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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
In June 2013, the Government decided that it would draw down employment of its Locally Employed Staff in Afghanistan by the end of 2017 and put policies in place to support those affected. I am responsible for overseeing and assuring the delivery of these...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
I am delighted to publish today a draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill which will reflect the principle of animal sentience in domestic law and increase maximum sentences for animal cruelty tenfold, from six months to five y...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
The Telecoms, Transport and Energy (TTE) Council took place in Brussels on 4 and 5 December 2017. The UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU represented the interests of the UK at the Telecoms session of this Council, which took place on 4 Decembe...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I attended the only formal Transport Council under the Estonian Presidency (the Presidency) in Brussels on Tuesday 5th December...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
My hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Jackie Doyle-Price) has made the following written statement:In October 2017, the Prime Minister announced the Government’s intention to change the law on organ donation in England by ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
I will be attending the General Affairs Council in Brussels on 12 December 2017 to represent the UK’s interests. Until we leave the European Union, we remain committed to fulfilling our rights and obligations as a full member. The provisional agenda inclu...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Armed Forces (The Rt Hon Mark Lancaster) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. In June 2013, the Government decided that it would draw down employment of its Locally Employed Staff in Afghanistan by...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Michael Gove) has today made the following statement.I am delighted to publish today a draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill which will reflect the principle of animal sentience in ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2017
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Karen Bradley) has made the following Statement:The Telecoms, Transport and Energy (TTE) Council took place in Brussels on 4 and 5 December 2017. The UK’s Deputy Per...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
Economic crime and corruption do great harm to individuals, businesses, the integrity of our financial system and the UK’s international reputation. We must do more on economic crime to safeguard our prosperity, and the UK’s reputation as a world-leading ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
The government is committed to supporting people at all income levels and all stages of life to save. Help to Save is a government backed savings account to help working people on low incomes build up their savings. They will be able to pay in up to £50 a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
The UK has opted-in to a proposal authorising the EU to open negotiations on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Mining, Agricultural and Construction Equipment (the MAC Prot...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
The Competitiveness Council took place on 30 November and 1 December in Brussels. The UK was represented by Lord Henley on the first day and by Jo Johnson on the second.EU Industrial StrategyDiscussions focussed on the recent publication of a renewed EU I...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House the Home Office report on its review of the Scrap Metal dealers Act 2013 (Cm 9552).The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 was introduced in October 2013 as a response to high levels of metal t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
The Government has taken the decision not to opt in to EU Council Decision on UNHCR Executive Committee Conclusion on machine-readable travel documents for refugees and stateless persons.The UNHCR Conclusions urge States who have not yet done so to take n...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA) achieved Royal Assent on 27 April 2017. It set out a number of significant reforms that will improve the value for money that students receive from their investment in higher education. These include the e...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
Lord Callanan, Minister of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement: I will be attending the General Affairs Council in Brussels on 12 December 2017 to represent the UK’s interests. Until we leave the European Union, we remai...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Stephen Barclay) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The government is committed to supporting people at all income levels and all stages of life to save. Help to Save is ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Economic crime and corruption do great harm to individuals, businesses, the integrity of our financial system and the U...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
My hon Friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility (Margot James), has today made the following statement:The UK has opted-in to a proposal authorising the EU to open negotiations on the conclusion of a Protocol to the C...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
My hon Friend the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Joseph Johnson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Competitiveness Council took place on 30 November and 1 December in Brussels. The UK was represented by...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability (Victoria Atkins) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House the Home O...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government has taken the decision not to opt in to EU Council Decision on UNHCR Executive Committee Conclusion on machine...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2017
The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA) achieved Royal Assent on 27 April 2017. It set out a number of significant reforms that will improve the value for money that students receive from their investment in higher education. These include the e...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on December 11-12 in Brussels.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for fisheries will be reaching a political agreement on Atlantic and North Sea total allowable catches and quotas for 2018....
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
Nuclear power generationNew nuclear power stations have an important role to play. As confirmed in the Industrial Strategy, nuclear is a vital part of our energy mix, providing low carbon power now and into the future. The Government’s framework to bring ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
Today we have announced our next steps for the development of advanced nuclear technologies in the UK. The advanced nuclear sector has the potential to play an important part in the UK’s Industrial Strategy building on our existing economic strengths and ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
Ian Paterson, a consultant breast surgeon who was employed by the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT), and had practising privileges in the independent sector at Spire Parkway and Spire Little Aston, was found guilty in April this year of 17 coun...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
I will attend the Foreign Affairs Council (Foreign and Development Ministers) on 11 December. The Foreign Affairs Council will be chaired by the High Representative (HRVP) of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogher...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
I am today publishing a mandated review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI), in accordance with my responsibility as the Minister accountable to Parliament for it. In line with standard Cabinet Office guidance the review examined the case ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
The Government remains committed to helping and supporting children in need of international protection. In the year ending September 2017, the UK granted asylum or another form of leave to almost 9,000 children and nearly 49,000 children since 2010. Last...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, copies of which will be available in the Vote Office.The offer the UK makes to highly-skilled international leaders in science, research digi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
I wish to inform the House that an error has been identified in the answer I gave to the hon. Member for East Devon (Sir Hugo Swire) in Defence Oral Questions on 27 November 2017, Official Report, column 21, on the subject of funding defence nuclear capab...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
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 December 11-12 in Brussels.As the provisional agenda stands, the primary ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
My hon friend Richard Harrington (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) has made the following written ministerial statement:Nuclear power generationNew nuclear power stations have an important role to play. ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
My hon friend Richard Harrington (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) has made the following written ministerial statement:Today we have announced our next steps for the development of advanced nuclear tech...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government remains committed to helping and supporting children in need of international protection. In the year ending S...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, copies of w...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health has made the following written statement:Ian Paterson, a consultant breast surgeon who was employed by the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT), and had practising privileges in the independent secto...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for International Development, has today made the following statement: I am today publishing a mandated review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI), in accordance with my responsibility as the Minist...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
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 (Foreign and Development Ministers) on 11 December. Th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2017
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence (Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I wish to inform the House that an error has been identified in the answer I gave to the hon. Member for East Devon (Sir Hugo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2017
The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council of Ministers will meet on 7 and 8 December in Brussels. I will represent the UK for Interior day. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the rt hon David Lidington MP will represent the UK for Justi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2017
The UK has opted in to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council updating the lists of insolvency proceedings and insolvency office-holders in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings. The UK ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2017
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lord O'Shaughnessy) has made the following statement:The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will meet on 8 December in Brussels.For the health part of the me...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2017
Today, I can update on the Government’s sale of part of the pre-2012, commonly known as ‘Plan One’, English student loan book.The sale included loans issued by English Local Authorities under the previous (pre-2012) system, specifically those that entered...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2017
On 13 September 2017, the House agreed the motion that the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 1206) and the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 1205), both dated 13 December...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2017
We know pay restraint has been challenging for staff but it has helped the NHS to recruit an additional 32,300 professionally qualified clinical staff since 2010.Increasing pressures on the NHS due to, amongst other things, an ageing population and changi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2017
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council of Ministers will meet on 7 and 8 December in Brussels. I will represent the UK...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2017
My hon Friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility (Margot James), has today made the following statement:The UK has opted in to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council updating the li...