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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
The public interest test The Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026 grants powers to allow the Secretary of State to bring a steel company into public ownership where it is necessary in the public interest. Ministers must carefully consider the public ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
Today, I wish to update the House on the decisive action we are taking to secure the long-term future of Dartmoor's iconic pony populations through a package of new protections and financial support.Dartmoor’s pony populations and ELM schemesDartmoor’s he...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
I am today informing Parliament of a consultation on fireworks which has just been launched.Millions of people enjoy fireworks responsibly as part of cultural, religious and community celebrations. There is an existing legal framework in place to address ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is examining the UK’s response to and impact of the pandemic. The government is fully committed to supporting the work of the COVID-19 Inquiry and to learning lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the UK is better prepared f...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
On 5 February 2026 Sir Ross Cranston published the Cranston Inquiry’s report into the tragic events of November 2021 when at least 30 people died attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat. Government has today published an interim response to the re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
Today I am launching a consultation on the future of the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI). This Government is committed to delivering justice and to ensuring that public inquiries are able to provide answers, accountability and recommendations within a ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
I wish to update the House on the action this Government is taking to strengthen water company resilience to heatwaves and sustained hot weather.The Met Office outlook for July to September 2026 indicates that a hotter than usual three-month period is mor...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
Marriage is one of our most enduring and important institutions. For many couples, their wedding day is one of the most significant moments of their lives: a public expression of enduring love and commitment, through which two people enter into a legal re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
Today, I am proud to inform the house that this government is setting out the details of the Adult Social Care Fair Pay Agreement, a landmark reform that will turn the page on decades of low pay, insecurity, and the exploitation of adult social care worke...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Honourable Friend Lord Vallance of Balham, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation has today made the following statement:My Lords, the Nuclear Regulatory Review set out a stark challenge for all of us; government, regulators and industr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
Over the last year we have taken significant action on nature recovery. In December 2025 we launched our revised Environmental Improvement Plan (the EIP) to restore nature, move to a more circular economy and protect our environmental security. We know th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
On 6 December 2018, the UK signed the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (The Macolin Convention).The Government laid this Convention in Parliament on 4 June 2026 in the Miscellaneous Series under Command Paper number ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
This statement updates the House on the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s investigation into how MI5 came to provide false evidence to the Courts on whether or not it had confirmed the status of ‘Agent X’ as a Covert Human Intelligence Source. This foll...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
This Government is driving the most ambitious programme of local government reform in a generation, replacing the inefficient two-tier system with new unitary councils so that all parts of our country can access strong services, and are ready for devoluti...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Noble Friend the Minister of State for International Development and Africa (The Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington) has today made the following statement:The FCDO ODA programme allocations I set out on 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425) reflect how we are m...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Noble Friend the Minister of State for International Development and Africa (The Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington) has today made the following statement:The FCDO’s Annual Report & Accounts 2025-26 reports that in 2025, on a provisional basis, the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
Special advisers are a critical part of the team supporting Ministers. They add a political dimension to the advice and assistance available to Ministers while reinforcing the impartiality of the permanent Civil Service by distinguishing the source of pol...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
Today I can announce that the first Border Security Commander’s Annual Report, for the period 2025 to 2026, is being laid before Parliament. In our manifesto, this Government promised to create a new Border Security Command to tackle the organised crimina...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
It is essential that local planning authorities (LPAs) have the resources and skilled planners they need to provide a proactive, efficient planning service for local communities and support housing delivery, economic growth and the provision of infrastruc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
Today I am publishing the government's response to the consultation on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children in England. The government has decided to introduce legislation to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children u...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
