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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 December 2019
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Wales (Simon Hart) has today made the following statement:The legislative programme for the First Session was outlined by Her Majesty on Thursday 19 December. This statement provides a summary of the programme a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Mr Andrew Bailey as the next Governor of the Bank of England. Mr Bailey will take up his appointment on 16 March 2020, and will serve an eight-year term, in accordance with the Bank of England Act 1998 (as am...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
The Government’s legislative programme for the first Session was outlined by Her Majesty on Thursday 19 December. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its application to Northern Ireland. It does not include draft bills, Law Commission b...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
Following Thursday’s State Opening of Parliament, and for the convenience of the House, I am listing the bills which were announced:Agriculture BillAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft BillArmed Forces (Legal Protections) BillBirmingham Commonweal...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
The UK did not attend the EU Energy Council in Brussels on 4 December 2019.The UK Government has decided that from 1 September until exit day, UK Ministers and officials will only attend EU meetings where the UK has a significant national interest in the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
General Affairs Council, November 2019The UK did not attend the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Brussels on 19 November 2019.The UK Government has decided that from 1 September until exit day, UK Ministers and officials will only attend EU meetings where...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
In September 2019, the Government commissioned Sir Amyas Morse to lead the Independent Loan Charge Review. The Loan Charge is designed to tackle disguised remuneration avoidance schemes where a person’s income is paid as a loan which is not repaid. The Go...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
The Cabinet Office has sought a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund of £107,134,000.The requirement has arisen because the Cabinet Office receives a relatively high proportion of its voted funding at Supplementary Estimate, and as a consequ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
The Government is today publishing a number of documents as part of its ongoing commitment to transparency and accountability: The List of Ministers’ Interests, reflecting the Government as it stood on 5 November 2019, immediately before the dissolution o...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
IntroductionToday I have published the provisional local government finance settlement for 2020-21. The proposals set out in this consultation will give local authorities a 4.4% real-terms increase in their Core Spending Power, which will rise from £46.2 ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
The legislative programme for the First Session was outlined by Her Majesty on Thursday 19 December. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its application to Wales. It does not include draft bills, Law Commission bills or Finance Bills. T...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
Today I am confirming school and early years revenue funding allocations for 2020-21 through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), published yesterday. This follows a statement by the Secretary of State for Education on 3 September, which confirmed to Parlia...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
On 18 July 2019, the Government published new guidance titled “The Principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas and the passing and receipt of intelligence relating to detainees”. This will replace the existing “Consolidated...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
On 3-4 December, NATO Leaders met in London to mark 70 successful years of the Alliance, in a valuable opportunity to reaffirm British leadership. These events demonstrated a strong sense of NATO’s unity and purpose, progressed the largest reinforcement o...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
I told the House on 21 October that, following the tragic case of Harry Dunn, I had commissioned a review of the immunity arrangements at the Croughton Annex for US personnel and their families who hold privileges and immunities under the Vienna Conventio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
On 18 May 2011, the then Secretary of State for Defence, the Right Hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Liam Fox) made an oral statement to the House (Official Report column 351) announcing the approval of the Initial Gate investment stage for the procureme...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
Today, I am laying before Parliament the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2019. Our Armed Forces protect our nation with unwavering honour, courage and commitment. We owe them a vast debt of gratitude and have a duty to ensure that those who serve, or ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
It is the normal practice when a government department proposed to make a gift of a value exceeding £300,000, for the department concerned to present to the House of Commons a minute giving particulars of the gift and explaining the circumstances; and to ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
The legislative programme for the First Session was outlined by Her Majesty on Thursday 19 December. This statement provides a summary of the programme and its application to Scotland. It does not include draft bills, Law Commission bills or Finance Bills...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 18 May 2011, the then Secretary of State for Defence, the Right Hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Liam Fox) made ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today, I am laying before Parliament the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2019. Our Armed Forces protect our natio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Alister Jack) has today made the following statement: The legislative programme for the First Session was outlined by Her Majesty on Thursday 19 December. This statement provides a summary of the pr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education (Gavin Williamson) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.It is the normal practice when a government department proposed to make a gift of a value exceeding £300,000, for the d...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for School Standards (Nick Gibb) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today I am confirming school and early years revenue funding allocations for 2020-21 through the Dedicated Schools Grant...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Julian Smith) has today made the following statement:The Government’s legislative programme for the first Session was outlined by Her Majesty on Thursday 19 December. This statement provides a ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth (Kwasi Kwarteng MP) has today made the following statement; The UK did not attend the EU Energy Council in Brussels on 4 December 2019.The UK Government has decided th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
