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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Tobias Ellwood) has made the following written Ministerial statement:Contagion from the worsening crisis in Syria is having a direct effect on its ne...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
My Hon Friend the Minister for Local Government (Marcus Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.On 19 October 2016, I announced my intention, after careful consideration of the recommendation of the Commissioner team, to return l...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
I am pleased to confirm both the scope of the automatic enrolment review and the proposed automatic enrolment thresholds for the next financial year. Automatic enrolment has been a great success to date with almost 7 million people enrolled by more than 2...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
I attended the only Transport Council under the Slovak Presidency (the Presidency) in Brussels on Thursday 1 December.The Council adopted a General Approach to update the civil aviation safety regulatory framework of the European Aviation Safety Agency (E...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
This Government is determined to improve standards in youth justice so that we not only punish crime but also intervene earlier to prevent crime and reform offenders to stop further crimes being committed - protecting victims and building better lives. Yo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
I will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on 12 December. The Foreign Affairs Council will be chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. The meeting will be held in Brussels.Foreig...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
The General Affairs Council (GAC) on Tuesday 13 December is expected to focus on: Multiannual Financial Framework Review/Revision; Enlargement and stabilisation and association process; Preparation of the December European Council 15-16 December; Inter-In...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
My right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the D...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
Today, I am pleased to inform the House that the UK Government is the first European Union country to formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism. The Government believes that the definition, althoug...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
Neighbourhood planning was introduced by the Localism Act 2011, and is an important part of the Government’s manifesto commitment to let local people have more say on local planning. With over 230 neighbourhood plans in force and many more in preparation,...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
My honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions (Richard Harrington MP) has made the following Written Statement.I am pleased to confirm both the scope of the automatic enrolment review and the proposed automatic enrolment thr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Elizabeth Truss) has made the following Written Statement."This Government is determined to improve standards in youth justice so that we not only punish crime but als...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
My right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on 12 December. The Foreign Affairs Council will be ch...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I attended the only Transport Council under the Slovak Presidency (the Presidency) in Brussels on Thursday 1 December.The Counc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Exiting the European Union (David Jones) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The General Affairs Council (GAC) on Tuesday 13 December is expected to focus on: Multiannual Financial Fram...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the Department for International Development and the Ministry of Defence, are today publishing the annual report 2016 on progress on the UK's third National Action Plan on ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
Today, My rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today, I am pleased to inform the House that the UK Government is the first European Union country to fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
Today, my Hon Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning and Minister for London (Gavin Barwell) made the following statement:Neighbourhood planning was introduced by the Localism Act 2011, and is an important part of the Government’s manifesto...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 12-13 December in Brussels. I will represent the United Kingdom.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for Fisheries will be reaching Political Agreements on 2017 fishing opportunities for ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
I am pleased to announce today the publication of the sixth annual report of the Government’s Implementing Geological Disposal Programme. The programme is focused on implementing the geological disposal of higher activity radioactive waste.The UK Governme...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
We have today laid an order under section 3(6) of the Terrorism Act 2000 which, with effect from tomorrow, will specify “Jabhat Fatah al-Sham” as an alias of the proscribed organisation known as Al Qa’ida.Jabhat Fatah as-Sham have previously operated unde...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
The 2015-16 Annual Report and Accounts for the Gangmasters Licensing Authority are today being laid before the House and will be published on www.gov.uk. Copies will also be available in the Vote Office.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
There has been considerable interest in the accommodation and support that is provided to asylum seekers. I am committed to ensuring that destitute asylum seekers are accommodated in safe, secure and suitable accommodation and that they are treated with d...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has today published its Legitimacy and Leadership reports as part of the 2016/17 PEEL inspection programme. Today’s report by the Inspectorate delivers, in general, a positive assessment of forces’ ability...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
A minute has been laid before Parliament regarding the funding for Olympic & Paralympic sport via UK Sport, and specifically in relation to incurring a contingent liability.UK Sport funds Olympic & Paralympic sports and athletes from a mixture of ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
