The world's political record
1,353 ingested reports from United Kingdom introduced in 2016. 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 · 16 December 2016
The Government has decided not to opt in to the EU proposal for the Dublin IV Regulation.The Regulation will govern the process of deciding which Member State is responsible for deciding an asylum claim and streamline the transfer process. The UK supports...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2016
I am today announcing the conclusion of the Triennial Review of the Independent Medical Expert Group. Reviews are part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring that Non Departmental Public Bodies continue to have regular independent challenge. I am plac...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2016
The Government has decided not to opt in to the draft Council Regulation amending the Regulation on the uniform format for residence permits for third country nationals. The proposed Regulation is intended to update the 2002 Regulation, which was previous...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2016
The Government has decided not to opt in to the EU proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Asylum.On 4 May the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parli...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2016
The Government has decided not to opt in to the new EU proposals for a Qualification Regulation, an Asylum Procedures Regulation and a recast Reception Conditions Directive. The proposals reform the package of asylum directives adopted between 2011 and 20...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2016
On 27 October I made a written ministerial statement on the Government’s decision to opt in to the EU proposal amending the Brussels IIa Regulation on family law (HCWS225). There was a minor error in that statement. The statement said “The Government has ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2016
Today I am updating the House on the implementation of the Government’s 25-year strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England. The strategy continues to deliver results. Next year we will apply for Officially TB free status in the Low Risk Area of the countr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2016
My Honourable friend the Minister for the Constitution (Chris Skidmore) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 2nd July 2015, the then Minister for the Cabinet Office announced that the Government had asked Sir Gerry Grimstone to lead a r...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2016
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel (Mr Mark Lancaster) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing the conclusion of the Triennial Review of t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2016
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Andrea Leadsom) has today made the following statement.Today I am updating the House on the implementation of the Government’s 25-year strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England. The strategy continues to delive...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council met on 8th December 2016 in Brussels. Damien Hinds MP, Minister of State for Employment at the Department for Work and Pensions, represented the UK. The Council reached a General Approach ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
The Government acknowledges the efforts of the Commission to address the ongoing migration crisis, but has decided not to opt in to the JHA content in the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
On the 9 November 2016, my department submitted a draft version of a Royal Charter for the continuance of the BBC to Privy Council for consideration.I am pleased to announce today, that the Royal Charter for the continuance of the BBC, which was approved ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
I will attend the EU Environment Council, which will take place on 19th December in Brussels alongside my Hon Friend the Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry (Nick Hurd MP).Following adoption of the agenda, the list of “A” items will be appro...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
I have today placed in the Library my proposals for the aggregate amount of grant to Local Policing Bodies in England and Wales for 2017/18, for the approval of the House. Copies are also available in the Vote Office.The Government is committed to protect...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
I, along with my hon. Friend the Minister for the Constitution (Chris Skidmore), are today publishing a Bribery and Corruption Assessment template. We are writing to all Central Government Departments encouraging them to use the template to set a high sta...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant three-month period on the exercise of her TPI...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
Today we are publishing the ring fenced public health grant allocations to local authorities in England for 2017-18. We are committed to supporting improvements in public health and are making available £3.3 billion to local authorities for this purpose i...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
The Government has decided to opt in to the EU proposal for the EURODAC III Regulation.The Regulation will govern the operation of the EURODAC fingerprint database, which holds the fingerprints of asylum seekers and certain illegal entrants to the EU, in ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
The final Justice and Home Affairs Council of the Slovakian Presidency took place on 8 and 9 December in Brussels. The Minister of State for Courts and Justice, Sir Oliver Heald QC MP and I represented the UK. In due course, the United Kingdom will be lea...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
I am today laying before both Houses the 2016 Armed Forces Covenant annual report. The Covenant is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve, or have served, and their families are treated fairly. They protect the nation with honour, courage ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
