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Commons HCWS528
A New Approach to Ensure Regulations and Regulators Support Growth
The government is today publishing an Action Plan, setting out a new approach to ensure regulations and regulators support growth.Improving regulation in the UK, ensuring that it enables growth and...
Made: 2025-03-17
Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS527
Local Government Best Value
All Honourable Members will recognise the importance of having well-functioning local councils which provide essential statutory services local residents rely upon. Local councils must be fit, lega...
Made: 2025-03-17
Jim McMahon
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 HCWS526
Updating the Codes of Practice to Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 and Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019
Today, the Government is launching a consultation on our revised Codes of Practice to Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act (TACT) 2000 and Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act (CT...
Made: 2025-03-17
Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS525
Government Response to Infected Blood Inquiry 13 March Announcement
Yesterday, the Infected Blood Inquiry set out its intention to publish an additional report. The Inquiry also published a number of witness statements, including ones provided by the Cabinet Office...
Made: 2025-03-14
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Lab
Department: Cabinet Office
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Commons HCWS524
Membership of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
The Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate has been appointed as a full representative of the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly in the place of the Lord Lamont of Lerwick.
Made: 2025-03-14
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Lab
Department: Cabinet Office
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Commons HCWS523
Appointment of Lord Evans of Sealand as UK Trade Envoy to Brazil
The Secretary of State has today appointed Lord Evans of Sealand to the United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy programme as the UK Trade Envoy to Brazil.The United Kingdom’s Trade Envoys will play an integra...
Made: 2025-03-14
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports)
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS522
The Implementation from 1 April 2025 of New Profit Rates for Single Source Defence Contracts
I am today announcing on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence that the baseline profit rate for single source defence contracts will be set at 8.56%, in line with the rate recommended by th...
Made: 2025-03-14
Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle
Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS521
Government response to Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation report
I would like to update the House on the report commissioned by the Home Secretary and published today by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation into law in the wake of the Southport atta...
Made: 2025-03-13
Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS520
The 80th Anniversaries Of Victory In Europe And Victory Over Japan
The Government has announced plans to mark the 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day with a series of events and celebrations. It is my intention that we, as a nation, come together to mark this pivo...
Made: 2025-03-13
Stephanie Peacock
Stephanie Peacock
Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth
Lab
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS519
Tax exemption for Horizon Shortfall Scheme appeals process
As the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports (Gareth Thomas) has previously announced, the Department for Business and Trade is introducing an independent Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appea...
Made: 2025-03-13
James Murray
James Murray
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS518
Post Activation Review of the Flood Recovery Framework
I would first like to thank all of those who supported local communities in the wake of severe flooding following Storm Babet in October 2023 and Storm Henk in January 2024 and who have done so aga...
Made: 2025-03-13
Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Growth and Building Safety
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS517
Board of Trade
I am delighted to announce that I have appointed a new Board of Trade.The newly formed Board will be an advocate for UK businesses at home and abroad, championing the country’s 5.5 million SMEs and...
Made: 2025-03-13
Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS516
Government Response to the Consultation on Reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013
In November last year, the Government, jointly with Welsh Government, announced the consultation on Reforms to The Bathing Water Regulations 2013, in the first shake-up to our bathing waters since ...
Made: 2025-03-12
Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Minister for Water and Flooding
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Commons HCWS515
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. Introduction of a Visit Visa requirement on Trinidad and Tobago We are today introd...
Made: 2025-03-12
Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Migration and Citizenship
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS514
Sustainable Farming Incentive
With record numbers of farm businesses in farming schemes and the sustainable farming budget successfully allocated, yesterday the Government has stopped accepting new applications for the Sustaina...
Made: 2025-03-12
Daniel Zeichner
Daniel Zeichner
Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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