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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
The Government has today laid before Parliament and published the third annual report on the United Kingdom’s progress toward the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Combatting Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (the “Istanbul Co...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
I wish to inform members that I have designated the Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecommunications, the management of radio spectrum, and postal services, for the purposes of section 2A of the Communications Act 2003.The Statement s...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My Noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The informal G6 group of Interior Ministers held its most recent meeting in Munich on 28 and 29 October 2019. Rep...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
The Government is committed to doing what is necessary to protect the Exchequer, maintain fairness in the tax system and give certainty to taxpayers. Therefore, the Government is announcing today that legislation will be brought forward in the next Financ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
The first duty of any Government is to defend our country and to keep our people safe. The Ministry of Defence plays a pivotal role in delivering our national security objectives to protect our people, project our influence and promote our prosperity. Thi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
Defra has wide and hugely important objectives: to protect and enhance our natural environment, to lead the world in food, farming and fisheries, to deliver a safe and ambitious departure from the EU, and to be an outstanding organisation. This means we p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
I am pleased to be able to update the House on the Government’s significant achievements in modernising the justice system over the past 10 years. We have supported the prison system and created decent and safe prisons by undertaking the following actions...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
The Prime Minister will write to ministerial colleagues shortly providing guidance on the conduct of government business during the pre-election period. The Cabinet Secretary will also issue guidance to civil servants on their conduct during this period.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
The Department for Work and Pensions is the UK’s biggest public service department, supporting people into work and administering the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
The fundamentals of the UK economy are strong, and the public finances have been repaired. Government action has supported the British people with the cost of living. Poverty and inequality have been reduced – ensuring everyone can benefit from the UK’s e...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Dominic Raab), has made the following written Ministerial statement:The latest six-monthly report on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Housing (Esther McVey) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.During the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Westminster Hall Debate on 2 October, I pledged to setting out in full the actions th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for School Standards (Nick Gibb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today I am confirming the final hourly funding rates for the free early education entitlements in 2020-21. In total we a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Care (Caroline Dinenage) has made the following written statement:Today, and following consultation, I am pleased to announce that I am laying legislation that will extend the legal right to have a personal health ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Vulnerability (Victoria Atkins) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government has today laid before Parliament and published the third annual report ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Nicky Morgan) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: I wish to inform members that I have designated the Government’s Statement of Str...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement.Transport plays a critical part in all our lives and is central to some of the biggest issues the country faces, including decarb...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Ben Wallace) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The first duty of any Government is to defend our country and to keep our people safe. The Ministry of Defence plays a pivotal role...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
The informal G6 group of Interior Ministers held its most recent meeting in Munich on 28 and 29 October 2019. Representatives from the USA, the European Commission, Interpol and the World Jewish Congress also attended the meeting. The summit was chaired b...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jesse Norman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Government is committed to doing what is necessary to protect the Exchequer, maintain fairness in the tax system and...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Theresa Villiers) has today made the following statement.Defra has wide and hugely important objectives: to protect and enhance our natural environment, to lead the world in food, farming and fisheries, to deliv...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Robert Buckland) has made the following Written Statement."I am pleased to be able to update the House on the Government’s significant achievements in modernising the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My Hon. Friend the Minister for the Constitution (Chloe Smith) has made the following statement to the House of Commons:The Prime Minister will write to ministerial colleagues shortly providing guidance on the conduct of government business during the pre...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Department for Work and Pensions is the UK’s biggest public service department, supporting people into work and ad...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2019
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The fundamentals of the UK economy are strong, and the public finances have been repaired. Government action has supported ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2019
I am pleased to announce the Government has awarded two new contracts for the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) Generation 4 Lot North and Lot South, to GEOAmey Ltd and Serco Ltd respectively.This follows a competitive procedure with negotiation...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2019
This morning, Sir Martin Moore-Bick has published the phase 1 report of the independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry. A copy of the report has been laid before each House of Parliament. This is a difficult day for all those who lost their loved ones, homes and ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2019
The Government will today publish the report on the statutory post-implementation review of the People with Significant Control (PSC) regulations. We are required to complete a PIR by virtue of various regulations:Small Business, Enterprise and Employment...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2019
I would like to update the House on the work of the Department for International Trade. Supported UK exports worth over £2trn since June 2016. Since the department was established, UK exports have grown from £537bn to £654bn – an increase of 22%. Sustaine...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2019
I would like to update the House on some of the Department for Education’s key achievements since 2010.We are helping families with the cost of childcare. The parents of over 1.4 million children are taking advantage of funded early education in 2019. Thi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2019
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:This morning, Sir Martin Moore-Bick has published the phase 1 report of the independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry. A copy of the report has been laid before each Ho...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2019
My hon friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility (Kelly Tolhurst) has today made the following statement:The Government will today publish the report on the statutory post-implementation r...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2019
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Prisons and Probation (Lucy Frazer) has made the following Written Statement."I am pleased to announce the Government has awarded two new contracts for the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) Gen...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2019
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has today made the following statement.I would like to update the House on the work of the Department for International Trade. Supported UK exports worth over £2trn since June 2016. Since the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2019
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education (Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I would like to update the House on some of the Department for Education’s key achievements since 2010.We are helping f...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 October 2019
Katrina Williams, Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union, represented the UK at Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg on 14-15 October. The main item on fisheries policy was fixing the 2020 fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea....
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 October 2019
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Equivalence Determinations for Financial Services and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 20...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 October 2019
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice) has today made the following statement: Katrina Williams, Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union, represented the UK at Agriculture and Fisheries Counc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2019
The Government has tabled a motion proposing that an early general election be held. The motion is in the terms set out in section 2(2) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. If agreed to by a super-majority of the House of Commons, an early election wil...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2019
The United Kingdom is a development superpower. We are the only country that is simultaneously meeting the NATO target of spending 2% of our Gross Domestic Product on defence and the UN target of spending 0.7% of Gross National Income on international dev...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2019
I wish to inform members that today I made an oral statement to the House concerning the annoucnement on Friday 25 October that the Government supports a Shared Rural Network programme, subject to binding legal agreement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2019
The Equivalence Determinations for Financial Services and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/541), provides powers for HM Treasury, for up to twelve months after exit day, to make equivalence directions and exem...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2019
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:The Government has tabled a motion proposing that an early general election be held. The motion is in the terms set out in section 2(2) of the Fixed-term Parliam...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2019
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Nicky Morgan) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: I wish to inform members that today I made an oral statement to the House concern...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 October 2019
My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for International Development, has today made the following statement: The United Kingdom is a development superpower. We are the only country that is simultaneously meeting the NATO target of spending 2% of our Gr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2019
The department’s remit formally expanded from the “Department of Health” to the “Department of Health and Social Care” in January 2018. Our health and social care services continue to meet the challenges of rising demand and ever more complex need. In 201...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2019
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HRVP), Federica Mogherini, chaired the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Luxembourg on 14 October. My Right Honorable Friend the Minister of State for the Middle East an...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2019
I have set performance targets for the Insolvency Service for the financial year 2019-20. The Insolvency Service is the Government agency that provides public services to those affected by financial distress or failure.The Insolvency Service provides the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2019
My noble friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Climate Change (Lord Duncan of Springbank ) has today made the following statement:I attended the EU Environment Council on 4th October in Luxembourg. Roseanna Cunningham, Scottish C...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2019
I am pleased to announce that today the European Commission has confirmed its original decision in 2014 to grant State aid approval for the Capacity Market, enabling this vital tool for electricity security of supply to be restored and payments that have ...