General Affairs Council, November 2019The UK did not attend the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Brussels on 19 November 2019.The UK Government has decided that from 1 September until exit day, UK Ministers and officials will only attend EU meetings where...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2019
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: IntroductionToday I have published the provisional local government financ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
In July 2017, the then Prime Minister commissioned the independent and respected Committee on Standards in Public Life to undertake a review into abuse and intimidation in elections. This followed concerning evidence from many Parliamentary candidates – a...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
Boosting Home Ownership and Getting Britain BuildingGetting more much-needed homes builtSince 2010 we have delivered over 1.3 million homes.In 2017, we published our ambitious Housing White Paper, and set an ambition to increase the delivery of homes to 3...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
The Government recognises the role that audit plays in the effective functioning of the UK’s financial markets and broader economy.To help meet our ambition that the UK should become the best place in the world to work and to grow a business, we must take...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
On 25th July 2019, the boards of Cobham PLC and a subsidiary of funds managed by Advent International, a US private equity firm, announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommend cash acquisition of Cobham for approximately £4 billion....
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
The Government has further advanced its preparations for the UK’s withdrawal from Euratom and the European Union.As made clear in previous statements on the topic, the UK has concluded all replacement international agreements required to ensure continuity...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
The Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) will take place in Brussels on 11 November. It will be chaired by the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HRVP), Federica Mogherini.The FAC will discuss Current Affairs,...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) uses its global platform to promote a truly Global Britain and support the UK’s values and interests – from helping victims of forced marriage to championing media freedom to securing market access for British com...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
My Noble Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon), has made the following written Ministerial statement:The United Kingdom is aware of the proceedings brought by Mauritius against the Maldives under the ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
The Government has made improving the care and treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities a priority. Society is rightly judged on the way it treats its most vulnerable citizens.Health and social care professionals have a crucial r...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
The UK has some of the world’s most productive businesses and has a strong business environment upon which we can build. Despite this, the UK has a longstanding productivity gap with international competitors. That is why we launched the joint Department ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 08 November 2019. The UK will be represented by Mark Bowman (Director General, International Finance, HM Treasury). The Council will discuss the following:Excise ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
This government is fully committed to protecting the public, and ensuring the police have the powers they need. As such, today I am announcing that I intend to reviewpre-charge bail legislation to ensure we have a system which more effectively prioritises...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
I am pleased to announce that I have today published the report “Changes and Choices”, co-authored by Professor Sir Adrian Smith and Professor Graeme Reid. This report, which I commissioned in March of this year, provides independent advice on the design ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
I have today laid before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a contingent liability raised as a result of a letter of comfort provided to Transport for the North. Unfortunately, due to the need to secure value for money it is not possible to allow...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
This statement is issued in accordance with section 4 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018 (‘the NIEFEF Act’). Section 4 of the Act requires that I, as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, report on a quarte...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
I would like to update the house on some of the key achievements of the Department for Business, Energy and the Industrial Strategy since it was created in July 2016. Leading the world in tackling climate changeAchieving net zero carbon emissions is a key...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
I am announcing today the conversion of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) investigation of Brook House immigration removal centre to a statutory inquiry, in accordance with the Inquiries Act 2005. This Inquiry will investigate the mistreatment of ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP ) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today published Sir John Parker's review of the implementation of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. I am ve...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
My Rt hon friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Andrea Leadsom) has today made the following statement: On 25th July 2019, the boards of Cobham PLC and a subsidiary of funds managed by Advent International, a US priva...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
My Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Christopher Pincher), has made the following written Ministerial statement:The Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) will take place in Brussels on 11 November. It will be cha...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Dominic Raab), has made the following written Ministerial statement:The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) uses its global platform to promote a truly Global Brita...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2019
The United Kingdom is aware of the proceedings brought by Mauritius against the Maldives under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The UK is not a party to these proceedings, which can have no effect for the UK or for maritime delimitation b...