Written Statements

17452 statements on record

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 HCWS1539
The Ajax Programme
The Ministry of Defence had aspired to update the House via WMS on the Armoured Calvery programme today. Political channels have requested that this WMS is delayed until next week, as a result of k...
Made: 2026-04-23
Luke Pollard
Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS1538
MOD Arm’s Length Bodies Reforms
I wish to update the House on changes to Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs) within the Ministry of Defence, delivered as part of Defence Reform and the Productive and Agile State Programme. These changes s...
Made: 2026-04-23
Luke Pollard
Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS1537
Automated Passenger Services Permitting Scheme
This statement provides an update on the Government’s work to enable the automated passenger services permitting scheme from this spring, a key step in implementing the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 ...
Made: 2026-04-23
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Lords HLWS1544
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn) has today made the following statement:I wish to update the House on the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (“The Troubles Bil...
Made: 2026-04-22
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Government Spokesperson for Northern Ireland
Lab
Department: Northern Ireland Office
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Lords HLWS1543
Oil and Gas Decommissioning Relief Deeds
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following written ministerial statement.The government’s fiscal approach for oil and gas aims to balance supporting i...
Made: 2026-04-22
Lord Livermore
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Lords HLWS1542
Stamp Duty Land Tax on periodic tenancies
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Tenant wellbeing is central to the Government’s recent Renter...
Made: 2026-04-22
Lord Livermore
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Lords HLWS1541
Public health response to meningococcal cases in Dorset
My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (Sharon Hodgson MP) has made the following statement:I am updating the House on the recent cases of ...
Made: 2026-04-22
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women's Health and Mental Health
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Lords HLWS1540
Publication of the Ofgem Review Final Report
My hon. Friend the Minister for Energy Consumers (Martin McCluskey) made the following Statement today:Today I am publishing the Government’s Final Report of the Review of Ofgem, the energy regulat...
Made: 2026-04-22
Lord Whitehead
Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS1536
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
I wish to update the House on the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (“The Troubles Bill”) and the Government’s commitment to put in place legislation to address the legacy of that terrible period in o...
Made: 2026-04-22
Hilary Benn
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Lab
Department: Northern Ireland Office
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Commons HCWS1535
Stamp Duty Land Tax on periodic tenancies
Tenant wellbeing is central to the Government’s recent Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (RRA), which will deliver on our manifesto commitment to transform the experience of private renting, and give renter...
Made: 2026-04-22
Dan Tomlinson
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS1534
Oil and Gas Decommissioning Relief Deeds
The government’s fiscal approach for oil and gas aims to balance supporting investment and growth with ensuring a fair return for the nation in exchange for the use of its resources. At Budget 2013...
Made: 2026-04-22
Dan Tomlinson
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS1533
Publication of the Ofgem Review Final Report
Today I am publishing the Government’s Final Report of the Review of Ofgem, the energy regulator for Great Britain. This Review delivers on our commitment to ensure that consumers remain well prote...
Made: 2026-04-22
Martin McCluskey
Minister for Energy Consumers
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Lords HLWS1539
Publication of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee Report
My Right Honourable friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The Government has accepted three r...
Made: 2026-04-21
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office
Lab
Department: Cabinet Office
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Lords HLWS1538
The World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference
My hon Friend Minister of State (Chris Bryant MP) has today made the following statement. This is a correction to the statement laid earlier with "I joined the UK delegation as one of the six refor...
Made: 2026-04-21
Lord Stockwood
Minister for Investment
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Lords HLWS1537
Further and Faster on Clean Power
My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband MP) made the following Statement today:As the world faces the second fossil fuel shock in less than five years...
Made: 2026-04-21
Lord Whitehead
Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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