On Friday 22 November two UK Government bags containing official correspondence and communications, and clearly marked as such, were opened by Spanish officials, while the bags were in transit. This represents...
In the spending review this summer, we announced our intention to end the undergraduate national scholarship programme (NSP) after 2014-15. That decision was based on evaluation which has shown that there are...
An arrangement comprising of an exchange of letters amending the 2009 tax information exchange
agreement (TIEA) with the Turks and Caicos Islands was signed on 26 November 2013 to permit automatic and spontaneous...
The 19 November 2013 Defence Foreign Affairs Council opened with consideration of the European Defence Agency budget: I successfully argued for a flat cash settlement. Discussing the defence industry in more ...
The annual conference of the parties (COP) to the United Nations framework convention on climate change took place in Warsaw, Poland, from 11-23 November. The United Kingdom was represented by the Secretary of...
I wish to inform the House of some further important steps that the Government are planning to take to tackle bovine TB (bTB). BTB is the most worrying and costly animal health problem facing our cattle farmers...
Earlier this year we consulted on our motoring services strategy which set out our intention to put the customer at the heart of what we do.
One of our objectives was to identify ways in which to give customers...
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Owen Paterson) has today made the following statement.
I wish to inform the House of some further important steps that the Government is planning to take to tackle...
I regret to inform the House that because of an administrative error, the verbal answer I gave to my noble colleague, the Baroness
Scotland of Asthal on 21 November 2013, Official Report Column 1114 was...
My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health (Jane Ellison) has made the following written ministerial statement.
I am today announcing that we have asked Sir Cyril Chantler...
We are introducing a new system of shared parental leave through the Children and Families Bill, which is currently before Parliament, and secondary legislation. It is our intention that the new system be workable...
Today I am publishing an updated Cabinet Committees list. I have placed a copy of the new list in the Libraries of both Houses.
An arrangement comprising of an exchange of letters amending the 2008 Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the British Virgin Islands was signed on 28 November 2013 to permit automatic and spontaneous...
Earlier this year my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State commissioned an independent governance review of the Local Government Ombudsman Service.
I am today publishing a report of that review with ...
After thorough consideration of the final applications made in the 27th offshore oil and gas licensing round, I am pleased to be able to announce a second tranche of offers of 52 production licences.
This...
Government amendments to the Water Bill on flood insurance have been published today.
An updated impact assessment has also been published and a commentary document which provides further details of the...
I promised to update the House about the investigations into Jimmy Savile and the NHS in my written statement on 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 39WS.
The Metropolitan Police Service has completed...