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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2021
The United Kingdom has secured trade agreements with 64 non-EU countries, with which total United Kingdom trade was worth over £215 billion in 2019. The United Kingdom signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Kenya on the 8th December 2020, our...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 February 2021
I hereby give notice of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy having drawn an advance from the contingencies fund totalling £2,819,000,000 to enable expenditure in connection with the governments’ response to Covid-19 support package...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 February 2021
My Honourable friend the Minister for London and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets) (Paul Scully) has today made the following statement:I hereby give notice of the Department for Business, E...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
I hereby give notice of the Wales Office’s intention to seek an advance from the Contingencies Fund. The department requires an advance to meet an urgent cash requirement pending parliamentary approval of the Supplementary Estimates 2020-21.The Wales Offi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
I am confirming details of the first 50 schools to benefit from the new school rebuilding programme announced by the Prime Minister in June 2020, as well as details of a further 21 new free schools.As part of the Government’s plan to drive growth beyond t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
On Thursday 4 February, the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) lowered the UK national terrorism threat level from SEVERE to SUBSTANTIAL. This means that a terrorist attack is still likely. The decision to change the UK terrorism threat level is taken...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
Our Plan for Jobs is an ambitious programme of job creation and support to help people of all ages move into work or gain the skills that will open up job opportunities. I would like to update the House on two of the schemes: SWAPs – our Sector-based Work...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
On Friday 5 February, I laid before Parliament the Education (Coronavirus, Remote Education Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which require schools to publish information on their website about the remote education they are providing to...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
On Friday 5 February, I laid before Parliament the Education (Coronavirus, Remote Education Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which require schools to publish information on their website about the remote education they are providing to...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
I am updating Parliament on the Government’s plans to proceed with the local elections on 6 May 2021 and the statutory instruments I am laying today on nominations.Safe and secure elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. The Government has long bee...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
Further to my statement to the House on the 18 January, this is an update on the work being carried out to recover the records deleted from the Police National Computer (PNC) in error. The Home Office is taking forward a 4-phase plan to respond to the inc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
My Right Honourable Friend The Minister of State for School Standards (Nick Gibb) has made the following ministerial statement.I am confirming details of the first 50 schools to benefit from the new school rebuilding programme announced by the Prime Minis...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:On Thursday 4 February, the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) lowered the UK national terrorism threat level from...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
My Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution (Chloe Smith MP), has today made the following written statement:I am updating Parliament on the Government’s plans to proceed with the local elections on 6 May 2021 and the statuto...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime and Policing (Kit Malthouse) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Further to my statement to the House on the 18 January, this is an update on the work being carried out to recover the re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2021
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey MP) has made the following Written Statement.Our Plan for Jobs is an ambitious programme of job creation and support to help people of all ages move into work or g...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 February 2021
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Kemi Badenoch) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The van benefit charge and fuel benefit charges for cars and vans will be uprated by the Consumer Price Index from 6 April 20...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 February 2021
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Steve Barclay) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The government published a consultation document (CP 253, HCWS380) in July 2020 outlining proposals regarding public servic...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 February 2021
My right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jesse Norman) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 22 July 2019, I announced a comprehensive package of measures that HMRC were taking to maintain and develop public tr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
The government published a consultation document (CP 253, HCWS380) in July 2020 outlining proposals regarding public service pensions. I have today laid in Parliament the government’s response to the consultation: ‘Public service pension schemes: changes ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
My Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, has today laid before the House the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2021/22 (HC 1162). The Report sets out the Home Secretary’s determination for 2021/22 of the aggregate amount of grants that she proposes to ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2021/22, will be laid before the House on 4 February 2021 as HC 1125. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for each Service in the Armed Forces during Financial Year 2021/22.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
The Ministry of Defence Votes A Supplementary Votes 2020/21, will be laid before the House on 4 February 2021 as HC 1126. This outlines the increased maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for Service in the Army Reserve full-time service (FTRS) an...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
On 5 January 2021, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 (All Tier Regulations) were amended. These amendments instructed people across England to stay at home and only to leave where they have a legally ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
On 22 July 2019, I announced a comprehensive package of measures that HMRC were taking to maintain and develop public trust in their operations (HCWS1785). Today, HMRC have published a major part of this package; a report on their evaluation of the implem...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