The Army is refining its force structure to deliver the capabilities set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 and modernise the Army’s ability to fight at the divisional level. The SDSR 2015 significantly increased the readiness le...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Fire and Policing (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I have today placed in the Library my proposals for the aggregate amount of grant to Local Policing Bodies in England a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My Rt Hon Friend theThe Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Karen Bradley) has made the following Statement: On the 9 November 2016, my department submitted a draft version of a Royal Charter for the continuance of the BBC to Privy Council fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My Hon Friend the Minister of State (George Eustice) has today made the following statementThe Government acknowledges the efforts of the Commission to address the ongoing migration crisis, but has decided not to opt in to the JHA content in the proposal ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Ben Wallace) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I, along with my hon. Friend the Minister for the Constitution (Chris Skidmore), are today publishing a Bribery and Corruption Assess...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Nicola Blackwood MP) has made the following written statement: Today we are publishing the ring fenced public health grant allocations to local authorities in England for 2017-18. We ar...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Employment (Damian Hinds MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council met on 8th December 2016 in Brussels. Damien Hinds MP, Minister of Stat...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment and Rural Life Opportunities (Thérèse Coffey MP) has today made the following statement.I will attend the EU Environment Council, which will take place on 19th December in Brusse...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Robert Goodwill) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government has decided to opt in to the EU proposal for the EURODAC III Regulation.The Regulation will govern the operatio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Fire and Policing (Brandon Lewis) has made the following Written Statement. “The final Justice and Home Affairs Council of the Slovakian Presidency took place on 8 and 9 December in Brussels. The Minist...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today laying before both Houses the 2016 Armed Forces Covenant annual report. The Covenant is a promise by the nation t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Army is refining its force structure to deliver the capabilities set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (S...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
I am pleased to announce that Dr Owen Bowden-Jones has been appointed to the ACMD both as a member and as its new Chair. This appointment is for a 3 year term, beginning on 1st January 2017. Dr Bowden-Jones is an experienced clinician who provides assessm...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
Today my nobel Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property has made the following statement:In March 2016, the Government set out its proposals to reform the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in the consultation ‘The Renewable He...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
The Energy Council, chaired by the Slovak Presidency, took place in Brussels on 5 December. I represented the UK at the Council on 5 December.The meeting began with a political debate on the options for regional cooperation, solidarity and transparency fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
I would like to update the House on recent developments regarding the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the international response and what actions the government is taking.The Government remains deeply concerned by North Korea’s continued developmen...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce that Dr Owen Bowden-Jones has been appointed to the ACMD both as a member and as its new Chair...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
Today my honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under- Secretary for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has made the following statement:The Energy Council, chaired by the Slovak Presidency, took place in Brussels on 5 December. I rep...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
In March 2016, the Government set out its proposals to reform the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in the consultation ‘The Renewable Heat Incentive - A reformed and refocused scheme’. The consultation ran from 3 March to 27 April 2016 and received 3...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
My Honourable Friend, The Parliamentary Under Secretary for State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Alok Sharma), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I would like to update the House on recent developments regarding the Democratic Peo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
The EU Council of Ministers’ Telecommunications Council took place in Brussels on 2nd December 2016. I represented the UK at this Council. As is procedure, this Statement sets out a formal record of that meeting.The first item was a policy debate on the t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
On 28 November, I attended the Foreign Affairs Council for Development in Brussels. The meeting was chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, Federica Mogherini. ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 6 December 2016. EU Finance Ministers discussed the following items:Early morning sessionMinisters were briefed on the outcomes of the 5 December meeting of the Eurog...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
Contagion from the worsening crisis in Syria is having a direct effect on its neighbours, particularly in areas adjacent to Lebanon’s eastern border. The UK remains firmly committed to Lebanon’s stability and security. Our support to the Lebanese Armed Fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
On 19 October 2016, I announced my intention, after careful consideration of the recommendation of the Commissioner team, to return licensing functions to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. On the same day, representations were invited from the Autho...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Digital and Culture (Matt Hancock) has made the following Statement:The EU Council of Ministers’ Telecommunications Council took place in Brussels on 2nd December 2016. I represented the UK at this Council. As is...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
My honourable friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (James Wharton) has made the following statement:On 28 November, I attended the Foreign Affairs Council for Development in Brussels. The meeting was chaired by ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Philip Hammond) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 6 December 2016. EU Finance Min...