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 HCWS1274
Heat Network Market Framework Great Britan Regulations Commencement
Today I am announcing the commencement of heat network regulation.Remaining sections of the Heat Network (Market Framework) (Great Britain) Regulations 2025 (as amended) will come into effect, intr...
Made: 2026-01-27
Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Minister for Energy Consumers
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS1273
Investment in Grassroots Sport Facilities
Grassroots sport plays a vital role in bringing communities together across the country. The Government is committed to supporting the growth of grassroots sport by investing in facilities, ensurin...
Made: 2026-01-27
Stephanie Peacock
Stephanie Peacock
Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth
Lab
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS1272
Update on the Government Response to Part One of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences
The first report of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences—Disclosure in the Digital Age—was presented to Parliament in March 2025. Since then, the Home Office, the Attorney Genera...
Made: 2026-01-26
Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS1271
Improving Cancer Care and Early Diagnosis
The Department of Health and Social Care will soon publish the National Cancer Plan. While more?people survive cancer than ever before progress has slowed over the last decade and England remains b...
Made: 2026-01-26
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 HCWS1270
Local Government Reorganisation
This Government is undertaking a once-in-a-generation reform of local government and we will end the outdated two-tier system with new single-tier councils within this Parliament.We will end the wa...
Made: 2026-01-22
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 HCWS1269
Ajax
I am releasing this statement to the House today to provide an update to Parliament on the British Army’s Armoured Cavalry Programme (commonly known as Ajax).The problems with Ajax are a matter of ...
Made: 2026-01-22
Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS1268
Launch of new capital fund for places of worship
I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Noble Friend, the Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling and DCMS Lords Minister, Baroness Twycro...
Made: 2026-01-22
Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts
Lab
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS1267
Significant investment in the arts and culture sector
I am writing to update colleagues across the House on this Government’s commitment to funding arts and culture.Arts and culture are not a luxury. They are central to our national life, our identity...
Made: 2026-01-22
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 HCWS1266
British Steel
The Government committed to updating Parliament on British Steel every four sitting weeks for the duration of the period of special measures being applied under the Steel Industry (Special Measures...
Made: 2026-01-22
Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Minister for Industry
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS1265
Response to Legal Aid Agency cyber attack
In my written statement to the House of 26 June 2025, I updated Members on the emergency operational changes put in place at the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) in response to the criminal cyber-attack on L...
Made: 2026-01-22
Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Minister of State for Justice
Lab
Department: Ministry of Justice
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Commons HCWS1264
Warm Homes Plan & Fuel Poverty Strategy
Today, the Government is publishing the Warm Homes Plan, alongside the Fuel Poverty Strategy for England. The Warm Homes Plan – the biggest public investment in home upgrades in British history, d...
Made: 2026-01-21
Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Minister for Energy Consumers
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS1263
Update on the sale of the Telegraph
I wish to update the House on the sale of the Telegraph Media Group. As I set out in my Written Ministerial Statement on 17 December 2025, I received a formal request from the representatives of RB...
Made: 2026-01-20
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 HCWS1262
Children’s relationship with mobile phones and social media
I will be updating the House via an oral statement later today.
Made: 2026-01-20
Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Lab
Department: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Commons HCWS1261
Planning Casework
This statement follows the decision I made today to grant planning permission and listed building consent for a new Embassy in London.The proposal is for the redevelopment of the Royal Mint Court s...
Made: 2026-01-20
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 HCWS1260
Rewiring the State
The British people deserve public services that work for them. I am announcing today changes to rewire the state and jump-start a move to a new model for Whitehall. Fixing some of the fundamentals ...
Made: 2026-01-20
Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
Lab
Department: Cabinet Office
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