Written Statements

Commons HCWS1184

Changes to International Maritime Law

I am making this statement to introduce updates to maritime legislation as a result of changes to international law, in order to fulfil a commitment to Parliament to make such a statement. The legi...

Made: 2025-12-16

Keir Mather

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport

Lab

Department: Department for Transport

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Commons HCWS1183

Roads Infrastructure

I wish to inform the House about a technical anomaly that has impacted how some variable speed cameras interact with signs on a limited number of A-roads and motorways for a number of years. I woul...

Made: 2025-12-16

Simon Lightwood

Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Transport

Lab

Department: Department for Transport

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Commons HCWS1182

Sentencing Reform

My noble Friend, the Minister of State for Justice (Lord Timpson), has today made the following statement:"Today, I am announcing that the Government will table an amendment to the Sentencing ...

Made: 2025-12-16

Jake Richards

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

Lab

Department: Ministry of Justice

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Commons HCWS1181

The Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2025

I have today laid before parliament the 14th Armed Forces Annual Covenant Report, delivering the statutory duty of the Secretary of State for Defence under the Armed Forces Act 2006.Since 2011, the...

Made: 2025-12-16

John Healey

Secretary of State for Defence

Lab

Department: Ministry of Defence

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Commons HCWS1180

Publication of the Independent Arts Council England Review

Today, The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hodge of Barking DBE is publishing her Independent Review of Arts Council England.The government strongly welcomes the Review and would like to thank Baroness Hodge ...

Made: 2025-12-16

Lisa Nandy

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Lab

Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Commons HCWS1179

Report of the Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation on the operation of State Threats Legislation in 2024

Jonathan Hall KC, the Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation, has prepared a report on the operation of State Threats Legislation in 2024. In accordance with Part 3 of the National Secur...

Made: 2025-12-16

Shabana Mahmood

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Lab

Department: Home Office

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Commons HCWS1178

Knife Sellers Licensing Consultation

As part of the Government’s aim to halve knife crime within a decade, and in line with its manifesto commitment, the previous Home Secretary commissioned Commander Stephen Clayman, the National Pol...

Made: 2025-12-16

Sarah Jones

The Minister of State for Policing and Crime

Lab

Department: Home Office

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Commons HCWS1177

BBC Charter Review

The government has today published the Terms of Reference and the Green Paper consultation for the BBC Charter Review, formally launching the Review. The BBC is an institution like no other. For ov...

Made: 2025-12-16

Lisa Nandy

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Lab

Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Commons HCWS1175

The United Kingdom Reserve Forces External Scrutiny Team Annual Statutory Report 2025

Led by Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Lord Peach, the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations External Scrutiny Team provides an independent assessment on the health of the Reserve Forces on behalf of t...

Made: 2025-12-16

Louise Sandher-Jones

Minister for Veterans and People

Lab

Department: Ministry of Defence

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Commons HCWS1174

Chair of the Independent Panel for the Capture Redress Scheme and the Independent Reviewer for Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals

On 29 October, I launched the Capture Redress Scheme to provide payments to postmasters who suffered as a result of the Capture software.Today, I am pleased to announce that the Government is appoi...

Made: 2025-12-16

Blair McDougall

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation)

Lab

Department: Department for Business and Trade

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Commons HCWS1173

Government Interim Update on Progress in responding to the Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report

I am today updating the House on the Government’s progress in responding to the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into the serious issues raised by the appalling actions of David Fuller, i...

Made: 2025-12-16

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety

Lab

Department: Department of Health and Social Care

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Commons HCWS1172

Government response to the public consultation on the NHS dentistry contract: quality and payment reforms

I wish to update the House following the government’s recent public consultation on quality and payment reforms to the NHS dentistry contract.Restoring NHS dentistry is one of the government’s top ...

Made: 2025-12-16

Stephen Kinnock

Minister of State for Care

Lab

Department: Department of Health and Social Care

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Commons HCWS1171

Upgraded Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Korea: negotiation update

The United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have concluded negotiations on an upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Building on the work of the previous Secretary of State for Business and Tr...

Made: 2025-12-15

Chris Bryant

Minister of State (Minister for Trade)

Lab

Department: Department for Business and Trade

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Commons HCWS1170

Publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Annual Report 2023 - 2025

The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament has today laid before Parliament, pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of the Justice and Security Act 2013, its Annual Report. This covers the period ...

Made: 2025-12-15

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Lab

Department: Prime Minister

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Commons HCWS1169

Sudan

My Noble Friend the Minister of State for International Development and Africa (The Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington) has made the following statement:On 12 December 2025, the UK announced a p...

Made: 2025-12-15

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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