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Enter an MP's name to view all written statements they have submitted. Written statements in Parliament are directed to the House of Commons and the House of Lords. They are used to inform Members of Parliament about issues for which they are responsible. The Government uses written statements to inform MPs about their work, policy, and activities. These statements are typically used to put the day-to-day business of Government on the official record and in the public domain.

Commons HCWS1349
Local Government Reorganisation
On Monday 16 February the Government wrote to the High Court setting out that I had decided to withdraw my decision to postpone the council elections of 30 local councils due to take place in May 2...
Made: 2026-02-23
Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS1348
Update on disclosed documents for AC-2025-LON-003837
On 19 February I wrote to the Judge hearing the above claim in respect of my ongoing duty of candour in those proceedings.Pursuant to an order of the Court from 10 December 2025, on 12 December 202...
Made: 2026-02-23
Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Commons HCWS1347
Clinical trials
Today, I am updating the House that the preliminary work to establish the PATHWAYS clinical trial into the prescription of puberty suppressants for children and young people with gender incongruenc...
Made: 2026-02-23
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS1346
Local Government Finance
Earlier this month, this government delivered the first multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement in a decade, coming good on our promise of reforming the system – which previous governments f...
Made: 2026-02-23
Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS1345
Adult Social Care, Public Health & Dentistry
I would like to inform the House of several updates from the Department of Health and Social Care over the February recess.Social care: allowances uplift for working age adults & disabled facilitie...
Made: 2026-02-23
Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State for Care
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS1344
Permanent British Embassy Office in Lviv, Ukraine
I am pleased to announce to the House that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office formally launched a permanent British Embassy Office in Lviv, Ukraine, on 12 February 2026. The Office, h...
Made: 2026-02-23
Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Commons HCWS1343
Storm Chandra and ongoing flooding impacts
SummaryStorm Chandra brought heavy rain to the UK on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 January. This was the seventh named storm overall to hit the UK so far for the 2025-26 storm season starting on 1 Septe...
Made: 2026-02-23
Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Minister for Water and Flooding
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Commons HCWS1342
Media Freedom Coalition
The United Kingdom remains steadfast in its commitment to media freedom around the world, and we recognise the vital role that journalists play in upholding human rights, supporting accountable gov...
Made: 2026-02-23
Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Commons HCWS1341
Update on the Government response to the Humble Address motion
Last week the House made a Humble Address to His Majesty for the Government to disclose material surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States of America. The Pa...
Made: 2026-02-12
Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Lab
Department: Cabinet Office
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Commons HCWS1340
NHS Agenda for Change Workforce
Today, I am announcing that from April 2026, over 1.4 million NHS staff on Agenda for Change (AfC) Terms and Conditions will receive a 3.3 per cent pay rise.The uplift is above the Office for Budge...
Made: 2026-02-12
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS1339
Keeping children safe in education
Keeping children safe could not be more important to this government and this afternoon, it is launching a public consultation on proposed changes to its Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) ...
Made: 2026-02-12
Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities
Lab
Department: Department for Education
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Commons HCWS1338
Update on the proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings
My Department has today written to Penultimate Investments Holdings Limited (PIHL) and the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), the current and proposed owners of the Telegraph Media Group Holdings...
Made: 2026-02-12
Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Lab
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS1337
Sub-Regional Strategic Planning
The government was clear in its manifesto that housing need in England cannot be met without planning for growth on a larger than local scale. That is why we committed to introducing effective new ...
Made: 2026-02-12
Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS1336
Government response to Consultation on Warm Home Discount Cost Recovery
I am today announcing the publication of the Government’s response to the December 2025 consultation on Warm Home Discount cost recovery. The response confirms our intention that the costs of the W...
Made: 2026-02-12
Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Minister for Energy Consumers
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS1335
Foundation Strategic Authorities
Over the last year, this Government has made clear the scale of its ambition on English devolution. We introduced the transformational English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. We launched...
Made: 2026-02-12
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Minister for Devolution, Faith and Communities
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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