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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
The Competitiveness Council (Internal Market and Industry) took place on 28 May in Brussels. I represented the UK. The standing ‘competitiveness check-up’ debate focused on the linkages between internal market integration and competitiveness in the EU. Th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
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 25 May 2018. EU Finance Ministe...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (James Brokenshire), has today made the following written Ministerial Statement.I am today announcing the allocation of a targeted £30m Rough Sleeping Init...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 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:The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (EYCS) Council took place in Brussels on 22 and 23 May 2018. ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I have today laid before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing three contingent liabilities relating to a tripartite deal...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
My right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mel Stride) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The government will introduce Finance (No.3) Bill following the Budget in the autumn.In line with the approach to ta...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 June 2018
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has made the following written statement: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 man...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
I am pleased to inform the House that this morning the Department for Transport published the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the East Midlands rail franchise and the consultation document for the Cross Country franchise signalling the start of a 12 week p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
The EU Foreign Affairs Informal Council (Trade) took place in Brussels on 22nd May 2018. I represented the UK at the meeting. A summary of the discussions follows:Commissioner Malmström provided an update on her latest contact with Wilbur Ross on US tarif...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
I am pleased to announce that the Review of the Security Industry Authority is today being published on www.gov.uk. This is part of a programme of regular reviews of public bodies to provide assurance and challenge for good governance and efficiency. A co...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
The Transport, Telecoms and Energy Council (TTE) will take place in Luxembourg. Lord Ashton of Hyde will represent the UK at the Telecoms session of the Council on 8 June.This Council will begin with a progress report/policy debate on the proposed regulat...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
Today we are publishing a document produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.This covers:Temporary customs arrangement between the UK and the EUThese will be available on GOV.UK today and copies will be placed in the Libraries of both...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
Today we publish a summary of the Universal Credit Full Business Case, signed off by HM Treasury, which shows that when fully rolled out, Universal Credit is forecast to incentivise 200,000 more people to take employment than would have under the previous...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
Today we are publishing two documents produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.These cover:DataTransportThese will be available on GOV.UK today and copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
My Rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy (Greg Hands) has today made the following statement:The EU Foreign Affairs Informal Council (Trade) took place in Brussels on 22nd May 2018. I represented the UK at the meeting. A summary of the disc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service (Nick Hurd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce that the Review of the Security Industry Authority is today being published on www.gov...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Margot James) has made the following Statement: The Transport, Telecoms and Energy Council (TTE) will take place in Luxembourg. Lord Ashton of Hyde will represen...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 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.Today we publish a summary of the Universal Credit Full Business Case, signed off by HM Treasury, which shows th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (Jo Johnson) has made the following Ministerial Statement: I am pleased to inform the House that this morning the Department for Transport published the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the East Midl...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 June 2018
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today we are publishing a document produced by the UK negotiating team for discussion with the EU.This covers:Temporary...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 June 2018
I will attend the only formal Transport Council under the Bulgarian Presidency (the Presidency) taking place in Luxembourg on Thursday 7th June. The Council is expected to reach a General Approach on a proposal to revise the current Regulation on safeguar...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 June 2018
I attended the Foreign Affairs Council on 28 May. The Council was chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HRVP), Federica Mogherini. The meeting was held in Brussels.Foreign Affairs CouncilCurrent ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 June 2018
I have today laid before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a contingent liability relating to a blight agreement between me, as Secretary of State for Transport, and Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL).If the proposed Airports National Policy Stateme...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 June 2018
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I will attend the only formal Transport Council under the Bulgarian Presidency (the Presidency) taking place in Luxembourg on T...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 June 2018
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I have today laid before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a contingent liability relating to a blight agreement betw...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 June 2018
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I attended the Foreign Affairs Council on 28 May. The Council was chaired by the High Representa...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2018
