Nick Thomas-Symonds My Noble and Learned friend the Attorney General, the Rt Hon. Lord Richard Hermer KC, has today jointly laid this statement in the Lords: Further to the Written Ministerial Statement made by my...
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent My Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio) has today made the following statement: Today I want to inform the House that the Manchester Digital...
Sarah Jones In 2014 and 2015, the previous government reformed public service pension schemes. When the reforms were introduced, they provided ‘transitional protections’ which allowed members who...
Baroness Twycross The Government recognises the significant contribution that racing makes to the nation’s economy and sporting landscape. As the birthplace of modern horse racing, British racing is...
Lord Hermer My Right Honourable friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today jointly laid this statement in the Commons. Further to the...
Heidi Alexander I am pleased to inform the House that the Government will today publish the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3). Backed by over £27 billion of investment over five years, this will support...
Martin McCluskey This Statement concerns three separate applications for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by: North Falls Offshore Wind Limited for offshore wind turbines approximately 24.5km...
Baroness Smith of Basildon The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has today published the Inquiry’s Module 3 report, which examined the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the four nations of the...
Chris Ward This Government's commitment to working in genuine partnership with the devolved governments continues to be reflected in the depth and consistency of our engagement. As the Prime Minister said...
Michael Shanks Today I am setting out the Government position on the supply of offshore wind turbines from MingYang, a Chinese turbine supplier. This has followed offshore wind developers seeking the...
Torsten Bell On 18 December 2025, NS&I notified the Treasury of a failure to comprehensively trace accounts for some customers who passed away. The result of this failure is that not all savings were...
Sharon Hodgson I am today announcing the publication of the new Pandemic Preparedness Strategy, outlining the UK Government’s plans for improving our pandemic preparedness capabilities between now and...
Baroness Lloyd of Effra The Government has secured agreement yesterday from the telecoms industry to further protect customers and to prevent disruption to critical national infrastructure services during telecoms...
Lord Hanson of Flint I am pleased to update the House on the recent Global Fraud Summit 2026 held at the United Nations in Vienna, sponsored by the United Kingdom and co-organised with the United Nations Office on...
Chris Bryant I am updating the House on the Government’s work to comply with the Humble Address relating to Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor, approved on 24 February 2026, and on the steps being taken...
Samantha Dixon In 2014 and 2015, the previous government reformed public service pension schemes. These reforms introduced ‘transitional protections’ that allowed members closest to retirement to...
Yvette Cooper The latest Six-monthly Report on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong was published today and is attached. It covers the period from 1 July – 31 December...
Lisa Nandy We are a nation of storytellers. Through literature, television, film, music, fashion, dance and drama, through our galleries, our libraries and our museums, we light up the world. In a time when...
Blair McDougall On 8 July last year, my predecessor announced the Government’s intention to launch a redress scheme for postmasters’ family members who were most severely affected by the Horizon...
David Lammy I am today confirming the Government’s decision on the pay award for prison staff. Prison Service Pay Award 2026/27 Having carefully considered the 12 recommendations made by the Prison...
Written Ministerial Statements were introducted in late 2002 to stop the practice of having “planted” or “inspired” questions designed to elicit Government statements.
They are just that – statements on a particular topic by a Government Minister.