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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2018
FCO Services operates as a trading fund of the FCO. I have set it the following performance targets for 2018-2019:1. A return on capital employed of at least 3.5% (statutory commitment)2. An in-year surplus before financing and dividend costs 3. A product...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2018
The Hon. Member for Edinburgh South (Ian Murray) 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 Rt. Hon. Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill (Liam Byrne).
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2018
On 5 June I made a statement to the House in which I set out my decision in relation to the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky.I announced that having considered the CMA’s report, I agreed with their findings on the public interest grounds a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2018
On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict and as the Prime Minister's Special Representative on this issue, I wish to inform the House of the next steps for the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2018
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Mark Field), has made the following written Ministerial statement:FCO Services operates as a trading fund of the FCO. I have set it the following performance target...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2018
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Rt Hon Matthew Hancock) has made the following Written Statement:On 5 June I made a statement to the House in which I set out my decision in relation to the proposed ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2018
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons: The Hon. Member for Edinburgh South (Ian Murray) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Counc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2018
The Energy Council took place on 11 June in Luxembourg. The UK was represented by the Deputy Permanent Representative, UKREP. The Council adopted a General Approach on the Regulation on the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. There were no fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2018
My right hon. Friend the Minister of State in the House of Lords (The Rt Hon The Earl Howe PC) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has received approval...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2018
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) will take place on 21 June 2018 in Luxembourg. The Council will first be invited to agree a general approach on directives on work life balance for parents and carers, and transpar...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2018
I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has received approval from Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) to recognise a new Contingent Liability which will come into force following the award of the Defence Fire and Res...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2018
My Rt hon friend the Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth (Claire Perry) has today made the following statement: The Energy Council took place on 11 June in Luxembourg. The UK was represented by the Deputy Permanent Representative, UKREP. The Cou...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 June 2018
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Employment (Alok Sharma MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) will take place on 21 June 2018 in Luxembourg. The Council will ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2018
Last week I came to the House to answer an Urgent Question regarding two PIP appeals to the Upper Tribunal (known as AN and JM) that I had withdrawn. I was unable to comment on a related case that was pending an appeal to the Court of Appeal (known as LB)...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2018
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules.The changes include exempting doctors and nurses from the Tier 2 (General) limit, recognising the important contribution that overseas health ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 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.Last week I came to the House to answer an Urgent Question regarding two PIP appeals to the Upper Tribunal (know...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2018
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Caroline Nokes) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules.The changes...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 June 2018
Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 18 June in Luxembourg.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for fisheries will be a presentation by the European Commission on the state of play of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and co...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 June 2018
I attended the only formal Transport Council under the Bulgarian Presidency (the Presidency) in Luxembourg on Thursday 7th June.The Council reached a General Approach on a proposal to revise the current Regulation on safeguarding connectivity and competit...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 June 2018
I am today placing in the Library of the House the Department’s analysis on the application of Standing Order 83L in respect of the amendments tabled during the progress through the House of Lords for the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 June 2018
My Hon Friend Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement:Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 18 June in Luxembourg.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 June 2018
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement:I attended the only formal Transport Council under the Bulgarian Presidency (the Presidency) in Luxembourg on Thursday 7th June...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2018
The UK has some of the safest roads in the world, but every road death is an unnecessary tragedy. That is why the last Government set out an ambitious range of further measures to enhance the safety of UK road users in its 2015 Road Safety Statement.Today...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2018
I am pleased to announce that I have approved the proposal from the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for North Yorkshire (Julia Mulligan), to take on governance of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.I have carefully considered the proposal, taking...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2018
Today we are publishing two documents produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.These cover:Civil Judicial CooperationCompany Law (Accounting and Audits)These will be available on GOV.UK and copies will be placed in the Libraries of b...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2018