Today I am updating the House on the UK’s ongoing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and setting out how the Government will continue to support the Afghan people in the years ahead.Nearly five years after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, the huma...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Reynolds MP) has made the following statement.Today, I wish to update the House on the decisive action we are taking to secure the long-term future of Dartmoor...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Right Honourable friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is examining the UK’s response to and impact of the pandemic. The gov...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport (Keir Mather), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I am making this statement to provide an update on the Coastguard Rescue Service. I would like to begin by recognising the ex...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Lords, the Nuclear Regulatory Review set out a stark challenge for all of us; government, regulators and industry. The government is meeting this challenge by taking forward all 47 recommendations. Delay has a cost, so we have committed to implementing...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Honourable Friend, the Minister for Water and Flooding (Emma Hardy MP), has made the following Written Statement.I wish to update the House on the action this Government is taking to strengthen water company resilience to heatwaves and sustained hot we...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I am launching a consultation on the future of the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI). This Government is co...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Industry) (Chris McDonald MP) has today made the following statement.The public interest test The Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026 grants powers to allow the Secretary of Stat...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection) (Kate Dearden MP) has today made the following statement.I am today informing Parliament of a consultation on fireworks which has just been l...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Right Honourable Friend the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Rt Hon David Lammy MP) has today made the following statement:"Marriage is one of our most enduring and important institutions. For many couples, the...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Nature (Mary Creagh MP) has made the following statement.Over the last year we have taken significant action on nature recovery. In December 2025 we launched our revised Environmental Improvement Plan (the EIP) to res...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Care (Stephen Kinnock MP) has made the following statement:Today, I am proud to inform the house that this government is setting out the details of the Adult Social Care Fair Pay Agreement, a landmark reform ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This statement updates the House on the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s investigation into how MI5 came to pro...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Steve Reed OBE MP) has today made the following statement:This Government is driving the most ambitious programme of local government reform in a generation, ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander), has made the following Ministerial Statement.On 5 February 2026 Sir Ross Cranston published the Cranston Inquiry’s report into the tragic events of November 2021 when at l...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific (Seema Malhotra MP) has today made the following statement:On 6 December 2018, the UK signed the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (The ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
The FCDO’s Annual Report & Accounts 2025-26 reports that in 2025, on a provisional basis, the United Kingdom did not meet its target to spend the equivalent of 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA).The Intern...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
The FCDO ODA programme allocations I set out on 19 March 2026 (HCWS1425) reflect how we are modernising and improving our approach to international development, following a year spent reviewing our priorities and redefining how we work.In that Statement, ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I can announce that the first Border Security Commander’s Annual Report, for the period 2025 to 2026, is bei...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Rt. Hon Friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister at the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Darren Jones MP, has today made the following statement:Special advisers are...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook MP) has today made the following statement:It is essential that local planning authorities (LPAs) have the resources and skilled planners they need to provide a proacti...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (Hamish Falconer MP) has today made the following statement:Today I am updating the House on the UK’s ongoing humanitarian assistance t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2026
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (Sharon Hodgson MP) has made the following statement:Today I am publishing the government's response to the consultation on banning the sale of high-caffeine ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026
I am today announcing that the Ministry of Defence has completed the purchase of Finnart Oil Terminal, representing a multi-million-pound investment in the West of Scotland.This is a strategically important investment that strengthens the United Kingdom’s...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026
[This Ministerial Statement is also available in British Sign Language (BSL) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUrDclFi9M0]This Government recognises the need for continuous improvement in the accessibility of Government communications for everyone, inclu...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) Corporate Plan 2026/27 is being laid today. This document will also be published on the ONR website. I can confirm, in accordance with Paragraph 25(3) of Schedule 7 to the Energy Act 2013, that there have been no ex...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026
Today, the Government is publishing its Model Action Plan for Responding to Significant Data Breaches.The Model Action Plan establishes a clear, consistent and coordinated approach to managing significant personal data breaches for government departments ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026
My Noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Hanson of Flint) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today the Government is launching two calls for evidence to strengthen the evidence base on two key and evolving fraud thr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026
The Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 were debated and approved by Parliament in December 2025, and came into force on 31 January 2026. They amended the exceptions for state-owned inv...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2026
Victoria Marten’s death was tragic and the direct result of the actions of her parents, who are now serving sentences for her negligent manslaughter. Victoria’s death prompted a wider national review and in February 2026, the Child Safeguarding Practice R...