The van benefit charge and fuel benefit charges for cars and vans will be uprated by the Consumer Price Index from 6 April 2021. The uprate will take effect as follows:Van Benefit Charge will uprate from £3,490 to £3,500Car Fuel Benefit Charge multiplier ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
Today I laid before the House, the ‘Report on Local Government Finance (England) 2021-22’, the ‘Council Tax referendum principles report 2021-22’ and ‘Council Tax alternative notional amounts report 2021-2022’, which together form the annual local governm...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
The Government has today introduced the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill in order to make provision for ministers and opposition office holders to be able to take maternity leave. I am grateful to Her Majesty’s Opposition for its constructi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
The United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), which the UK ratified in December 2003, requires States Parties to establish a “National Preventive Mechanism” (N...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime and Policing (Kit Malthouse) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:My Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, has today laid before the House the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2021/22...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Ben Wallace) has today releaed the following written statement.The Ministry of Defence Votes A Supplementary Votes 2020/21, will be laid before the House on 4 February 2021 as HC 1126. This outlines...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence (Ben Wallace) has today released the following written statement.The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2021/22, will be laid before the House on 4 February 2021 as HC 1125. This outlines the maxi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock) has made the following written statement:On 5 January 2021, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 (All Tier Regulations) w...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
During the debate on 12 November 2020 on the Covid-19 Update statement, made in the House of Commons on 10 November 2020, I was asked by Lord Moynihan about undertaking work with the World Anti-Doping Agency and the offer of advice to the sporting world r...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Robert Buckland) has made the following Written Statement."The United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Trea...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 February 2021
My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement:The Government has today introduced the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill in order to make provision for ministers and opposition office holders to be able to take maternit...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 February 2021
The Government is today publishing a consultation on ‘Subsidy control – Designing a new approach for the UK”. The consultation period will last for 8 weeks.Now that we have left the European Union (EU), the UK has the freedom to design our own subsidy con...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 February 2021
The census for England and Wales is scheduled to take place on 21 March 2021. The census is delivered for the UK Government and the Welsh Government by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), based on its recommendations published in the December 2018 W...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 February 2021
Local Government is responsible for the administration of non-domestic rates in England. As part of this function, billing authorities will shortly begin preparing to issue annual rates bills to businesses. Nevertheless, as authorities will be aware, my r...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 February 2021
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade (Liz Truss MP) has today made the following statement.Today, the Government submitted its notification of intent to begin the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partner...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 February 2021
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng has today made the following statement:The Government is today publishing a consultation on ‘Subsidy control – Designing a new approach for the U...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 February 2021
My Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution (Chloe Smith MP), has today made the following written statement:The census for England and Wales is scheduled to take place on 21 March 2021. The census is delivered for the UK Gov...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 February 2021
My right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jesse Norman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Local Government is responsible for the administration of non-domestic rates in England. As part of this function,...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2021
At Spring Statement 2019, the government commissioned an independent, global review on the economics of biodiversity. Today, The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, has been published.At the start of an important year for global action to tack...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2021
The government recognises that this academic year has been incredibly difficult for students. We asked most students not to return to campus at the beginning of this term because of the need to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and bec...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2021
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Universities (Michelle Donelan) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The government recognises that this academic year has been incredibly difficult for students. We asked most students not to...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2021
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Kemi Badenoch) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.At Spring Statement 2019, the government commissioned an independent, global review on the economics of biodiversity. T...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 February 2021
Today, the Government submitted its notification of intent to begin the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) accession process.This notification of intent comes shortly after the UK celebrates one year since leavin...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 February 2021
In under two years, HM Government has secured trade deals with 63 countries, which covered £217 billion of trade in 2019. Taken alongside our recent deal with the European Union, trade worth £885 billion in 2019 is now covered. No country, anywhere in the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 February 2021
On 1 February 2021, I imposed asset freezes and travel bans on four individuals under the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.The four individuals designated were involved in brutal crackdowns by the Government of Zimbabwe on public protests. ...