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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2017
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will meet on 8 December in Brussels.For the health part of the meeting there will be three main agenda items on the Draft Council Conclusions on Health in Digital Society; the Draft Counci...
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
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Jo Johnson) has made the following written ministerial statement.Today, I can update on the Government’s sale of part of the pre-2012, commonly known as ‘Plan O...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2017
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has made the following written statement: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...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2017
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will take place on 7th December 2017 in Brussels. Damian Hinds, Minister of State for Employment, will represent the UK. The Council will be invited to agree a partial General approach on ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2017
I am today publishing a Heritage Statement, setting out the direction and priorities for the heritage sector in the coming years. The Statement builds on the commitments we made in last year’s Culture White Paper. It links the heritage agenda to our wider...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2017
On 17 March 2016 my predecessor, the right honourable member for Preseli Pembrokeshire, announced the publication of the Report of Lady Justice Macur’s Independent Review of the Tribunal of Inquiry into the abuse of children in care in the former county c...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2017
A Protocol to the 1977 Double Taxation Convention with Switzerland was signed on 30 November 2017. The text of the Protocol has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and has been made available on HM Revenue and Customs’ pages of the Gov.UK websi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2017
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 7th December 2017 in Brussels. Damian Hinds, Ministe...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2017
My hon. Friend the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, has today made the following statement in the House of Commons.I am today publishing a Heritage Statement, setting out the direction and priorities for the heritage sector in the coming years. Th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2017
My Right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Wales (Alun Cairns) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:On 17 March 2016 my predecessor, the right honourable member for Preseli Pembrokeshire, announced the publication of the Report ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2017
My right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mel Stride) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A Protocol to the 1977 Double Taxation Convention with Switzerland was signed on 30 November 2017. The text of the P...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
The EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) will meet in Buenos Aires during the 11th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Council will meet on the 10th December before the formal opening of the Ministerial Conference. The Minister...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
I will attend the only formal Transport Council under the Estonian Presidency (the Presidency) taking place in Brussels on Tuesday 5th December. The first item on the agenda will be a progress report on Phase One of the Mobility Package, focusing on propo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
On 13 November, people across Somaliland took part in elections to choose a new President. The UK played an active role as part of a group of international donors in supporting the Somaliland National Election Commission in planning, preparing and deliver...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
On 28 November 2017 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office fulfilled the pledge made by the former Prime Minister at the NATO Chicago Summit in 2012 to commit £70 million for each of the calendar years 2015-2017 towards Afghan National Defence and Security F...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
Together with my Right Honourable friend, Justine Greening, Secretary of State for Education, we have today laid before Parliament “Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper” (Cm9523). The Green Paper forms part of th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 05 December. EU Finance Ministers will discuss the following items: Early Morning SessionThe Eurogroup President will brief Ministers on the outcomes of the 04 De...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
Our Housing White Paper is clear that fixing our broken market requires solutions that look to the long-term. It requires action to boost local authority planning capacity to plan strategically and across local authority boundaries; to support local autho...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
Today the Government is launching a public consultation on its proposed approach to revising the eligibility criteria for the early education entitlement for disadvantaged 2 year olds in light of the roll out of Universal Credit.Universal Credit is replac...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I will attend the only formal Transport Council under the Estonian Presidency (the Presidency) taking place in Brussels on Tues...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark Field), has made the following written Ministerial statement:On 28 November 2017 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office fulfilled the pledge made by the former Prime...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Rory Stewart), has made the following written Ministerial statement:On 13 November, people across Somaliland took part in elections to choose a new President. The UK played ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has made the following written statement:Together with my Right Honourable friend, Justine Greening, Secretary of State for Education, we have today laid before Parliament “Transforming Children and You...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy has today made the following statement:The EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) will meet in Buenos Aires during the 11th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Council will ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Philip Hammond) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 05 December. EU Finance Mi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
My Hon. Friend, the Minister for Housing and Planning (Alok Sharma), has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Our Housing White Paper is clear that fixing our broken market requires solutions that look to the long-term. It requires actio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2017
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Children and Families (Robert Goodwill) has made the following written ministerial statement.Today the Government is launching a public consultation on its proposed approach to revising the eligibility criter...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2017
We are today making a statement on the decisions taken by NHS England at its Board meeting on 30 November 2017 regarding future commissioning arrangements for adults’ and children’s CHD services in England, following its Review of and full public consulta...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2017
A formal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 07 November. European Finance Ministers discussed the following items: European Free Trade Association (EFTA) dialogue In their annual meeting, Ministers met w...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2017
The National Crime Agency (NCA) was established to lead the fight against serious and organised crime. It has the power to task other law enforcement partners and a capability, with local to international reach, to disrupt the impact of serious and organi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2017
My right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss) made the following Written Ministerial Statement on Friday 1 December.A formal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 07 Novem...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2017
My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health has made the following Written Statement:We are today making a statement on the decisions taken by NHS England at its Board meeting on 30 November 2017 regarding future commissioning arrangements for adults’...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
During Prime Minister's Questions on 29 November 2017, in answer to the question from the Hon Member for Battersea, I should have said that spending on disability is £50 billion.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
I wish to make a statement about the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - UN Joint Investigative Mechanism. We condemn the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere. It is of great concer...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
The Government has decided to opt in to the European Commission's proposals for Council Decisions authorising the acceptance by certain Member States of the accession of named countries to the 1980 Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international ch...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
I have today laid regulations specifying that the new reserved powers model of devolution for Wales will come into force on 1 April 2018. I consulted the First Minister of Wales and the Assembly’s Presiding Officer before making these regulations. The new...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
I am announcing today that having carefully considered all the material and representations I have received, I am ‘minded to’ implement two locally-led proposals for merging district councils in Somerset and Suffolk.The first of these is a proposal Taunto...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
The Transport, Telecommunications, and Energy (TTE) Council will take place in Brussels on 4 and 5 December 2017. The UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU will represent the interests of the UK at the Telecommunications session on 4 December.Tel...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
I am pleased to lay and publish the Chief Coroner’s fourth annual report to the Lord Chancellor on the operation of coroner services under section 36 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (‘the 2009 Act’). The report covers the period 1 July 2016 to 30 Jun...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
I wish to inform the House that I am today introducing changes to the dedicated immigration policy for residents of Grenfell Tower and Grenfell walk.First, I am extending the dedicated immigration policy for survivors of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.The ext...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
In order to maintain the essential capabilities of law enforcement to catch paedophiles, terrorists and criminals, the Government has announced proposed changes to the UK’s communications data retention and acquisition regime to comply with the judgment h...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson), has made the following written Ministerial statement:I wish to make a statement about the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the Organisation for th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Sir Alan Duncan), has made the following written Ministerial statement:The Government has decided to opt in to the European Commission's proposals for Council Decision...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Wales (Alun Cairns) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: I have today laid regulations specifying that the new reserved powers model of devolution for Wales will come into force on 1 April 20...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Karen Bradley) has made the following Statement:The Transport, Telecommunications, and Energy (TTE) Council will take place in Brussels on 4 and 5 December 2017. The...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid), has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am announcing today that having carefully considered all the material and representations I have rec...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, (Dr Phillip Lee) has made the following Written Statement."I am pleased to lay and publish the Chief Coroner’s fourth annual report to the Lord Chancellor on the operation o...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I wish to inform the House that I am today introducing changes to the dedicated immigration policy for residents of Grenfell ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 November 2017
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In order to maintain the essential capabilities of law enforcement to catch paedophiles, terrorists and criminals, the ...