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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2017
The Competitiveness Council met recently in Brussels. I represented the UK at the meeting.Council began with the approval of the legislative and non-legislative ‘A’ items.The Council then reached agreement on a general approach for the proposed text on en...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2017
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Elizabeth Truss) has made the following Written Statement."Earlier today, I notified the market via the London Stock Exchange group that I would today lay a Statutory ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
High Pathogenicity H5N8 Avian Influenza has been circulating in Europe since the autumn. There have been 9 confirmed cases in poultry in the UK and several findings in wild birds across England. Public Health England advises that the risk to public health...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
I will attend the Environment Council that takes place on 28 February in Brussels alongside my Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry, Nick Hurd MP.Following the adoption of the agenda, the list of “A” items will be approved.Und...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
There will be a meeting of the Energy Council in Brussels on 27 February.The Council will begin with an initial exchange of views on the Commission’s “Clean Energy for all Europeans” package published on 30 November 2016. This will include discussion of t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
The latest six-monthly report on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong was published today, and is attached. It covers the period from 1 July to 31 December 2016. The report has been placed in the Library of the House. A co...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
I am pleased to announce that today I am publishing the Report on the Review of the Use and Retention of Custody Images, copies of which are available in the House Library and online at .gov.uk. These are the images taken when people are arrested. This re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
Today the Government has published its response to the consultation on proposals to reform fees for grants of probate. The consultation opened on 18 February and closed on 1 April 2016.The Government is committed to providing a modern, world-leading justi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
In December 2016, we set out our plans to reform our approach to youth justice which will help drive forward improved outcomes for young offenders both in custody and in the community.We are today announcing the next steps of our reforms with a package of...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Andrea Leadsom) has today made the following statement.High Pathogenicity H5N8 Avian Influenza has been circulating in Europe since the autumn. There have been 9 confirmed cases in poultry in the UK and several ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
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 Environment Council that takes place on 28 February in Brussels alongsid...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
My honourable friend the Parlimentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Energy and Industry (Jesse Norman), has made the following written ministerial statement:There will be a meeting of the Energy Council in Brussels on 27 February.The Council will...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
My right Honourable Friend, the Secretary for State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson), has made the following written Ministerial statement:The latest six-monthly report on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hon...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
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 today I am publishing the Report on the Review of the Use and Retention of Custody Images...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Courts and Justice (Sir Oliver Heald QC) has made the following Written Statement."Today the Government has published its response to the consultation on proposals to reform fees for grants of prob...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2017
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Elizabeth Truss) has made the following Written Statement."In December 2016, we set out our plans to reform our approach to youth justice which will help drive forward...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
The Government has decided not to opt in to the EU proposal for a Regulation establishing a common European Union Resettlement Framework.Under the proposed EU Resettlement Framework, the total number of people to be resettled to the EU in a given year and...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
I am today announcing the publication of the Government’s consultation on five new codes of practice under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.The Investigatory Powers Act does three key things:It brings together powers already available to law enforcement ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
I am pleased to announce that I am, today, publishing the Annual Report of the National DNA Database (NDNAD) Strategy Board for 2015/16.Gary Pugh OBE, Chair of the National DNA Strategy Board, has presented the Annual Report of the National DNA Strategy B...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
The Government has informed the UN Secretary-General of an amendment to the United Kingdom’s Optional Clause Declaration (Declaration) accepting the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (Court / ICJ). The Declaration accepts the j...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
I have today laid before the House the second iteration of the Government Transparency Report on the use of disruptive and investigatory powers (CM 9420). Copies of the Report will be made available in the Vote Office.In view of the ongoing threat from te...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
Further to my statements of 23 January 2017 and 2 February 2017 regarding the Growth Deal awards to the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the Northern Powerhouse, East of England, South East and London, I am today announcing the six individual award...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
I am today announcing the start of a tailored review of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). As a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), the NHMF, including its activities operating as the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), is required to undergo a tailore...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
I have today introduced the Prisons and Courts Bill, which will create a new statutory framework to support the Government’s plans to make prisons places of safety and reform. The measures in the Bill are a vital part of the wider structural reforms annou...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
Like other Departments, the Department for International Development will meet a number of pre-existing and routine commitments from the Contingencies Fund due to the timing of the Royal Assent for the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustment...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
Today I am laying before Parliament amendments to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Regulations to restore the original aim of the benefit, making sure we are giving support to those who need it most. PIP is a modern and dynamic benefit which contri...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
My right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:The Government has informed the UN Secretary-General of an amendment to the United Kingdom’s Opt...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Robert Goodwill) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government has decided not to opt in to the EU proposal for a Regulation establishing a common European Union Resettlement...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Fire and Policing (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce that I am, today, publishing the Annual Report of the National DNA Database (NDNAD) Strategy B...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Ben Wallace) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today announcing the publication of the Government’s consultation on five new codes of practice under the Investigatory Powers A...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I have today laid before the House the second iteration of the Government Transparency Report on the use of disruptive ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
My rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Further to my statements of 23 January 2017 and 2 February 2017 regarding the Growth Deal awards to the L...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Elizabeth Truss) has made the following Written Statement."I have today introduced the Prisons and Courts Bill, which will create a new statutory framework to support ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and Heritage (Tracey Crouch) has made the following Statement:I am today announcing the start of a tailored review of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). As a Non-Departme...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2017
My honourable Friend The Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Penny Mordaunt MP) has made the following Written Statement. Today I am laying before Parliament amendments to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Regulations to restore ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2017
Finance Bill 2017 will be published on Monday 20 March. Explanatory notes on the Bill will be available in the Vote office and the Printed Paper Office and placed in the Libraries of both Houses on that day.Copies of the explanatory notes will also be ava...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2017
My hounourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Ellison) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Finance Bill 2017 will be published on Monday 20 March. Explanatory notes on the Bill will be available in the Vote off...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 February 2017
I represented the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 23 January in Brussels.Council opened with a presentation by the Maltese Presidency on their work programme for the next six months.This was followed by an update from Commission...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 February 2017
A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 21 February 2017. EU Finance Ministers are due to discuss the following items:Early morning sessionMinisters will be briefed on the outcomes of the 20 February me...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 February 2017
My rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Local Government FinanceI have today laid before the House, the ‘Report on Local Government Finance (Engl...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 February 2017
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement:I represented the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 23 January in Brussels.Council opened with a prese...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 February 2017
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 21 February 2017. EU Finan...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2017
Today the Government is publishing a Green Paper “Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes”. This paper also forms part of the Government response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee report into Defined Benefit Pension Schemes....
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2017
I am pleased to announce that I am appointing Max Hill QC as the new Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.Mr Hill has been a QC for nine years and has extensive experience both defending and prosecuting complex cases involving terrorism, homicide...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2017
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council on 6 February. The Foreign Affairs Council was chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Sec...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2017
Local Government FinanceI have today laid before the House, the ‘Report on Local Government Finance (England) 2017–18’, which represents the annual local government finance settlement for local authorities in England.I would like to thank all colleagues i...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2017
My honourable Friend Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions Richard Harrington MP has made the following Written Statement.Today the Government is publishing a Green Paper “Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes”. This...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2017
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 I am appointing Max Hill QC as the new Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.Mr H...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2017
My right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 February 2017
Today the Government is publishing the Government Transformation Strategy 2017-2020. This strategy sets out the Government’s objectives to harness digital (the technologies, culture, skills and tools of the internet-era) to transform the relationship betw...