Written Statements

Commons HCWS707

Army Commonwealth Cap

Commonwealth citizens (1) have a long and distinguished history of service to this country including during the second world war which helped us to secure Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan, ...

Made: 2025-06-17

Luke Pollard

Minister for the Armed Forces

Lab

Department: Ministry of Defence

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Commons HCWS706

Women, Peace and Security Annual Report

My noble friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa (Lord Collins of Highbury) has today made the following statement:I wish to inform the House, that the Foreign, Commonwealth an...

Made: 2025-06-17

Stephen Doughty

Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories

Lab

Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Commons HCWS705

Firearms licensing: sound moderators

The Government is today publishing its response to the public consultation that was undertaken by the previous Government on a proposal to remove the firearms accessory known as a sound moderator f...

Made: 2025-06-17

Dame Diana Johnson

The Minister of State for Policing and Crime Prevention

Lab

Department: Home Office

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Commons HCWS704

Local Government Reorganisation

As I told the House on 5 February, I have issued invitations under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (the 2007 Act) to all councils in two-tier areas and their small ne...

Made: 2025-06-17

Jim McMahon

Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution

Lab

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Commons HCWS703

Afghanistan

Today I am updating the House on UK efforts to support those most in need in Afghanistan. The situation continues to matter to the UK due to both the terrible humanitarian and human rights situatio...

Made: 2025-06-17

Mr Hamish Falconer

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan

Lab

Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Commons HCWS702

Census 2021: General Report for England and Wales

The UK Statistics Authority has published the general report of Census 2021 in England and Wales.The General Report is the official and comprehensive account of the 2021 Census in England and Wales...

Made: 2025-06-17

Georgia Gould

Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office

Lab

Department: Cabinet Office

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Commons HCWS701

Companies House, Public Measures 2025-2026 

I have set Companies House the following measures for the year 2025 to 202682% of customers are satisfied with Companies House.All incoming calls into our contact centre wait for no longer than 5 m...

Made: 2025-06-16

Justin Madders

Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets

Lab

Department: Department for Business and Trade

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Commons HCWS700

Armed Forces Commissioner Recruitment

I am today announcing the launch of the recruitment campaign for the UK’s first ever Armed Forces Commissioner (AFC) – an important step in this Government’s commitment to renewing the nation’s con...

Made: 2025-06-13

Luke Pollard

Minister for the Armed Forces

Lab

Department: Ministry of Defence

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Commons HCWS699

The Establishment of the Patrick Finucane Inquiry

I wish to provide an update to the House on the Government’s decision to establish an independent statutory inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane in February 1989. Today, the Government has a...

Made: 2025-06-13

Hilary Benn

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Lab

Department: Northern Ireland Office

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Commons HCWS698

Oversight Regime for Wholesale Cash Firms

Wholesale cash distribution (WCD) is the mechanism that supplies physical cash (specifically banknotes and coins) to retail banks, cash machines, and the wider retail market. This is a vital mechan...

Made: 2025-06-12

Emma Reynolds

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury

Lab

Department: Treasury

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Commons HCWS697

Local Government Best Value

I have previously updated this House that this Government is committed to resetting the relationship between central and regional government, and to establishing partnerships built on mutual respec...

Made: 2025-06-12

Jim McMahon

Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution

Lab

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Commons HCWS696

Civil disorder in Northern Ireland

I would like to update the House on the civil disorder in Ballymena and elsewhere in Northern Ireland. I have been in contact with the First and deputy First Ministers and the Chief Constable of th...

Made: 2025-06-12

Hilary Benn

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Lab

Department: Northern Ireland Office

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Commons HCWS695

UK-Singapore Investment Treaty Negotiations

The Government will shortly end negotiations with Singapore on the UK-Singapore Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).Negotiations were launched in March 2023 to strengthen the UK-Singapore investment ...

Made: 2025-06-12

Mr Douglas Alexander

Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security

Lab

Department: Department for Business and Trade

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Commons HCWS694

HM Treasury: Contingent Liability

Supporting first-time buyers is at the heart of this government’s housing strategy as we aim to build 1.5 million new homes this Parliament. The government recognises the difficulties that many asp...

Made: 2025-06-11

Emma Reynolds

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury

Lab

Department: Treasury

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Commons HCWS693

Modernising public finance systems

The government has set out its ambition to fundamentally rewire the British state so that it works for working people and delivers the Plan for Change. To support this agenda, I am taking forward w...

Made: 2025-06-11

Darren Jones

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Lab

Department: Treasury

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