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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
Earlier this year, the Home Secretary and I asked Dame Judith Hackitt to carry out an Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. I am pleased to inform the House that Dame Judith has published her Interim Report today. It is available at:...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
I am today laying before the House the 2017 Armed Forces Covenant annual report. The Armed Forces Act 2011 set out the requirement for the Defence Secretary to report progress annually to Parliament. The Covenant is a promise by the nation to ensure that ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
Cash Ratio Deposits (CRDs) are non-interest bearing assets deposited with the Bank of England by banks and building societies. They are used by the Bank to finance its policy functions, in particular its efforts to secure price stability and the stability...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 05 December. EU Finance Ministers discussed the following items: Early Morning SessionThe Eurogroup President debriefed Ministers on the outcomes of the 04 December m...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the Department for International Development and the Ministry of Defence, are today publishing the 2017 annual report on progress against the UK's third National Action Pla...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
My noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Lord Henley) has made the following statement:The Energy Council will take place on 18 December in Brussels.The Council will aim t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
Section 4 of the Trade Union Act 2016 makes provision for the Secretary of State to commission an independent Review concerning electronic balloting for the purposes of ballots held under section 226 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
The Government has published its Automatic Enrolment Review 2017: Maintaining the Momentum as a Command Paper (CM 9546). A copy of the accompanying analytical report, which underpins this Review, has been placed in the Library.Since 2012, over 9 million p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Sarah Newton MP) has made the following Written Statement.Later today, I will publish Command Paper 9540 “Government’s response to the Second Independent Review of the Person...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid), has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Earlier this year, the Home Secretary and I asked Dame Judith Hackitt to carry out an Independent Revi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the Department...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
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 7th December 2017 in Brussels. Damian Hinds, Minister of State f...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
The Energy Council will take place on 18 December in Brussels.The Council will aim to agree a total of four General Approaches on elements of the Clean Energy Package. These are on the Regulation on governance of the Energy Union; the Directive on renewab...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
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 05 December. EU Finance Minist...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following Written Ministerial StatementCash Ratio Deposits (CRDs) are non-interest bearing assets deposited with the Bank of England by banks and building ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
My hon Friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility (Margot James), has today made the following statement:Section 4 of the Trade Union Act 2016 makes provision for the Secretary of State to commission an independent Revi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today laying before the House the 2017 Armed Forces Covenant annual report. The Armed Forces Act 2011 set out ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2017
My Right Honourable Friend The Rt. Hon. David Gauke MP (The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) has made the following Written Statement.The Government has published its Automatic Enrolment Review 2017: Maintaining the Momentum as a Command Paper (C...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2017
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Children and Families (Robert Goodwill) has made the following written ministerial statement.Today the Government is launching a public consultation on proposed changes to its Keeping Children Safe in Educati...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
I wish to update Parliament that on 13th December 2017, Health Education England published the consultation: 'Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future’ a draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027.This draft strategy is for consultation with...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
Today marks six months since the Grenfell Tower tragedy and I am sure I speak for the whole House when I say our thoughts very much remain with those affected.A national memorial service will take place at St Paul’s Cathedral today to mark this, which the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
Today, 14 December 2017, I am publishing Unlocking Talent; Fulfilling Potential: A plan for improving social mobility through education. This is an ambitious plan to put social mobility at the heart of education policy, helping to make Britain fit for the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
I have today laid before the House a Departmental Minute describing a package of equipment that the UK intends to provide to the Jordanian Armed Forces. The value of the package is estimated at £2,562,500. The provision of equipment will be treated as a g...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
The Government is committed to ensuring that victims are supported throughout the criminal justice system. This is particularly so for victims of sexual violence: a devastating and traumatic crime.Sections 41 to 43 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Eviden...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
A review of gliding and developments within the Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Cadets suggests that a revised Air Cadet Aerospace Offer is overdue. The RAF Air Cadets, in 2017 and beyond, are offering more comprehensive training opportunities to complement cad...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
Section 37 of the Defence Reform Act (2014) requires me to carry out a review of the single source procurement legislation (the DRA and the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014) within three years of it coming into force on 18 December 2014. In meeting...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
