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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2016
A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council will be held on 25th February, which I will attend on behalf of the UK.The Council will begin with a discussion of the proposed draft Regulation regarding the reinforcement of checks against relevant...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2016
The Electoral Commission has today published a report on its analysis of the December 2015 electoral registers in Great Britain and its assessment of the Individual Electoral Registration (IER) activities carried out by Electoral Registration Officers (ER...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2016
Under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010), the Treasury is required to report to Parliament, quarterly, on its operation of the UK’s asset freezing regime mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1373. This is the seventeenth report u...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2016
My Hon Friend the Minister of State (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.I represented the UK at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 15 February in Brussels.The chair of the Council, Netherlands Minister for Agriculture, presented ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2016
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council will be held on 25th February, which I will attend on behalf o...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 February 2016
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010), the Treasury is required to report to Parliament, quar...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2016
On 23 February, the UK will increase its quota subscription to the IMF by 9,416.6 million special drawing rights (SDRs), equivalent to £9,270.2m using exchange rates on 22 February 2016. This raises the UK’s total quota subscription from 10,738.5 million ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2016
On Friday 19 February, seventeen government departments published their single departmental plans. All plans can now be accessed on departmental gov.uk pages, as well as on https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/single-departmental-plans-for-2015-to-20...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2016
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 12 February 2016. Ministers discussed the following items:Anti-Tax Avoidance PackageThe Commission presented its proposals for tackling corporate tax avoidance, including impl...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2016
My honourable friend the Finacial Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 23 February, the UK will increase its quota subscription to the IMF by 9,416.6 million special drawing rights (SDRs), e...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2016
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 12 February 2016. Ministers discussed th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2016
My Right Honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Oliver Letwin) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: On Friday 19 February, seventeen government departments published their single departmental plans. All plans can now ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2016
On 19 February the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor wrote to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee to inform him of two issues concerning Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (‘HMCTS’): one relating to Form E1 and the other rel...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2016
On 18 February, the Government published a consultation paper proposing new fees for applications for grants of probate. In the Spending Review the Ministry of Justice was allocated £700 million investment in Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunal Service (‘HMC...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2016
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid (Shailesh Vara) has made the following Written Statement."On 18 February, the Government published a consultation paper proposing new f...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 February 2016
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid (Shailesh Vara) has made the following Written Statement."On 19 February the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor wrote t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
Today we are publishing a new strategy for the collection of student loan repayments. This joint repayment strategy sets out how the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Student Loans Company, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the Devol...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
The full Universal Credit service for new claims remains on track to be delivered nationally for all types of claimants from May 2016, completing in summer 2018. Today, I can announce the Jobcentres which will be go live with the full service from May thr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
I am today presenting to Parliament the Government’s response to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2014-15: What next on the redrawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries?The Government is grateful to the fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
I am today publishing the public health allocations to local authorities in England for 2016-17 along with indicative allocations for 2017-18.Through the public health grant, we are investing £3.39 billion for public health in 2016-17 and £3.30 billion in...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
Ahead of Monday’s High-Level Stakeholder Conference on Energy Intensive Industries, which follows on from November’s EU Extraordinary Competitiveness Council on Steel, I wanted to update Parliament on the UK’s contribution to EU level action on steel.The ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools (The Lord Nash) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today, I am announcing £1.4 billion of funding allocations to maintain and improve the condition of the education estate. Investing...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 15 February in Brussels. My Hon friend, the Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment (George Eustice), will represent the UK. As the provisional agenda stands, the following items will...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the informal Foreign Ministers meeting on 5-6 February in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.The informal format of the Gymnich allows EU Foreign Ministers to engage i...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on 15 February and I will attend the General Affairs Council on 16 February. The Foreign Affairs Council will be chaired by the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 12 February 2016. Ministers are due to discuss the following items:Anti-Tax Avoidance PackageThe Commission will present proposals for tackling corporate tax avoidance, in...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
I am pleased to inform Parliament that Her Majesty the Queen has approved a one year extension to the appointment of Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.I recommended this extension to Her Majesty having had regard to a re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
The Ministry of Justice requires an advance to discharge its commitments, some of which are set out in its Supplementary Estimate 2015-16, to be published in February 2016. This is a temporary cash advance due to the timing of Royal Assent for the Supply ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
The government is committed to modernising the way in which justice is accessed and delivered. We are investing over £700m over the next 4 years to update the court and tribunal estate, installing modern IT systems and making the justice system more effic...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
I would like to update the House on the most recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and the action the Government is taking in response.North Korea announced on 7 February that it had launched a satellite that morning. The launch took place at Dongch...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
I can today confirm that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of a reduction in HM Treasury’s contingent liabilities to NRAM plc (formerly Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc). The Treasury Minute concerns the guarantee arrangements announce...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
On 21 January 2016, I announced my intention, after careful consideration of the recommendation of the Commissioner team to return certain functions to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. The original Directions were issued on 26 February 2015, follow...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Universities and Science (Jo Johnson) has today made the following statementToday we are publishing a new strategy for the collection of student loan repayments. This joint repayment strategy sets out how the Depart...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My Right Honourable Friend The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Iain Duncan Smith MP) has made the following Written Statement.The full Universal Credit service for new claims remains on track to be delivered nationally for all types of claimants...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My Right Honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Oliver Letwin) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today presenting to Parliament the Government’s response to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee’s E...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
Today, I am announcing £1.4 billion of funding allocations to maintain and improve the condition of the education estate. Investing in our school buildings is a key part of the Government’s long term economic plan to secure Britain’s future. It will help ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My right Honourable Friend, Minister for Europe (David Lidington), has made the following written Ministerial statement:My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the informal Foreign Ministers meeting ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My Rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise (Anna Soubry) has today made the following statement.Ahead of Monday’s High-Level Stakeholder Conference on Energy Intensive Industries, which follows on from November’s EU...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following statement.Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 15 February in Brussels. My Hon friend, the Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My hon. friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Jane Ellison) has made the following Written Statement:I am today publishing the public health allocations to local authorities in England for 2016-17 along with indicative allocations ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to inform Parliament that Her Majesty the Queen has approved a one year extension to the appointment of S...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Michael Gove) has made the following Written Statement."The Ministry of Justice requires an advance to discharge its commitments, some of which are set out in its Supp...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My right Honourable Friend, Minister for Europe (David Lidington), has made the following written Ministerial statement:My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on 15 Fe...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 12 February 2016. Ministers are due ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid (Shailesh Vara) has made the following Written Statement."The government is committed to modernising the way in which justice is access...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Hugo Swire), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I would like to update the House on the most recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and the acti...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I can today confirm that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of a reduction in HM Treasury’s contingent...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 February 2016
My rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 21 January 2016, I announced my intention, after careful consideration of the recommendation of the Commiss...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2016
I am today announcing the launch of a Review of the Homes and Communities Agency in line with the requirement on all government departments to regularly review non-departmental public bodies. Established in 2008, the Agency is the national housing, land a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2016
Today I announced the launch of the Joint Fraud Taskforce.Fraud is a serious crime which shames our financial system. Fraudsters not only prey on vulnerable members of our society, but use the proceeds of their crime to fund terrorism, and other heinous a...