House of Commons and House of Lords

Written Ministerial Statements

Some recent written ministerial statements

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Lisbon Treaty (Ratification) 17 July 2008

Jim Murphy: Following the enactment of the EU (Amendment) Bill, the Government completed the ratification process for the Lisbon treaty on 16 July by depositing its instrument of ratification in Rome.

House of Lords: Taxation: Tax Benefit Reference Manual 17 July 2008

Lord Davies of Oldham: My right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy) has made the following Written Statement. Copies of the 2008-09 edition of the Tax Benefit Reference Manual...

Home Department: National DNA Database 21 July 2008 (1 comment)

Meg Hillier: Further to the written ministerial statement made on 25 July 2007 announcing the establishment of an ethics group to provide Ministers with independent ethical advice on the operation and...

Health: Pharmaceutical Services 17 July 2008

Dawn Primarolo: In April, we published the Government's White Paper, "Pharmacy in England—Building on Strengths, Delivering the Future" (Cm 7341). The White Paper set out our future proposals for expanding...

Children, Schools and Families: National Curriculum Tests 22 July 2008

Edward Balls: Yesterday, I wrote to the chair of the DCSF Select Committee to update him on the position with the return of national curriculum test results to schools, placing a copy of the letter in the...

Defence: Defence Equipment and Support (Co-location) 16 July 2008

Bob Ainsworth: On 10 October 2006, Official Report, column 13-14WS, my predecessor announced the formation of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and that elements of the new organisation were to be...

Justice: National Offender Management Service 21 July 2008

David Hanson: The annual report of Her Majesty's Prison Service for 2007-08 (HC No 860) has today been laid before Parliament. The National Probation Service annual report has also been published today. Copies...

Justice: Personal Injury Claims 21 July 2008

Bridget Prentice: The Government have today published the response to the consultation paper: "Case Track Limits and the Claims Process for Personal Injury Claims". It summarises the responses received to the...

House of Lords: EU: Justice and Home Affairs Informal Council 17 July 2008

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: The French presidency's Informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held in Cannes on 7 and 8 July 2008. My right honourable friend the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and my honourable...

Leader of the House: e-Petitions 22 July 2008 (1 comment)

Harriet Harman: I wish to make the following statement. Procedure Committee reports on public petitions The Procedure Committee published a report on e-petitions on 6 April (First report, 2007-08, HC 136). This...

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Zimbabwe 15 July 2008

David Miliband: Since the sham election on 27 June, conditions in Zimbabwe have deteriorated. International agencies estimate that 36,000 people have been displaced internally since the first round in March, at...

Treasury: Ecofin 17 July 2008

Alistair Darling: The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 8 July 2008. I attended for the UK. Items on the agenda were as follows: Presidency Work Programme The French Presidency...

House of Lords: Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Annual Report 21 July 2008

Lord Rooker: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Shaun Woodward) has made the following Ministerial Statement. The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is responsible for the administration...

Justice: Information Commissioner 16 July 2008

Michael Wills: I am today publishing a consultation on the Information Commissioner's inspection powers and on funding the Information Commissioner's duties under the Data Protection Act 1998. The Government...

House of Lords: Issuer Liability 17 July 2008

Lord Davies of Oldham: My honourable friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Kitty Ussher) has made the following Written Statement. The Treasury is today publishing Extension of the Statutory Regime for Issuer...

Treasury: EU Funds (Consolidated Statement) 17 July 2008

Kitty Ussher: The Government announced in November 2006 that, as part of its work to improve accountability for EU funds across the EU, HM Treasury would prepare an annual consolidated statement, audited by...

Justice: Inquests (Service Personnel) 16 July 2008

Bridget Prentice: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and I wish to make the following statement to the House about the inquests of service personnel who have died overseas. All fatalities...

Transport: Transport Personnel Review 22 July 2008

Ruth Kelly: Last December I commissioned an independent review of personnel security across the transport sector. This followed Lord West's review last year which focused on physical infrastructure and...

Work and Pensions: Employment and Social Policy Informal Meeting 17 July 2008

James Plaskitt: The employment and social policy informal meeting was held on 10 to 11 July 2008 in Chantilly, France. I represented the UK. The theme of the informal meeting was "Revising the European Social...

House of Lords: Social Fund Commissioner: Annual Report 17 July 2008

Lord McKenzie of Luton: My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (James Plaskitt) has made the following statement. The Social Fund Commissioner's annual report has been...