Since 2010, the Government has been at the forefront of opening up data to allow Parliament, the public and the media to hold public bodies to account. Such online transparency is crucial accountability for delivering the best value for money, to cutting ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council of Ministers met on 7 and 8 December in Brussels. I represented the UK for Interior day. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the rt hon David Lidington MP represented the UK for Justice Day.On In...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
Today the Government is launching a public consultation on proposed changes to its Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) statutory guidance. All schools and colleges in England must have regard to this guidance when carrying out their duties to safeg...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) has made the following written Ministerial Statement:On Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 November, I chaired the sixth meeting of the Overseas Territorie...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) was introduced in 2008. In 2011 the Department began reassessing people claiming pre-existing incapacity benefits to see whether they were eligible for ESA. The previous benefits included Incapacity Benefit, Severe D...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid), has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today marks six months since the Grenfell Tower tragedy and I am sure I speak for the whole House when...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education has made the following statement: Today, 14 December 2017, I am publishing Unlocking Talent; Fulfilling Potential: A plan for improving social mobility through education. This is an ambitious plan to ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today laid before the House a Departmental Minute describing a package of equipment that the UK intends to p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
The Government is committed to ensuring that victims are supported throughout the criminal justice system. This is particularly so for victims of sexual violence: a devastating and traumatic crime.Sections 41 to 43 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Eviden...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
My right hon. Friend the Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Mr Tobias Ellwood) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A review of gliding and developments within the Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Cadets suggests that a revised Air Cadet ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Section 37 of the Defence Reform Act (2014) requires me to carry out a review of the single source procurement legi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
The Minister for the Constitution has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Since 2010, the Government has been at the forefront of opening up data to allow Parliament, the public and the media to hold public bodies to account. Such onlin...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health has made the following written statement:I wish to update Parliament that on 13th December 2017, Health Education England published the consultation: 'Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future’ a draft health and...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council of Ministers met on 7 and 8 December in Brussels. I represented the UK for Inte...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
On Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 November, I chaired the sixth meeting of the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council in London. The Council was attended by elected leaders and representatives from Anguilla, Ascension Island, Bermuda, the British Vir...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2017
My Right Honourable Friend [The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions] (The Rt. Hon. David Gauke MP) has made the following Written Statement.Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) was introduced in 2008. In 2011 the Department began reassessing people...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2017
The UK will exit the EU on 29 March 2019. We are currently negotiating the terms of our withdrawal (and hope shortly to move on to the terms of our future relationship). This note sets out the role of Parliament in approving the resulting agreements and h...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2017
Daesh no longer hold significant territory in Iraq or Syria. Thanks to the courage and resolve of the Iraqi Security Forces, our partners in Syria and the unwavering support of the 74 member Global Coalition, in which we play a leading role, millions of p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2017
Today, I welcome the publication of the report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life on their review of the intimidation of Parliamentary Candidates.I would like to place on record my thanks to the Committee for its thorough consideration of these ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2017
My Rt Hon. Friend, David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement: The UK will exit the EU on 29 March 2019. We are currently negotiating the terms of our withdrawal (and hope shortly to move on to the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2017
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson), has made the following written Ministerial statement:Daesh no longer hold significant territory in Iraq or Syria. Thanks to the courage and resolve of...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2017
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:Today, I welcome the publication of the report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life on their review of the intimidation of Parliamentary Candidates.I wou...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
I attended the only formal Transport Council under the Estonian Presidency (the Presidency) in Brussels on Tuesday 5th December.First, the Council noted the Presidency’s progress report, summarising discussions to date at official level, on Phase One of t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
In October 2017, the Prime Minister announced the Government’s intention to change the law on organ donation in England by introducing the principle of “opt-out consent”, in a bid to save the lives of the 6,500 people currently waiting for an organ transp...