Written Statements

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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 HCWS1319
Legal Services Board Review
I am pleased to announce the review of the Legal Services Board (LSB). It is best practice for departments to regularly review their public bodies to provide assurance to both Government and the pu...
Made: 2026-02-10
Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Minister of State for Justice
Lab
Department: Ministry of Justice
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Commons HCWS1318
Contracts for Difference: AR7 Solar and Onshore Wind results
The Seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction results for onshore wind, solar and tidal stream have been published today – with a record number of projects (189) totalling 6.2GW.Along with off...
Made: 2026-02-10
Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Minister for Energy
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS1317
Local Supported Housing Strategies
Today I am pleased to publish statutory guidance under Section 2 of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, which sets out the framework for local housing authorities in England to f...
Made: 2026-02-09
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 HCWS1316
Local Authority Public Health Grant allocations
Today the Government has published multi-year Public Health Grant allocations to local authorities in England.This is the first three-year public health settlement in a decade – giving local govern...
Made: 2026-02-09
Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS1315
Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-27 to 2028-29
This time last year, this government committed to delivering long overdue reforms to local government funding, through the first multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement (‘the Settlement’) in...
Made: 2026-02-09
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 HCWS1314
Correction to Written Statement HCWS1309
On 5 February I made a written statement on Local Government Reorganisation. There was a minor error in the statement. In outlining the proposals received from the invitation area of Kent and Medwa...
Made: 2026-02-09
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 HCWS1313
Votes A Annual Estimate 2026-27
I have today laid before the House the Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2026/27 as HC1660. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for each Service in the Armed Forces d...
Made: 2026-02-09
John Healey
John Healey
Secretary of State for Defence
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS1312
State Threat Prevention and Investigation Measures: 20 September 2025 to 19 December 2025
Section 55(1) of the National Security Act 2023 (the 2023 Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant three-month ...
Made: 2026-02-09
Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS1311
Next steps for the Pride in Place Programme
In September, I was proud to announce a significant expansion to our Pride in Place Programme, handing up to £5bn directly to 244 of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK, with communities in ...
Made: 2026-02-05
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Minister for Devolution, Faith and Communities
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS1310
Correction to Written Statement HCWS1290
On 29 January I made a written statement on the Job Guarantee. There was a minor error in the statement. The statement said “I would also like to thank the over 60 employers who have already commit...
Made: 2026-02-05
Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Lab
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
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Commons HCWS1309
Local Government Reorganisation
This Government is undertaking one of the biggest reforms to local government in a generation – not only have we overhauled how we fund local government, but we are ending the current two-tier syst...
Made: 2026-02-05
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 HCWS1308
Somalia: Operating Base SHAND Gifting
It is the normal practice when a Government Department proposes to make a gift of a value exceeding £300,000, for the Department concerned to present to the House of Commons a minute giving particu...
Made: 2026-02-05
Al Carns
Al Carns
Minister for the Armed Forces
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS1307
Report of the Cranston Inquiry
On 24 November 2021 there was a tragic mass-casualty incident involving a small boat attempting to cross the Channel. On 9 November 2023 the then Secretary of State for Transport announced the esta...
Made: 2026-02-05
Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Commons HCWS1306
National Cancer Plan
The National Cancer Plan is published today, World Cancer Day. Building on the foundations set out in the 10 Year Plan for the NHS, it sets out how we will drive improvements in cancer care across ...
Made: 2026-02-04
Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS1305
Consultation on establishing a centrally-led Development Corporation to deliver nationally significant growth in Greater Cambridge
I am today setting out the next steps the government is taking to unleash ambitious and high-quality sustainable growth in Greater Cambridge as part of our plans to supercharge growth in the Oxford...
Made: 2026-02-04
Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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