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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, will be the biggest sporting and cultural event that the city and the region have ever seen. With an estimated television audience of 1.5 billion people, it will showcase Birmingham, the West Midlands and t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
Defra has sought a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund of £536,000. The requirement has arisen because there is an urgent requirement to proceed with setting up the Office for Environmental Protection in advance of Royal Assent of the Envir...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
The UK is now entering into a period of annual fisheries negotiations to agree fishing opportunities and access to waters for the 2021 fishing year. We will be doing that as an independent coastal state for the first time in over 40 years. It is an import...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
The Withdrawal Agreement provides citizens with the certainty they need about their rights now that the UK has left the EU. It protects the rights of EU citizens in the UK, UK nationals in the EU and their family members who are lawfully resident by the e...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
My Rt hon Friend, the Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth (Kwasi Kwarteng) made the following statement on Friday: This statement concerns an application made by Horizon Nuclear Power Limited under the Planning Act 2008 for development consent ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.Defra has sought a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund of £536,000. The requirement has arisen because there is an urgent requirement to proc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Farming, Fisheries and Food) (Victoria Prentis) has today made the following statement.The UK is now entering into a period of annual fisheries negotiations to agree fishing opportunit...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade (Liz Truss MP) has made the following statement.On Friday 23rd October Japan’s Foreign Minister?Motegi?Toshimitsu and I are signing the UK-Japan Partnership Agreement in Tokyo. This is the fi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
Today we have published the Government’s formal response to the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report 'The detention of young people with learning disabilities and/or autism' published on 1 November 2019 and those made ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
The Government has today laid before Parliament and published the fourth 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 C...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
My Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) has made the following Written Statement:The UK is co-hosting a donor conference today for the Rohingya refugee response, alongside the United States...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
My Rt Hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. In February and July 2020, we published our Policy Statements on the UK’s Points-Based Immigration System. This set out how we would fulfil o...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
In accordance with section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Jonathan Hall QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has prepared a report on the operation in 2018 of the Terrorism Acts, which was laid before the House on 19 March 2020. I am grat...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
Following the Prime Minister‘s announcement on 12 October of new financial support for all local authorities, I wish to set out to the House how that support will be allocated to local authorities.The allocation of this financial support, worth over £1 bi...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
The UK is co-hosting a donor conference today for the Rohingya refugee response, alongside the United States, European Union and UN Refugee agency (UNHCR). Bringing together donor countries and partners from the region, this conference will rally internat...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
My Hon Friend the Minister for Care (Helen Whately) has made the following written statement:Today we have published the Government’s formal response to the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report 'The detention of young ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Safeguarding (Victoria Atkins) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government has today laid before Parliament and published the fourth annual report on the United Kin...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Future Borders and Immigration (Kevin Foster) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:My Rt Hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Chang...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In accordance with section 36 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Jonathan Hall QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legis...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Robert Jenrick) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Following the Prime Minister‘s announcement on 12 October of new financial ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
I am today announcing that the price cap on standard variable and default energy tariffs will remain in place for 2021.The independent energy regulator, Ofgem, has carried out an assessment into whether the conditions are in place for effective competitio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
The Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee met on 19 October 2020 in London, with delegations attending in person and by video conference.The meeting was co-chaired by the UK Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, and European Commiss...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
Today, I am publishing the report into Exercise Cygnus.Exercise Cygnus was a national exercise that took place in 2016. It looked at how well prepared the UK was to respond to a serious flu pandemic. The aim was to test systems to the extreme, to identify...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
Protecting the public from harm is the first duty of any government. The parole system is one of the key mechanisms for keeping the public safe by ensuring that dangerous criminals are not released when they still pose a danger to the public. As such, it ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
