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01 May 2012

Armed Forces: Medals (Lord Strathclyde, Leader of the House of Lords, House of Lords)
seen at 15:02, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made the following Statement.

This Government are fully committed to recognising all that our Armed Forces do to keep us safe. That is why this Government...

EU: Environment Council and Energy Council (Lord Marland, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Energy and Climate Change)
seen at 15:02, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I represented the United Kingdom at the climate change aspects of the EU informal Environment Council and at the informal Energy Council in Denmark on 19 April 2012.

I attended the lunchtime discussion ...

Ecofin (Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary, HM Treasury)
seen at 10:03, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

An extraordinary meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 2 May 2012. The following items are on the agenda to be discussed:

Revised Capital Requirement...

Counter-Terrorist Asset Freezing Regime (Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary, HM Treasury)
seen at 10:03, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (“TAFA 2010”), the Treasury is required to report quarterly to Parliament on its operation of the UK’s asset freezing regime mandated by UN Security...

UK 2012 National Reform Programme (Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary, HM Treasury)
seen at 10:03, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Government have today published the UK 2012 national reform programme. The document has been submitted to the European Commission, as part of the European semester.

National Reform Programme

Under...

Informal Environment and Energy Councils (Charles Hendry, Minister of State (Renewable Energy), Energy and Climate Change)
seen at 10:03, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I represented the United Kingdom at the climate change aspects of the EU informal Environment Council and at the informal Energy Council in Denmark on 19 April 2012.

I attended the lunchtime discussion ...

Promoting and Protecting Human Rights (Command Paper) (William Hague, Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
seen at 10:03, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I have today laid before the House a copy of the 2011 Foreign and Commonwealth Office report on human rights and democracy.

The report comprehensively assesses developments in human rights in 2011 and provides...

Prison Service Pay Review Body (Crispin Blunt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Prisons and Probation), Justice)
seen at 10:03, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister has appointed Ann Jarvis as a member of the Prison Service Pay Review Body for three years commencing April 2012. The appointment has been conducted in accordance...

Military Medals Review (David Cameron)
seen at 10:03, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

This Government are fully committed to recognising all that our armed forces do to keep us safe. That is why this Government have enshrined the military covenant in law. Today, I am pleased to update the House...

Workplace Pension Reform (Steve Webb, Minister of State (Pensions), Work and Pensions)
seen at 10:03, 1 May in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Later today the Government will publish the consultation document “Automatic enrolment: Career Average schemes as Qualifying Schemes”. This addresses an issue that could prevent some good quality ...