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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2014
The European Competitiveness Council will take place on Thursday 4th December and Friday 5th December. Baroness Neville-Rolfe will represent the UK on day one (industry and internal market). UK representation for the second day of the Council is to be con...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2014
The EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) took place in Brussels on 21 November 2014. I represented the UK on all the issues discussed at the meeting. A summary of those discussions follows. The EU’s High Representative Vice President addressed the Council...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2014
My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Minister for Intellectual Property (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) has today made the following statement. The EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) took place in B...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2014
I am pleased to announce that the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Levy) Regulations 2014 come into effect today. These Regulations require active insurers to pay an annual levy based on their relative market share for the purpose of meeting the costs...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2014
I have today announced that the government intends, following a public consultation, to increase the national speed limit for heavy goods vehicles of more than 7.5 tonnes on dual carriageway roads from 50 mph to 60 mph. This complements the decision tha...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2014
I would like to update hon. Members on the action that the Coalition Government has taken to free up the planning system and the further new measures we are now implementing to support small scale developers and help hard-working people get the home they ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2014
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport (Claire Perry), has made the following Ministerial Statement:I have today announced that the government intends, following a public consultation, to increase the national speed...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2014
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I would like to update hon. Members on the action that the Coalition Government has taken to free up the planning system and ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
I am pleased to inform the House that following a rigorous competition I intend to award the Intercity East Coast franchise to Inter City Railways Limited, a joint venture between Stagecoach Transport Holdings Limited and Virgin Holdings limited, pending ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
Later today, I will publish Command Paper Cm 8967, the Government Response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee report on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Work Capability Assessment (WCA). I would like to thank the Committee for its report....
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
The Government is pleased to announce that the Fifth Independent Review of the Work Capability Assessment, carried out by Dr Paul Litchfield, will be published later today. This is the fifth and final annual independent review, as required by the Welfare ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
Following the 2013-14 winter of sustained wet and windy weather, I invited Richard Brown OBE to chair a review of the resilience of our transport networks to extreme weather events. The Review was published in July and today I am publishing the Government...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
I have today deposited in the Libraries of both Houses a copy of a Direction I have given to the Intelligence Services Commissioner, the Right Honourable Sir Mark Waller, under section 59A of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. This Direction...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
I should like to inform the House that I have made the following appointment under Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986: The Honourable Mrs Justice Patterson has been appointed as Deputy Chair of the Boundary Commission for England, e...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary has today laid before Parliament his annual assessment of policing in England and Wales in accordance with Section 54 of the Police Act 1996. Copies are available at www.hmic.gov.uk and in the Vote Office.This...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
Further to my statement on Tuesday 28 October (Column 16WS) I hereby exercise powers under section 21 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 to extend the period for Protocol 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights to be laid before ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
I am today publishing the Government response to the “Transforming Legal Aid: Crime Duty Contracts” consultation published on 24 September. Copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses. This consultation was specifically about the reports produce...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
Lord Smith of Kelvin has today published the Heads of Agreement with recommendations for further devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament.In order to assist Members, I am depositing a copy of the heads of Agreement in the libraries of both Houses. ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
This statement updates the House on Government action to prepare for potential flooding this winter.Protecting the country from flooding is a core Defra priority. This Government is investing £3.2 billion in flood defences in this Parliament, compared to ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
On 19 November 2013 my predecessor, the Hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Mark Simmonds) updated the House on the start of an independent feasibility study on resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) by its former inhabitants. KPMG wer...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development, is today publishing the forty-second progress report on developments in Afghanistan since November...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
As part of Future Reserves 2020 (FR20), the planned five year growth of the Reserve Forces’ trained strength was set out in a statement to the House on 19 December 2013 (column 121WS). This included annual trained strength targets along with intake target...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
A key requirement introduced as a result of HM Treasury’s Review of the Tax Arrangements of Public Sector Appointees (Cmd 8350 published in May 2012) was that Departments must exercise governance over appointments where the appointees are not engaged dire...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council is due to be held on 4 and 5 December in Brussels. My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling MP) and I will attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. As the provisional agenda stands, the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lord Bates) has today made the following written ministerial statement:The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 required Ministers across Government to undertake a review of powers of entry. The Act req...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
Last winter saw some of the most severe weather on record, and thousands of homes and businesses were flooded. Extension of flood recovery schemes to all of 2013/14 The Government responded to these events by making relief available for those flooded, b...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland has made the following written statement:Lord Smith of Kelvin has today published the Heads of Agreement with recommendations for further devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament.In order to assi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A key requirement introduced as a result of HM Treasury’s Review of the Tax Arrangements of Public Sector Appointees (Cmd 835...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. As part of Future Reserves 2020 (FR20), the planned five year growth of the Reserve Forces’ trained strength was set out in a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick McLoughlin) has made the following Ministerial Statement: I am pleased to inform the House that following a rigorous competition I intend to award the Intercity East Coast franchise...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My honourable friend The Minister for Disabled People (Mark Harper MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Later today, I will publish Command Paper Cm 8967, the Government Response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee report on Em...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My honourable friend The Minister for Disabled People (Mark Harper MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Government is pleased to announce that the Fifth Independent Review of the Work Capability Assessment, carried out by Dr Paul L...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Patrick McLoughlin), has made the following Ministerial Statement: Following the 2013-14 winter of sustained wet and windy weather, I invited Richard Brown OBE to chair a review of the re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement."I should like to inform the House that I have made the following appointment under Schedule 1 to...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary has today laid before Parliament his annual assessment of policing in En...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties (Simon Hughes) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement."Further to my statement on Tuesday 28 October (Column 16WS) I hereby exercise powers under section...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement."I am today publishing the Government response to the “Transforming Legal Aid: Crime Duty Contra...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (James Duddridge) has made the following written Ministerial statement:On 19 November 2013 my predecessor, the Hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Mark ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond) has made the following written Ministerial statement:I wish to inform the House that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, together with the Ministr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. "The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council is due to be held on 4 and 5 December in Brussels. My Righ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 required Ministers across Government to undertake a review of powers of entry. The Act required Ministers who are members of the Cabinet with responsibility for powers of entry to examine their powers and to consider wh...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made the following statement to the House of Commons:I have today deposited in the Libraries of both Houses a copy of a Direction I have given to the Intelligence Services Commissioner, the Right Honourable Sir Mar...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following statement.This statement updates the House on Government action to prepare for potential flooding this winter.Protecting the country from flooding is a core Defra pr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
My right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Last winter saw some of the most severe weather on record, and thousands of homes and businesses were floo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
The Electoral Commission has today published a report containing an analysis of the Confirmation Live Run (CLR) exercise that took place in Scotland in September 2014, and which forms the first stage in the transition to Individual Electoral Registration...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council on 17 November, and the Minister for Reserves, Julian Brazier, attended the Defence Foreign Affairs Council and the European Defenc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 7 November 2014. Ministers discussed the following items:State of Play of Budget NegotiationsThe Council recognised the unprecedented scale of this year’s revisions to VAT and...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
The Telecommunications Council will take place in Brussels on 27th November 2014. The Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, Shan Morgan, will represent the UK at this Council, and below are the agenda items and the positions, the UK intends to adopt ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 7 November 2014. Ministers discussed the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
My Right Honourable Friend the Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington) has made the following written Ministerial statement:My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council on 17 ...