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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2018
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport (Nusrat Ghani) has made the following Ministerial Statement.On 13th April the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed a comprehensive strategy to reduce Greenhouse Gas...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2018
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment (Thérèse Coffey) has today made the following statement.Following the indiscriminate and reckless use of a nerve agent in Salisbury on 4 March 2018, decontamination work is start...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 April 2018
Mr Robin Walker, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement:Sir Tim Barrow (Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union) will attend the General Affairs Council in Luxem...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 April 2018
I hereby give notice of the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s intention to seek an advance from the Contingencies Fund in the amount of £4,626,000 for FY 2018/19 to provide financial cover to the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 April 2018
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 16 April. The Foreign Affairs Council will be chaired by the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 April 2018
I am pleased to inform the House that on 31 March the British Army took a major step forward in securing a potential deal to get a fleet of new armoured vehicles by re-joining the Boxer programme, which could support at least 1,000 British jobs. The UK wi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 April 2018
In my update on building safety on 15th March 2018, I informed the House that a glazed fire door from Grenfell Tower manufactured by Manse Masterdor, around five years ago, and marketed to resist fire for at least 30 minutes failed testing after approxima...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 April 2018
My hon friend Richard Harrington, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Business and Industry has made the following written ministerial statement:I hereby give notice of the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s in...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 April 2018
My hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Mr Guto Bebb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to inform the House that on 31 March the British Army took a major step forward in securing a potential deal to get a fle...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 April 2018
An administrative error has been identified in the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Leader of the House of Lords on 29th March, where the last paragraph was omitted. Please find the appropriate correction. My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 April 2018
My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.In my update on building safety on 15th March 2018, I informed the House that a glazed fire doo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
We have all been appalled by the terrible violence and ethnic cleansing that have taken place in Burma’s Rakhine State. Nearly a million Rohingya have now fled to Bangladesh from Burma. I visited the camps where most of them are living last year and witne...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
This written statement confirms that the data policy and governance functions of the Government Digital Service (GDS) will transfer from the Cabinet Office to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The transfer includes responsibilit...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
Last year the Government appointed Euryn Ogwen Williams to lead an independent review of the Welsh language broadcaster, S4C. We commissioned this independent review to ensure that S4C has a strong and successful future in delivering high quality content ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
This Government is committed to providing young people with the support they need to get started with their working lives. We do this through providing financial support when it is needed, and support to either ‘earn or learn’ – delivered through the simp...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System (Lord Agnew) has made the following written ministerial statement.Today, I am announcing the allocation of £514 million for 1,556 Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) projec...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
The Armed Forces Act 2011, requires Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to inspect, and report to the Secretary of State, on the independence and effectiveness of investigations carried out by each of the thre...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
Nearly 2 million households have been helped to realise aspirations to own their homes through the Right to Buy since 1980. The Right to Buy gives more people the opportunity to own their home, improves social mobility and provides greater financial secur...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
Article 121 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) requires the UK to send an annual Convergence Programme to the European Commission reporting upon its fiscal situation and policies. The UK’s Convergence Programme will be sent to t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
This government is providing more help with the cost of childcare to working parents than ever before. As well as introducing Tax-Free Childcare in April 2017, the government has doubled the free childcare available to working parents of 3 and 4 year olds...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 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: Last year the Government appointed Euryn Ogwen Williams to lead an independent review of the Welsh...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 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.This Government is committed to providing young people with the support they need to get started with their wor...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons: This written statement confirms that the data policy and governance functions of the Government Digital Service (GDS) will transfer from the Cabinet Office to t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
Today, I am announcing the allocation of £514 million for 1,556 Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) projects across 1,299 academies and sixth-form colleges, to maintain and improve the condition of the education estate. This investment forms part of the gove...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
My right hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Tobias Ellwood) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Armed Forces Act 2011, requires Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabular...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
My Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Housing (Dominic Raab) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Nearly 2 million households have been helped to realise aspirations to own their homes through the Right to Buy since 1980. The Rig...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.This government is providing more help with the cost of childcare to working parents than ever before. As well as i...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
My righth honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Article 121 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) requires the UK to send an annual Conver...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
During the second reading debate for the Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Bill, Northern Ireland Assembly Members (Pay) Bill, and Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill I made reference to the Prime Minister visiting Belfa...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2018
My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for International Development, has today made the following statement: We have all been appalled by the terrible violence and ethnic cleansing that have taken place in Burma’s Rakhine State. Nearly a million Rohing...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
As part of the Industrial Strategy, the Government committed to making the most of the UK’s strengths so we can be at the forefront of emerging technologies and industries in the years ahead. The creative industries, from film to fashion, and from arts to...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary for State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Lord Henley) has made the following statement: A meeting of the General Affairs Council (Cohesion) will be held in Brussels on 12 A...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council on 19 March. The Council was chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HRVP), Federi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
Later today I will publish “Workless households and educational attainment statutory indicators”, an annual report pursuant to Section A1A of the Life Chances Act 2010 as amended. “Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families”, published on 4th April 2017, ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
The Government’s manifesto said that “our Universal Service Obligation (USO) will ensure that by 2020 every home and every business in Britain has access to high speed broadband”. Last year we took the first step towards delivering that commitment when th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
I have today laid before Parliament, pursuant to Section 86 of the Climate Change Act 2008, the “State of the Estate in 2016-17”. This annual report describes the efficiency and sustainability of the Government’s Civil Estate and records the progress that...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
I wish to update the House on the establishment of the Government Property Agency as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office.Government is delivering a modern, innovative Public Estate strategy that drives a step-change in our property ambitions - broad...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
I wish to update the House on how the Government has reviewed the cross-Government Funds in order to better support poverty reduction, as well as global and UK security and prosperity.The major cross-Government Funds supporting our National Security Strat...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
The Government is today announcing new measures to change the rates paid by hauliers of less polluting lorries, as part of our plans to improve air quality across the UK. The newest lorries generate 80% less nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions than older ones....
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
In accordance with section 36(5) of the Terrorism Act 2006, Max Hill QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has prepared a report on the use of terrorism legislation in Operation CLASSIFIC, the investigation into the Westminster Bridge att...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
I would like to update the House on the winter pressures on the NHS following the opposition day debate held in January.This winter we have seen worse weather than in many recent years, with sustained drops in temperature known to increase heart attacks, ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
I am pleased to announce the combined publication of the National Security Capability Review (NSCR) and the 2017 annual report of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). I have placed a copy in the House of Commons...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
A Double Taxation Convention with Cyprus was signed on 22 March 2018. The text of the Convention is available on HM Revenue and Customs’ pages of the Gov.uk website and will be deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. The text will be scheduled to a dra...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
On 30 March 2017 the member for Nuneaton, and then Minister for Local Government Mr Marcus Jones in a Written Ministerial Statement set out the Government’s policy on the treatment of plant nurseries in England for the purposes of business rates stating t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
On 13 January 2017, there was a tidal surge on the east coast of England which caused damage to flood defences and led to affected families having to evacuate their homes. I am satisfied that financial assistance under the Bellwin scheme is justified to c...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Greg Clark) has today made the following statement.As part of the Industrial Strategy, the Government committed to making the most of the UK’s strengths so we can be at ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
A meeting of the General Affairs Council (Cohesion) will be held in Brussels on 12 April 2018.The General Affairs Council will discuss the future direction of Cohesion Policy in the next Multiannual Financial Framework. Ministers from Member States will p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Forei...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
The Minister for Implementation has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I have today laid before Parliament, pursuant to Section 86 of the Climate Change Act 2008, the “State of the Estate in 2016-17”. This annual report describes the e...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2018
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I wish to update the House on how the Government has reviewed the cross-Government Funds in order to better support pov...