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Commons HCWS389
UK Government response to Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4 Report
On Thursday 16 April 2026, the Covid-19 Inquiry published its fourth report, which focussed on the role of vaccines and therapeutics throughout the pandemic and put forward 5 recommendations for th...
Made: 2026-10-16
Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS388
Call for Evidence: Part K, Building Safety Regulation (Protection from Falling, Collision and Impact)
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will later this month publish a call for evidence on Part K of the Building Regulations and Approved Document K, the statutory guidance on how to comply with the...
Made: 2026-10-16
Florence Eshalomi
Florence Eshalomi
Minister of State for Homelessness, Democracy, Communities and Faith
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS387
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – October 2026 CBAM Rate and Default Emissions Values update
The government is introducing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from 1 January 2027. It will ensure that highly traded, carbon-intensive goods imported into the UK face a carbon price com...
Made: 2026-10-16
James Murray
James Murray
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS386
Newspaper mergers case
I wish to update the House on the sale of Telegraph Media Group Holdings (TMGH).On 14 April 2026 I gave my consent to RB Investco Limited to derogate from the Public Interest Merger Reference (Tele...
Made: 2026-10-16
Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Lab
Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Lords HLWS394
An Update to the United Kingdom’s Arctic Policy Framework
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Overseas Territories, Caribbean and Global Technology (Uma Kumaran MP) has today made the following statement:The Government is t...
Made: 2026-10-15
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Lords HLWS393
Broadcast Media Mergers Update
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP.On...
Made: 2026-10-15
Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood
Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood
Minister for Arts and Museums
Lab
Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Lords HLWS392
Local Government Best Value
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Local Government, Devolution and Regional Growth (Jim McMahon OBE MP) has today made the following statement:This Government is committed to rewiring the relat...
Made: 2026-10-15
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Minister for Housing and Local Government
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Lords HLWS391
Combined Authority Best Value
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Local Government, Devolution and Regional Growth (Jim McMahon OBE MP) has today made the following statement:The Government is committed to a radical shift in ...
Made: 2026-10-15
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Minister for Housing and Local Government
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Lords HLWS390
National Policy Statement for Ports
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport (Keir Mather), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I laid the revised text of the National Policy Statement for Ports ...
Made: 2026-10-15
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Commons HCWS385
Broadcast Media Mergers Update
On 6 July 2026 Sky UK Limited announced it had agreed terms to acquire ITV Media and Entertainment Holdings Ltd for a total consideration of up to £1.6 billion.Under the Enterprise Act 2002 (“the A...
Made: 2026-10-15
Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Lab
Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS384
Combined Authority Best Value
The Government is committed to a radical shift in where power and resources lie, empowering local leaders to drive growth and improve outcomes for their communities. But stronger local leadership m...
Made: 2026-10-15
Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Minister for Local Government, Devolution and Regional Growth
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS383
Local Government Best Value
This Government is committed to rewiring the relationship between central, local and regional government, returning power to people and places so that councils and communities can improve public se...
Made: 2026-10-15
Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Minister for Local Government, Devolution and Regional Growth
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS382
An Update to the United Kingdom’s Arctic Policy Framework
The Government is today publishing an update to the United Kingdom’s Arctic policy. This builds on the United Kingdom’s Arctic Policy Framework ‘Looking North’. It is a response to recent developme...
Made: 2026-10-15
Uma Kumaran
Uma Kumaran
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Overseas Territories, Caribbean and Global Technology
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Commons HCWS381
National Policy Statement for Ports
I laid the revised text of the National Policy Statement for Ports (NPSP) before the House on 6 July. There having been no resolution to the contrary within the 21 sitting days prescribed by the Pl...
Made: 2026-10-15
Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Lords HLWS389
Historical Stillbirth Burials and Cremations
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Yvette Cooper MP) has made the following statement:Working with my ministerial colleagues, the Minister for Local Gover...
Made: 2026-10-14
Baroness Merron
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women's Health and Mental Health
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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