miller as Staff Counsellor for the Security and Intelligence Agencies. He will start in May 2016. He was Deputy National Security Adviser in the Cabinet Office from 2010 until his retirement in 2015. Previous posts included Private...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
David Anderson QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has completed the first review on the operation of section 40(4A) of the British Nationality Act 1981. His report will be laid before the House today.I am grateful to David Anderson for his...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My right Honourable Friend, the Secretary for State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Philip Hammond), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I have today laid before Parliament a copy of the 2015 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My Honourable friend the Minister for Constitutional Reform (John Penrose) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I have laid a Minute setting out the Cabinet Office’s proposal to indemnify returning officers for the Police and Crime Commiss...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today, the Government is publishing an Action Plan that sets out the steps that the UK will take to strengthen its res...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Following my statement on the 28 January, the Government has continued to work to provide support to refugee children. We...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for Women, Equalities and Family Justice (Caroline Dinenage) has made the following Written Statement."My Honourable friend, the Minister for Defence Personnel and ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am announcing the successful completion of a review of the Department’s contract with one of its key suppliers, AWE Managem...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid (Shailesh Vara) has made the following Written Statement."On 18th February the Court of Appeal handed down judgment on an appeal in a j...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Supplement to the 2016 Report of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) making recommendations on the pay of Service M...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for Human Rights (Dominic Raab) has made the following Written Statement."The Government has today published a consultation paper proposing new fees for proceedings...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:David Anderson QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has completed the first review on the operation of sect...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:I have appointed Julian Miller as Staff Counsellor for the Security and Intelligence Agencies. He will start in May 2016. He was Deputy National Security Adviser...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 April 2016
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:The 38th report of the Senior Salaries Review Body is being published today. This makes recommendations about the pay of the Senior Civil Service, senior militar...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2016
I am pleased to announce the publication of updated analysis of the Energy Bill for the purposes of English Votes for English Laws.The English Votes for English Laws process applies to public Bills in the House of Commons. To support the process, the Gove...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2016
The Government has decided not to opt in to a Council Decision (12137/15) authorising the opening of negotiations on an agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (hereafter referred to as Jordan) on readmission.EURAs ensure ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2016
On 5 February 2015, I announced in Parliament, through a Written Ministerial Statement, the commencement of a triennial review of the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales. I am pleased to announce the completion of the review.The Police Advisory Bo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2016
The Cabinet Office wishes to report the entry into force of The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Local Returning Officers’ and Police Area Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2016. The Order sets the maximum recoverable amounts for the services and...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2016
Today my hon Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom) has made the following statement:I am pleased to announce the publication of updated analysis of the Energy Bill for the purposes of English Votes for English Laws.Th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2016
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:On 5 February 2015, I announced in Parliament, through a Written Ministerial Statement, the commencement of a triennia...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2016
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government has decided not to opt in to a Council Decision (12137/15) authorising the opening of negotiations on an a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 April 2016
My Honourable friend the Minister for Constitutional Reform (John Penrose) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Cabinet Office wishes to report the entry into force of The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Local Returning Office...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2016
On 11 April I provided an Oral Statement to the House regarding the UK steel industry and the steps that the Government are taking to support it. We have secured assurances from Tata that they will be responsible sellers of their remaining UK steel opera...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2016
The government’s document “HM Treasury analysis: the long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives” has today been laid before Parliament. The document provides rigorous and objective economic analysis of the long-term impact of remainin...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2016
Today my noble hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth) has made the following statement:I am writing to report on discussions at the Informal Energy Council held in Amsterdam on 10 a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2016
The Cabinet Manual states, “In 2011, the Government acknowledged that a Convention had developed in Parliament that before troops were committed the House of Commons should have an opportunity to debate the matter and said that it proposed to observe that...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2016
The Government plans to end the routine detention of pregnant women. Similar to the arrangements put in place as part of the ending routine detention for families with children in 2014, the Government will table an amendment to the Immigration Bill, when ...