Written Statements

Commons HCWS295

Outcome of the consent process under Schedule 6A Northern Ireland Act 1998

Following my Written Ministerial Statement of 2 December (HCWS277), I can confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly held a vote on the continued application of Articles 5-10 of the Windsor Framewo...

Made: 2024-12-11

Hilary Benn

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Lab

Department: Northern Ireland Office

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Commons HCWS294

10-year Prison Capacity Strategy and Annual Statement

Integral to this government’s Plan for Change is ensuring that we have the prison places we need to lock up dangerous criminals and keep the public safe.On 4 December, the National Audit Office pub...

Made: 2024-12-11

Shabana Mahmood

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Lab

Department: Ministry of Justice

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Commons HCWS293

Calais Group

Today I, jointly with German Interior Minister Faeser, convened Calais Group partners; Belgium, France, and The Netherlands, in London, in the presence of the European Commission and its agencies, ...

Made: 2024-12-10

Yvette Cooper

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Lab

Department: Home Office

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Commons HCWS292

Early Years Funding 2025-26

This government is clear that whoever you are, wherever you come from, ours should be a country where hard work means you can get on in life. Ensuring every child has the best start in life is cruc...

Made: 2024-12-10

Stephen Morgan

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Early Education

Lab

Department: Department for Education

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Commons HCWS291

UK - Germany Joint Action Plan

Organised immigration crime is an international problem which requires international solutions. That is why we are substantially scaling up collaboration with international partners to disrupt the ...

Made: 2024-12-10

Yvette Cooper

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Lab

Department: Home Office

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Commons HCWS290

International Anti-Corruption Day

My hon Friends, the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories (Stephen Doughty), the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Tulip Siddiq) and I, are today pleased to announc...

Made: 2024-12-09

Dan Jarvis

The Minister of State for Security

Lab

Department: Home Office

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Commons HCWS289

Avian Influenza Outbreak Response

My Noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Baroness Hayman of Ullock), has made the following Written Statement today.Avian influenza (‘bir...

Made: 2024-12-09

Daniel Zeichner

Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs

Lab

Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Commons HCWS288

Bringing forward Hydrogen to Power – to support a clean and secure power system

I am tabling this statement to inform members of the publication of the Hydrogen to Power - market intervention Consultation Response on 9th December 2024. This response commits to delivering a Hyd...

Made: 2024-12-09

Sarah Jones

Minister of State (Minister for Industry)

Lab

Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Commons HCWS287

Business Growth Service

Small businesses are the beating heart of our high streets and our communities and are essential to our economic success. There are 5.5 million small businesses in the UK (99.8% of all businesses),...

Made: 2024-12-09

Jonathan Reynolds

Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Lab

Department: Department for Business and Trade

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Commons HCWS286

Domestic Murder Sentencing Reforms

This Government has set out its ambition to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. Today, I am announcing that the Law Commission has accepted my request to undertake a review of the l...

Made: 2024-12-06

Shabana Mahmood

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Lab

Department: Ministry of Justice

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Commons HCWS285

Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government

This Government was elected to deliver change. To strengthen our country, in an increasingly volatile world, with a decade of national renewal.This begins with the strong foundations of economic st...

Made: 2024-12-05

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Lab

Department: Prime Minister

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Commons HCWS284

House of Lords (Appointments)

From today, political parties will be required to provide citations when making nominations for appointment to the House of Lords, summarising why an individual has been put forward.It is for party...

Made: 2024-12-05

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Minister of State for the Cabinet Office

Lab

Department: Cabinet Office

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Commons HCWS283

eVisas

The Home Office is developing a border and immigration system that is more digital and streamlined. eVisas - which over 6 million people have been successfully using for several years - are a key p...

Made: 2024-12-04

Seema Malhotra

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Migration and Citizenship

Lab

Department: Home Office

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Commons HCWS282

High Needs and Capital Funding

Today I am announcing £740 million of capital investment in 2025-26, to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or who require alternative provision...

Made: 2024-12-04

Stephen Morgan

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Early Education

Lab

Department: Department for Education

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Commons HCWS281

Railway Passenger Services

The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill received Royal Assent on 28th November 2024, putting on the statute books this important piece of legislation – one of the first Government Bi...

Made: 2024-12-04

Heidi Alexander

Secretary of State for Transport

Lab

Department: Department for Transport

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