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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 March 2015
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Professor Alexis Jay’s report into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham and Louise Casey’s follow up report on the p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 March 2015
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Strategic Policing Requirement (SPR) sets out my view, as Home Secretary, of the national threats that the police ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 March 2015
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Andrea Leadsom) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. This Government has taken significant steps to reform the UK’s system of financial regulation. In the Financial Serv...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 March 2015
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Kris Hopkins) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 29 January 2015 I explained to the House (Official Report, Column 28WS) the Coalition Gove...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2015
My noble friend the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) 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, quarterl...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2015
I would like to update hon. Members on the outcome of the Government’s consultation, launched by the Prime Minister in December, seeking views about our proposals for planning reform to support the development of 100,000 new high quality, low cost Starter...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2015
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 fifteenth report...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2015
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I would like to update hon. Members on the outcome of the Government’s consultation, launched by the Prime Minister in Decemb...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2015
A transformation in transport connectivity between the cities of the north is vital to realising their potential to become a “northern powerhouse” for the UK’s economy. On 27 October 2014, the government set out how it intended to work with Transport for ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2015
The Cabinet Office wishes to report that a cash advance from the Contingencies Fund has been sought for the UK Statistics Authority (referred to as the Statistics Board in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007). The advance is required in orde...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2015
Later today, I will publish Command Paper Cm 9014, the Government’s response to the fifth independent review of the Work Capability Assessment. This is the fifth and final annual independent review, as required by the Welfare Reform Act 2007.I would like ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2015
Later today, I will publish Command Paper Cm 9015, the Government’s response to the first independent review of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment. The review was carried out by Paul Gray and published in December 2014. Paul is also Chair ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2015
This Government has a strong record of taking forward devolution in Wales reflecting public opinion. In 2011, we delivered a referendum which saw the National Assembly for Wales acquire full law making powers across its devolved policy areas. We establish...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2015
My Honourable friend the Minister for Civil Society (Rob Wilson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: The Cabinet Office wishes to report that a cash advance from the Contingencies Fund has been sought for the UK Statistics Authority (ref...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2015
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick McLoughlin), has made the following Ministerial Statement: A transformation in transport connectivity between the cities of the north is vital to realising their potential to become...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2015
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Wales has today made the following statement:This Government has a strong record of taking forward devolution in Wales reflecting public opinion. In 2011, we delivered a referendum which saw the National Assembl...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2015
My Honourable Friend The Minister for Disabled People (Mr Mark Harper MP) has made the following Written Statement.Later today, I will publish Command Paper Cm 9015, the Government’s response to the first independent review of the Personal Independence Pa...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2015
My Honourable Friend The Minister for Disabled People (Mr Mark Harper MP) has made the following Written Statement. Later today, I will publish Command Paper Cm 9014, the Government’s response to the fifth independent review of the Work Capability Asse...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister has appointed Nicholas Caton, as a Member to the Prison Service Pay Review Body for three years, commencing 26 November 2014. The appointment has been conducted in accordance with the Commissioner for Pub...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
The independently-led Review of Choice in End of Life Care has published its advice to Government today. I commissioned this Review in July 2014 to look into how quality and experience for people approaching the end of life can be improved by expanding ch...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Minister for Intellectual Property (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) will today make the following statement.In 2012, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My noble friend the Minister of State for Civil Justice and Legal Policy (Lord Faulks QC) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement."The Government has made a priority of addressing the high costs of civil litigation in England and Wales...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
This is the seventh statement on the security situation in Northern Ireland and the final regular statement of this Parliament. It covers the threat from domestic terrorism in Northern Ireland, rather than from international terrorism, which members will ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
Statement regarding investigations relating to Jimmy Savile and a number of children’s homes and schools in England. On 27 March 2014 The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP informed the House about the transfer of information received by the Department for Educatio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
The Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament on the Intelligence Relating to the Murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby was published on 25 November 2014. The Government’s thoughts remain with the family and friends of Fusilier Lee Rigby. The...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
The latest Six Monthly Report on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong was published today, and is attached. A copy of the report is also available on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website (www.gov.uk/government/organ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
This Government strongly supports the vital contribution that responsible businesses, including local pubs, hotels, restaurants and community premises make to our economy and to their communities.We are committed to freeing up local communities to tackle ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
I have made an authorisation under paragraph 17(4)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Equality Act 2010, the Equality (Consideration of Immigration Applications and Removal Directions) Authorisation 2015. This enables the Home Office to give greater scrutiny or prio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
I am today announcing a further renewal of concessions to the Immigration Rules for Syrian nationals lawfully in the UK.In light of the ongoing violent conflict in Syria it has been decided that the Home Office should continue to operate some discretion t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
Today is another significant milestone in bringing the reforms in the Immigration Act 2014 into force. We are finishing the task of sweeping away the remains of the excessive number of rights of appeal and implementing the new scheme to stop sham marriage...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
I have decided to call for an independent, QC-led investigation into the collapse of the R v ‘Mouncher and others’ 2011 trial.Stephen Miller, John and Ronald Actie, Yusef Abdullahi and Anthony Paris were wrongfully prosecuted and stood trial in 1990, for ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
I would like to update hon. Members on Rotherham Council.On 4 February, I informed the House that I was satisfied, having considered the report of the inspection by Louise Casey CB, that the Council is failing to comply with its best value duty, and propo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
Part 1 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 provides for a statutory register of consultant lobbyists, which the Government is committed to introducing before the general election. The statutory re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
The Home Office is seeking an advance of £275,000,000 (two hundred and seventy five million pounds) in 2014-15 from the Contingencies Fund under Category D of the Supply Estimates Guidance Manual to meet its cash funding obligations. The cash advance from...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance to ensure the Exchequer is protected and fairness is maintained for the taxpayer. HMRC has become aware of a proposed transaction that seeks to take advantage of a perceived gap in the sale and lease...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
Today, I will lay before both houses a Minute setting out the revised details of the contingent liability created by the provision of indemnities to local authorities where schools in Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts become academies. Both House...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
In 2012, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills together with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) asked the Law Commission to review the law relating to the making of groundless threats to bring proceedings for infringement of patents, trad...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My Right Honourable friend the Minister for the Constitution (Sam Gyimah) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Part 1 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 provides for a statutory r...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I would like to update hon. Members on Rotherham Council.On 4 February, I informed the House that I was sat...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My honourable Friend Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families (Edward Timpson MP) made the following announcement:Statement regarding investigations relating to Jimmy Savile and a number of children’s homes and schools in England.O...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond) has made the following written Ministerial statement:The latest Six Monthly Report on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Ho...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State, Department of Health (Norman Lamb) has made the following written ministerial statement.The independently-led Review of Choice in End of Life Care has published its advice to Government today. I commissioned this Re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I have decided to call for an independent, QC-led investigation into the collapse of the R v ‘Mouncher and others’ 201...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime Prevention (Lynne Featherstone) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This Government strongly supports the vital contribution that responsible businesses, including local pubs, hotels, re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security and Immigration (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I have made an authorisation under paragraph 17(4)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Equality Act 2010, the Equality (Con...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Home Office is seeking an advance of £275,000,000 (two hundred and seventy five million pounds) in 2014-15 from th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security and Immigration (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today is another significant milestone in bringing the reforms in the Immigration Act 2014 into force. We are f...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security and Immigration (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today announcing a further renewal of concessions to the Immigration Rules for Syrian nationals lawfully i...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
The Government has made a priority of addressing the high costs of civil litigation in England and Wales. To that end, Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 reforms the operation of no win no fee conditional fe...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2015
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation (Andrew Selous) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement."I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister h...