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.

Lords HLWS54
Trade Negotiations
My hon Friend the Minister of State (Sir Chris Bryant MP) has today made the following statement.The UK has concluded a Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - Bahrain, Kuwai...
Made: 2026-05-20
Lord Stockwood
Minister for Investment
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Lords HLWS53
Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report Update
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy (Samantha Dixon MBE MP) has today made the following statement:The Grenfell Tower tragedy exposed deep-rooted weaknesses in...
Made: 2026-05-20
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Lords HLWS52
UK COVID-19 Inquiry response costs for Quarter 3 25/26
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 UK COVID-19 Inquiry is examinin...
Made: 2026-05-20
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office
Lab
Department: Cabinet Office
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Lords HLWS51
Transport tax update
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministrial Statement.The government is confirming action to support households and ...
Made: 2026-05-20
Lord Livermore
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Lords HLWS50
Publication of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations Annual Reports and Accounts
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Louise Sandher-Jones) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I have today placed in the Library of the House a c...
Made: 2026-05-20
Lord Coaker
Minister for Defence
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Lords HLWS49
Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Offer Permission to Appeal process and Independent Senior Lawyer
My hon Friend the Minister of Small Business and Economic Transformation (Blair McDougall MP) has today made the following statement.The Government is determined that postmasters affected by the Ho...
Made: 2026-05-20
Baroness Lloyd of Effra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy) and Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Lords HLWS48
Telecoms Fraud Charter: Six-Month Progress Update
The Telecoms Fraud Charter was signed on 5 November 2025 by the 6 major UK mobile networks and 13 business-to-business telecoms companies.This statement provides a six‑month progress update on deli...
Made: 2026-05-20
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Office
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Lords HLWS47
Review of the statutory Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Water and Flooding (Emma Hardy MP) has made the following Written Statement:I am today updating the House on the Environment Agency’s review of the statutory F...
Made: 2026-05-20
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Commons HCWS52
Trade Negotiations
The UK has concluded a Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — as friends and valued partners.The UK...
Made: 2026-05-20
Chris Bryant
Minister of State (Minister for Trade)
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS51
Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report Update
The Grenfell Tower tragedy exposed deep-rooted weaknesses in the systems designed to keep people safe. The preventable loss of 72 lives remains a profound failure of oversight and accountability wh...
Made: 2026-05-20
Samantha Dixon
Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Democracy
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS50
UK COVID-19 Inquiry response costs for Quarter 3 25/26
The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is examining the UK’s response to and impact of the pandemic. The government is fully committed to supporting the work of the COVID-19 Inquiry and to learning lessons from t...
Made: 2026-05-20
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Lab
Department: Cabinet Office
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Commons HCWS49
Transport taxation update
The government is confirming action to support households and businesses with their fuel costs, in response to the conflict in the Middle East. Middle East context and existing government action A ...
Made: 2026-05-20
Dan Tomlinson
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS48
Publication of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations Annual Reports and Accounts
I have today placed in the Library of the House a copy of the Council of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations Annual Report & Accounts 2023-24 and 2024-25, in accordance with the RFCA Regul...
Made: 2026-05-20
Louise Sandher-Jones
Minister for Veterans and People
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS47
Telecoms Fraud Charter: Six-Month Progress Update
My Noble Friend the Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Hanson of Flint) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Telecoms Fraud Charter was signed on 5 November 2025 by the ...
Made: 2026-05-20
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS46
Review of the statutory Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England
I am today updating the House on the Environment Agency’s review of the statutory Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England.The current Strategy, published in 2020, sets the lo...
Made: 2026-05-20
Emma Hardy
Minister for Water and Flooding
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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