Written Statements

Commons HCWS943

British Virgin Islands - governance

In 2022, Sir Gary Hickinbottom’s Commission of Inquiry identified gross failures of governance in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a British Overseas Territory. The Inquiry found that, with limite...

Made: 2025-10-13

Stephen Doughty

Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories

Lab

Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Commons HCWS942

Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects

This Statement concerns two applications for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008: one by GT R4 Limited, trading as Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind for the construction and operation of...

Made: 2025-10-13

Martin McCluskey

Minister for Energy Consumers

Lab

Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Commons HCWS941

Announcement of a Joint Framework agreed between the UK Government and the Government of Ireland on the legacy of the Troubles

My Noble Friend Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent made the following statement on Friday 19 September:I wish to report to the House on the Government’s approach to dealing with the legacy of the ...

Made: 2025-10-13

Hilary Benn

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Lab

Department: Northern Ireland Office

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Commons HCWS940

Regulations to update the public service broadcasting quotas system

I am pleased to update the House that, following their publication in draft on 6 May 2025 on gov.uk, I can now confirm the following statutory instruments have today been laid in draft: The Broadca...

Made: 2025-10-13

Ian Murray

Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts

Lab

Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Commons HCWS939

Government of Service

On 21 July 2025 the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster laid out the government's plans to put ethics and integrity at the heart of the Government’s approach to public service. Today, we are deliv...

Made: 2025-10-13

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Lab

Department: Cabinet Office

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Commons HCWS938

The integration of Building Digital UK into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Today I am announcing that Building Digital UK (BDUK) will be integrated into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) from 1 November 2025. BDUK is currently an executive agenc...

Made: 2025-10-13

Ian Murray

Minister of State for Digital Government and Data

Lab

Department: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Commons HCWS937

Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations

On 8 July, the Department welcomed the publication of the first volume of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report. The Inquiry has provided a platform for postmasters to share their experiences o...

Made: 2025-10-13

Blair McDougall

Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation

Lab

Department: Department for Business and Trade

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Commons HCWS936

UK-Greenland Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement

The UK and Greenland agreed to resume negotiations on the UK-Greenland Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement at the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen on Thursday 2 October.Th...

Made: 2025-10-13

Chris Bryant

Minister for Trade

Lab

Department: Department for Business and Trade

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Commons HCWS935

UK-US Trade

The UK and US have met to continue talks on the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) in London, Washington DC and virtually during August and September 2025.The UK has continued to engage across th...

Made: 2025-10-13

Chris Bryant

Minister for Trade

Lab

Department: Department for Business and Trade

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Commons HCWS934

Bus and Lorry Tyres

Following EU Exit, the UK transitioned over 43 trade remedy measures. These measures were originally applied on behalf of all 28 Member States, including the UK, by the European Commission. Two of ...

Made: 2025-10-13

Chris Bryant

Minister for Trade

Lab

Department: Department for Business and Trade

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Commons HCWS933

Update following Round 2 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Turkey

The second round of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Turkey took place in London during the week commencing 15 September 2025.Economic growth is our first mission in gove...

Made: 2025-10-13

Chris Bryant

Minister for Trade

Lab

Department: Department for Business and Trade

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Commons HCWS932

Correction to PQ HL8160

We will issue this statement at a later date.

Made: 2025-09-16

Anna Turley

Minister of State without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

Lab

Department: Cabinet Office

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Commons HCWS931

The UK’s Contribution to NATO’s Eastern Sentry

On 10 September, Polish air space was recklessly violated by a number of Russian uncrewed aerial systems, in the most significant airspace violation of NATO airspace by Russia since the start of Pu...

Made: 2025-09-16

John Healey

Secretary of State for Defence

Lab

Department: Ministry of Defence

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Commons HCWS930

Machinery of Government – Skills

I am making this statement to bring to the House’s attention the following Machinery of Government change. I am today confirming that responsibility for apprenticeships, adult further education, sk...

Made: 2025-09-16

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Lab

Department: Prime Minister

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Commons HCWS929

Renaming of the Home Office Science Advisory Committee

My Noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Hanson of Flint) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am pleased to announce the formal name change of the Biometric...

Made: 2025-09-16

Sarah Jones

The Minister of State for Policing and Crime Prevention

Lab

Department: Home Office

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