My Rt. Hon Friend, David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement:Today we are publishing two documents produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.These cover:Civil Judicial Cooperat...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2018
My Rt. Hon. Friend, David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement:Today we are publishing two documents produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.These cover:DataTransportThese wil...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2018
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce that I have approved the proposal from the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for North York...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2018
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport (Jesse Norman), has made the following Ministerial Statement.The UK has some of the safest roads in the world, but every road death is an unnecessary tragedy. That is why the l...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 June 2018
On 3 November 2017 I announced that Defra and the Environment Agency would be undertaking a review of multi-agency flood plans produced by local resilience forums (LRFs) in England, as part of the government’s ongoing work to address flood risk (Written S...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 June 2018
I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is retrospectively notifying Parliament about contingent liabilities not previously disclosed, due to procedural errors. HMT recognise the urgency for these contingent li...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 June 2018
The Justice and Home Affairs Council took place in Luxembourg on 4 and 5 June 2018. The UK was represented by a senior official from the Ministry of Justice on Justice Day (4 June). The Home Secretary represented the UK on Interior Day (5 June). Justice D...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 June 2018
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Michael Gove) has today made the following statement.On 3 November 2017 I announced that Defra and the Environment Agency would be undertaking a review of multi-agency flood plans produced by local resilience fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 June 2018
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement (Guto Bebb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is retros...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 June 2018
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (David Gauke) has made the following Written Statement."The Justice and Home Affairs Council took place in Luxembourg on 4 and 5 June 2018. The UK was represented by a ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
I am pleased to announce that my Department will today publish an impact assessment for the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). I have separately written to the Scrutiny Committees in both Houses of Parliament such that they can consider this e...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
I have today laid before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing three contingent liabilities relating to a tripartite deal between Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL), First Greater Western Limited (FGW) and the Department for Transport. Unfortunately, du...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
The Energy Council will take place on 11 June in Luxembourg.The Council will discuss the Regulation on the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) with the Presidency hoping to reach a general approach.Under AOB, the Presidency will provide...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
A new order has been made under section 56(1B) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable Reservists to be called into permanent service in support of the United Kingdom’s contribution to the EU-led mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the request of DSAC...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
On 6 February 2018 I informed the House that I had asked Professor Sir Norman Williams to carry out a rapid policy review of gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare settings. This review was prompted by concerns among healthcare professionals that err...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
The Competitiveness Council (Internal Market and Industry) took place on 28 May in Brussels. Lord Henley (Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) represented the UK. The standing ‘competitiveness check-up’ deb...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 25 May 2018. EU Finance Ministers discussed the following:Early Morning SessionThe Eurogroup President briefed the Council on the outcomes of the 24 May meeting of th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
I am today announcing the allocation of a targeted £30m Rough Sleeping Initiative fund to support those sleeping rough and those at risk of sleeping rough in 83 local authorities with the highest numbers of rough sleepers.On 30 March 2018 we announced a n...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
My hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lord O'Shaughnessy) has made the following statement:Between March and June 2016 the Government consulted on a package of reforms to the death certification process and the introductio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (EYCS) Council took place in Brussels on 22 and 23 May 2018. Lord Ashton of Hyde represented the UK at the Youth session of this Council on 22 May. The UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, Katrina William...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
The government will introduce Finance (No.3) Bill following the Budget in the autumn.In line with the approach to tax policy making set out in the government’s documents ‘Tax Policy Making: a new approach’, published in 2010, and ‘The new Budget timetable...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
My Rt hon friend the Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth (Claire Perry) has today made the following statement:The Energy Council will take place on 11 June in Luxembourg.The Council will discuss the Regulation on the Agency for the Cooperation ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A new order has been made under section 56(1B) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable Reservists to be called into perman...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
Between March and June 2016 the Government consulted on a package of reforms to the death certification process and the introduction of medical examiners. The reforms aim to improve engagement with the bereaved in the process of death certification and of...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 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.I am pleased to announce that my Department will today publish an impact assessment for the EU-Japan E...