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 HCWS1529
The World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference
The World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon between Thursday 26 March to Sunday 29 March 2026. I attended alongside the Secretary of State the ...
Made: 2026-04-21
Chris Bryant
Minister of State
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS1528
Electricity Generator Levy
The Electricity Generator Levy (EGL) was introduced in 2023 and is a temporary tax on windfall revenues for large renewables. The EGL is currently calculated as 45% of a generator’s annual revenue ...
Made: 2026-04-21
Dan Tomlinson
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS1527
Group Litigation Order (GLO) and Post Office Process Review (PPR) Scheme Closure
In March 2023, DBT formally launched the GLO Compensation Scheme to provide full and fair redress to the trailblazers who uncovered the Post Office Horizon Scandal. I am pleased to confirm that, as...
Made: 2026-04-21
Blair McDougall
Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS1526
Widening access to NHS careers
Today, I am pleased to announce that DHSC is taking decisive action to break down long standing barriers into NHS careers and open up opportunity to people from every background.For too long, where...
Made: 2026-04-20
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS1525
Higher Education Freedom of Speech Statement
Academic freedom and free speech are fundamental to our world-leading universities, and this government is committed to protecting them. In January 2025 I announced, following my review of the pote...
Made: 2026-04-20
Bridget Phillipson
Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities
Lab
Department: Department for Education
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Commons HCWS1524
Abolition of Legacy Benefits
Transforming the way that Department for Work and Pensions delivers its services is key to ensuring that we improve the customer experience, while delivering value for money for taxpayers.The purpo...
Made: 2026-04-20
Sir Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)
Lab
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
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Commons HCWS1523
BBC World Service – Objectives, Priorities and Targets (2025–26)
The Foreign Secretary has agreed with the BBC the Objectives, Priorities and Targets (OPTs) for the BBC World Service for 2025–26, as required under the BBC Framework Agreement. The OPTs, which the...
Made: 2026-04-16
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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Commons HCWS1522
UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4 Report
The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has today published the Inquiry’s Module 4 report, which examines the development and implementation of vaccines and therapeutics during the pandemic.The Chair ...
Made: 2026-04-16
Sir Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Lab
Department: Prime Minister
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Commons HCWS1521
British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
I am pleased to be able to update the House that the Government is continuing to make progress on delivering a key flagship policy of the Industrial Strategy. This includes publishing the response ...
Made: 2026-04-16
Chris McDonald
Minister for Industry
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS1520
80A Duty to report on air quality in England
This statement fulfils the requirement under section 80A of Environment Act 1995, to update Parliament on the progress and steps taken to meet air quality standards and objectives in England over f...
Made: 2026-04-16
Emma Hardy
Minister for Water and Flooding
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Commons HCWS1519
Carbon Price Support
I am today confirming to the House that Carbon Price Support (CPS) will be removed from April 2028.CPS is a tax on fossil fuels used in electricity generation, introduced in 2013 by a previous gove...
Made: 2026-04-16
Dan Tomlinson
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS1518
Strengthening prison releases
On 27 February 2026, Dame Lynne Owens submitted to me her Independent Review into Releases in Error. I want to place on the record my personal thanks to Dame Lynne for the thoroughness of her findi...
Made: 2026-04-15
Mr David Lammy
Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Lab
Department: Ministry of Justice
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Commons HCWS1517
Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England
Today the Government is publishing the renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England. The health system is failing women across the country. This strategy will tackle medical misogyny and give greate...
Made: 2026-04-15
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS1516
Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery Review
The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) commenced its work in May 2024 under the last government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2...
Made: 2026-04-15
Hilary Benn
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Lab
Department: Northern Ireland Office
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Commons HCWS1515
Publication of statutory guidance for the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025
Today, the Government is publishing, and laying before Parliament, the statutory guidance for the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (also known as Martyn’s Law), in accordance with sectio...
Made: 2026-04-15
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Lab
Department: Home Office
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