I am today publishing a ‘Carers Action Plan 2018-2020 – Supporting carers today’ in the week leading up to Carers Week (11-17 June).The cross-government Carers Action Plan is an essential step towards realising the Government’s commitment to value, recogn...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2018
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a modern, personalised benefit that assesses people on needs not conditions. PIP is a fairer benefit than the old DLA system as it takes a much wider look at the way an individual’s health condition or disability imp...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2018
The government has sold just over £2.5bn worth of government-owned RBS shares, as part of the government’s policy to return the bank to private ownership. 925m shares (representing approximately 7.7% of the bank) were sold at a price of 271p per share, re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2018
The Government has decided to opt in (under the UK’s JHA opt-in Protocol) to a proposal for establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration) and not to opt out (under the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2018
My hon Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) 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 fourth annual report of ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2018
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Sarah Newton MP) has made the following Written Statement.Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a modern, personalised benefit that assesses people on needs not conditions. ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2018
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The government has sold just over £2.5bn worth of government-owned RBS shares, as part of the government’s policy to return ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2018
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service (Nick Hurd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government has decided to opt in (under the UK’s JHA opt-in Protocol) to a proposal for establishing a fram...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2018
My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Care (Caroline Dinenage) has made the following written statement:I am today publishing a ‘Carers Action Plan 2018-2020 – Supporting carers today’ in the week leading up to Carers Week (11-17 June).The cross-govern...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2018
I am pleased to announce that my rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today publishing the fourth annual report of the Biometrics Commissioner, together with the Government’s response.The Commissioner, Paul Wiles, is appointed under Section 20 of the Prote...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2018
The Government’s first priority is to keep families, communities and our country safe. Today, I have published an updated version of ‘CONTEST: The United Kingdom’s Strategy for Countering Terrorism’. The new strategy has been laid before Parliament as a C...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2018
My honourable friend Caroline Dinenage, Minister of State for Care at the Department of Health and Social Care, and I have today published the government response to the public consultation on the policy to establish the regulatory framework for Social Wo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2018
My honourable friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System (Lord Agnew) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Government is committed to creating more good school places through a diverse education system, to...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2018
Serious Fraud Office (Appointment of the Director of the Serious Fraud Office) I am today announcing the appointment of Lisa Osofsky as the next Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Under the Criminal Justice Act 1987, I appoint a person to be the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2018
On 2 May 2018 I informed the House of a serious failing in the national breast screening programme in England, which resulted in thousands of women aged between 68 and 71 not being invited to their final breast screening between 2009 and May 2018. This st...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2018
Serious Fraud Office (Appointment of the Director of the Serious Fraud Office) I am today announcing the appointment of Lisa Osofsky as the next Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Under the Criminal Justice Act 1987, I appoint a person to be the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2018
The Government is committed to creating more good school places through a diverse education system, to ensure that parents have choice and that children of all backgrounds have access to the best education.We are investing £7 billion from 2015 to 2021 to ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2018
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government’s first priority is to keep families, communities and our country safe. Today, I have published an upda...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2018
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families (Nadhim Zahawi) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.My honourable friend Caroline Dinenage, Minister of State for Care at the Department of Health a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 June 2018
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has made the following written statement:On 2 May 2018 I informed the House of a serious failing in the national breast screening programme in England, which resulted in thousands of wom...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 May 2018
The Competitiveness Council will take place on 28 and 29 May in Brussels. Day one – Internal Market and IndustryThe Council will receive a presentation from the Commission on the ‘Competitiveness check-up’ examining linkages between the Internal Market an...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 May 2018
A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 25 May 2018. EU Finance Ministers will discuss the following:Early Morning SessionThe Eurogroup President will brief the Council on the outcomes of the 24 May mee...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 May 2018
Today, the Government is launching the Education and Employment Strategy for adult prisoners. It builds on the ambitions of the November 2016 White Paper Prison Safety and Reform. Work has the power to change people’s lives, especially those of ex-prisone...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 May 2018
I wish to update the House on the Government’s strategy to eradicate bovine TB (bTB) in England by 2038. The measures I am announcing today will help to strengthen disease control and expand our options to tackle new outbreaks of bTB.Following the recent ...