I am pleased to announce that the two additional Offshore Patrol Vessels that we committed to build in last year’s Strategic Defence and Security Review will be named HMS TAMAR and HMS SPEY. The construction of the first, HMS TAMAR, formally began today. ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
Today my honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under- Secretary for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has made the following statement:I am pleased to announce today the publication of the sixth annual report of the Government’s Imp...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The 2015-16 Annual Report and Accounts for the Gangmasters Licensing Authority are today being laid before the House an...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Ben Wallace) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:We have today laid an order under section 3(6) of the Terrorism Act 2000 which, with effect from tomorrow, will specify “Jabhat Fatah...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Robert Goodwill) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:There has been considerable interest in the accommodation and support that is provided to asylum seekers. I am committed to en...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Fire and Policing (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has today published its Legitimacy and Leadership reports as part of ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
My hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Harriett Baldwin) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to announce that the two additional Offshore Patrol Vessels that we committed to build in last year’s Strategic Defen...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and Heritage (Tracey Crouch) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A minute has been laid before Parliament regarding the funding for Olympic & Paralympic spor...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 12-13 December in Brussels. I will represent the United Kingdom.As the pro...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will take place on 8th December 2016 in Brussels. I will be representing the UK. The Council will be invited to reach General Approach on proposals for regulation by the European Parliamen...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
In recent weeks, there have been several reported cases of a highly pathogenic avian flu subtype H5N8 in Europe. As a result, the Animal and Plant Health Agency has increased the risk to UK wild birds to medium. The risk to poultry remains low, but height...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
The next Justice and Home Affairs Council of the Slovak Presidency will take place on 8 and 9 December in Brussels. The Minister of State for Courts and Justice, Sir Oliver Heald QC MP, and the Minister of State for Policing and Fire, the Rt Hon Brandon L...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
Today, I am pleased to announce the publication of the 2016 annual report of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). I have placed a copy in the House of Commons Library.The 2015 National Security Strategy and SDSR...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
I am pleased to announce the publication of analysis of English Votes for English Laws in relation to Government amendments to the Neighbourhood Planning Bill at Commons Committee and Commons Report.The English Votes for English Laws process applies to pu...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Andrea Leadsom) has made the following statement. In recent weeks, there have been several reported cases of a highly pathogenic avian flu subtype H5N8 in Europe. A...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Employment (Damian Hinds MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will take place on 8th December 2016 in Brussels. I will be representin...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today, I am pleased to announce the publication of the 2016 annual report of the National Security Strategy and Strategic...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has made the following written statement."The next Justice and Home Affairs Council of the Slovak Presidency will take place on 8 and 9 December in Brussels. The M...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
Today, My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Housing & Planning & Minister for London has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am pleased to announce the publication of analysis of English Votes for English Laws in relation to Gove...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
The Competitiveness Council met recently in Brussels. Baroness Neville-Rolfe represented the UK at the Council on 28 November (internal market) and I represented the UK on the 29 November (research).Day OneThe Council on day one had a full agenda with key...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
Britain’s railways are crucial to our economic future, and we have seen significant growth in passenger numbers in the twenty years since privatisation. This growth brings challenges, and the impact of disruption can be immediate, significant and wide ran...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
My right hon. Friend the Minister of State in the House of Lords (Earl Howe) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The UK’s chemical protection programme is designed to protect against the use of chemical weapons. Such a programme is permi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
This is the tenth statement on the security situation in Northern Ireland and my first statement to Parliament as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. It covers the threat from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism, rather than from international terrori...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 6 December 2016. EU Finance Ministers will discuss the following items:Early morning sessionMinisters will be briefed on the outcomes of the 5 December meeting of...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
The UK’s chemical protection programme is designed to protect against the use of chemical weapons. Such a programme is permitted by the Chemical Weapons Convention, with which the United Kingdom is fully compliant. Under the terms of the Convention, we ar...