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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 27 January 2015. Ministers are due to discuss the following items: Investment Plan for Europe The Commission will present its proposal on the European Fund for Strategic...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
Today I am publishing the report of the Holocaust Commission, as attached, and copies of the report have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.On this poignant Holocaust Memorial Day, seventy years on from the liberation of Auschwitz, Britain’s Prom...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
I am today announcing the start of the second Triennial Review of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM). Triennial Reviews are part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring that non-departmental public bodies continue to have regular ind...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond) has made the following written Ministerial statement:I have today laid a departmental Minute proposing the gifting of non-lethal equipment to the Jo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
My rt Hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Brussels on 27 January 2015. Ministers are due to discuss the f...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons: Today I am publishing the report of the Holocaust Commission, as attached, and copies of the report have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. On this po...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 January 2015
Pubs play an important role in our local communities. They provide valuable local hubs that strengthen community relationships and encourage wider social interaction, with each pub also being estimated to contribute £80,000 to the economy annually. We h...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 January 2015
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Kris Hopkins) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Pubs play an important role in our local communities. They provide valuable local hubs that ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 January 2015
The UK has opted in to the Regulation that amends a single article in the Dublin Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 (“Dublin III”) concerning its application to unaccompanied children. The amendments concern the position of unaccompanied children who are applica...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 January 2015
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) welcomes the scrutiny of its consular services by the Foreign Affairs Committee. The Command Paper laid today sets out the Government’s response to the Committee’s report of 23 November 2014 into the FCO’s Consula...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 January 2015
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security and Immigration (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: The UK has opted in to the Regulation that amends a single article in the Dublin Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 (...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 January 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) welcomes the scrutiny of its consular services by the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
Today I publish the response document to a public consultation on the draft consolidated National Minimum Wage (NMW) regulations. The NMW Regulations, which set out the detailed NMW rules, came into force on 1 April 1999 and have since been amended over...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
I am today announcing the Government’s intention to change Ordnance Survey from a Trading Fund to a Government Company at the end of the financial year. The change is operational in nature, and is aimed at improving Ordnance Survey’s day-to-day efficiency...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
My noble friend the Minister of State for Civil Justice and Legal Policy (Lord Faulks QC) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement."On 18 November 2013 the Triennial Review of the Parole Board for England and Wales was announced in Parli...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
The next Agriculture and Fisheries Council will be on 26 January in Brussels. My hon. friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (George Eustice), will represent the UK. Richard Lochhead MSP and Rebecca Evan...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides consular support to bereaved families and friends in approximately 70 cases of murder and manslaughter annually. It is essential that the support provided by my officials at this most tragic and difficult of ti...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs (Jo Swinson) has today made the following statement. Today I publish the response document to a public consultation on the draft consolidated National...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
My Right Honourable Friend the Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington) has made the following written Ministerial statement:The Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides consular support to bereaved families and friends in approximately 70 cases of murder...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
Following the announcement made by my Hon friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, in the adjournment debate yesterday on the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products (Official Report col 336-344), the Govern...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
On 18 November 2013 the Triennial Review of the Parole Board for England and Wales was announced in Parliament. I am pleased to announce the conclusion of the Review and publication of the report today. The Review has concluded that there is a continuin...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following statement.The next Agriculture and Fisheries Council will be on 26 January in Brussels. My hon. friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment, F...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 January 2015
My Rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Business, Enterprise and Energy (Matthew Hancock) has today made the following statement. I am today announcing the Government’s intention to change Ordnance Survey from a Trading Fund to a Government Company a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
My Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd) and I attended EU Environment Council in Brussels on 17 December. Mark H Durkan, Minister of Environment in the Northern Irish Government and R...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
The House of Commons Commission discussed the report of the Committee on House of Commons Governance at its meeting on 19 January. In line with the Committee’s recommendations, the Commission invited the existing external members of the Management Board t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
In line with the Lord Chancellor’s Code of Practice on the Management of Records, the FCO maintains an inventory of its record holdings and carries out regular file audits.In my statement of 30 November 2012, I informed the House of the existence of a lar...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Dan Rogerson) has today made the following statement.My Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd) and I attended EU Environment Co...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2015
My Right Honourable Friend the Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington) has made the following written Ministerial statement:In line with the Lord Chancellor’s Code of Practice on the Management of Records, the FCO maintains an inventory of its record hol...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 January 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 order...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 January 2015
A Double Taxation Agreement and Protocol with Croatia was signed on 15 January 2015. The text of the Agreement and Protocol has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and made available on HM Revenue and Customs’ website. The text will be schedule...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 January 2015
As part of his statement on the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) on 19 October 2010, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced that we had reviewed our nuclear deterrence requirements. He concluded that we could deliver a credible nucl...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 January 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 · 20 January 2015
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A Double Taxation Agreement and Protocol with Croatia was signed on 15 January 2015. The text of the Agreement and Protoc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 January 2015
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. As part of his statement on the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) on 19 October 2010, my right hon. Friend the Pri...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 January 2015
On Monday 24 March 2014 the Triennial Review of the Judicial Appointments Commission for England and Wales was announced in Parliament. I am pleased to announce the conclusion of the Review and publication of the report today. The Review has concluded t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 January 2015
The recommendations from the review into the enforcement decision-making arrangements at the financial regulators were announced on 18 December 2014. I am today depositing a copy of the review report in the House of Commons Library.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 January 2015
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement."On Monday 24 March 2014 the Triennial Review of the Judicial Appointments Commission for Englan...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 January 2015
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Andrea Leadsom) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The recommendations from the review into the enforcement decision-making arrangements at the financial regulators were...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
Triennial reviews of non-departmental public bodies are part of the government's commitment to ensuring accountability in public life. Today I am launching a review of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC). On the grounds of proportionality I ha...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
I am today announcing to the House the Government’s package of measures to provide assistance to owner occupiers along the line of route for Phase One of the High Speed 2 project (from London to the West Midlands). This is the final outcome of two consult...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
A Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Principality of Monaco was signed in London on 22 October 2014 and in Monaco on 23 December 2014. The text of the TIEA has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and will be made available on HM...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
I am today publishing the Government Response to part two of the consultation ‘Court Fees: proposals for reform.’ We are rightly proud of our system of justice. We have some of the best lawyers, and finest judges, in the world. That is why so many peopl...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
Today I am announcing that NHS England is to pilot a possible change to the way ambulance services respond to 999 calls, based on clinical advice that this will improve the chances of survival for patients, especially those with the most serious condition...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
We are reforming GCSEs and A levels to strengthen their academic rigour and to ensure young people are prepared for life in modern Britain. The reforms are extensive and represent a new qualifications standard, keeping pace with universities’ and employer...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
I am today publishing the results of a review by my Permanent Secretary into whether the Department for Education (or predecessor Departments) had received warnings relating to extremism in Birmingham schools, and how any such warnings had been dealt with...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland appointed Sir Desmond de Silva QC in October 2011 to conduct an independent review into the question of State involvement in the murder of Patrick Finucane in 1989. His report was published on 12 December 2012.O...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
I would like to update Hon. Members on two separate announcements relating to the issue of demolition. Planning decision on Welsh Streets, Liverpool Yesterday, as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, I issued decisions on a called-in p...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick McLoughlin), has made the following Ministerial Statement:I am today announcing to the House the Government’s package of measures to provide assistance to owner occupiers along the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
My honourable Friend The Minister for Disabled People (Mark Harper MP) has made the following Written Statement.Triennial reviews of non-departmental public bodies are part of the government's commitment to ensuring accountability in public life. Today ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 January 2015
My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Principality of Monaco was signed in London on 22 October 2014 and i...