Today, I am announcing new initiatives the Vaccine Taskforce has invested in to ensure that a successful COVID-19 vaccine is available as soon as possible.I can inform the House that we are establishing human challenge trials for possible COVID-19 vaccine...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma has today made the following statement:I am today announcing that the price cap on standard variable and default energy tariffs will remain in place...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock) has made the following written statement:Today, I am publishing the report into Exercise Cygnus.Exercise Cygnus was a national exercise that took place in 2016. It looked at...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Justice (Lucy Frazer QC) has made the following Written Statement."Protecting the public from harm is the first duty of any government. The parole system is one of the key mechanisms for keeping the public sa...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Cabinet Office (Michael Gove), has today made the following Written Statement:The Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee met on 19 October 2020 in London, with delegations attendin...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma has today made the following statement:Today, I am announcing new initiatives the Vaccine Taskforce has invested in to ensure that a successful COVI...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2020
Today, I am publishing the 2020 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery. The Report covers the whole of the UK and has been drafted in collaboration with the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. This report sets out an ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2020
The Government has published its response to the consultation on the approach to delivering simpler annual pension benefit statements. Participation in pension saving has been transformed through the success of Automatic Enrolment. However, there is a gro...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2020
In the written statement Financial Services Update on 23 June [HCWS309], the Chancellor announced that the Government would commence the next stage of the Future Regulatory Framework (FRF) Review and bring forward a review of certain features of Solvency ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2020
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today, I am publishing the 2020 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery. The Report covers the whole of the UK and has been...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2020
My honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions & Financial Inclusion (Guy Opperman MP) has made the following Written Statement.The Government has published its response to the consultation on the approach to delivering simpl...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2020
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care) (Jo Churchill) has made the following written statement:The primary objective of our policy is to support the expansion of the annual season...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2020
My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to theTreasury (John Glen) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.In the written statement Financial Services Update on 23 June [HCWS309], the Chancellor announced that the Government would c...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 October 2020
I am updating the House that the Department for Transport has negotiated a further Direct Award for the Cross Country rail franchise. I am pleased to inform the house that the Government has signed a new contract with Arriva to ensure vital train services...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 October 2020
I established the In-Work Progression Commission - led by Baroness McGregor-Smith - in March this year as part of this government’s commitment to levelling up opportunities for those who want to progress from lower paid jobs into higher paid work. In resp...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 October 2020
The primary objective of our policy is to support the expansion of the annual seasonal flu vaccination campaign and to support the successful roll-out of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Throughout the Coronavirus outbreak, the government has brough...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 October 2020
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement. I am updating the House that the Department for Transport has negotiated a further Direct Award for the Cross Country rail franc...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 October 2020
My Right Honourable Friend, The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey MP) has made the following Written Statement.I established the In-Work Progression Commission - led by Baroness McGregor-Smith - in March this year as part of this...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2020
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy, published in January 2019, committed to a range of measures to help great people become teachers. One such measure is the introduction of a new application system for initial teacher training in England. This sy...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2020
The Annual Report to Parliament under the Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act 2012 for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 has today been laid before Parliament.The report is prepared in line with the requirements set out in the Infrastructure ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2020
I wish to inform the House of the laying of the Government response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 2020 report on Reducing UK Emissions. While?Covid-19 has presented immense challenges for businesses and governments,?the need for action on clima...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2020
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Kemi Badenoch) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.The Annual Report to Parliament under the Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act 2012 for the period 1 April 2019 to...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2020
My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma has today made the following statement:I wish to inform the House of the laying of the Government response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 October 2020
I am confirming that the United Kingdom has joined the global?COVAX?initiative to expedite the discovery, manufacture, and fair distribution of an effective coronavirus vaccine to one billion people globally. The UK is a strong supporter and champion of C...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 October 2020
The Warm Home Discount Scheme (WHDS) provides up to £350m per year to tackle fuel poverty and the pressure placed by energy prices on low income households. Around 1.2 million pensioner households who receive the guarantee element of pension credit are au...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 October 2020
Appointment of Additional Grenfell Tower Inquiry Panel MemberThe fire in Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017 was an unimaginable tragedy that should never have happened.The Government set up the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to get to the truth about what happened an...