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.

Commons HCWS37
Public Service Pensions: SCAPE discount rate
“SCAPE” (superannuation contributions adjusted for past experience) is the process for setting employer contribution rates at valuations of unfunded public service pension schemes. As part of the S...
Made: 2026-05-19
Torsten Bell
The Minister for Pensions
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS36
Mental Health Strategy for England
Today, I am informing the House of the government’s plans to develop a new, once-in-a-generation cross-government strategy for mental health in England, which will be published later this year. The...
Made: 2026-05-19
Preet Kaur Gill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS35
Tax Consultation: High Value Council Tax Surcharge
In the 2025 Budget, the government announced the introduction of a new High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) on owners of the most valuable 1% of residential properties in England. Today, togeth...
Made: 2026-05-19
Dan Tomlinson
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS34
Access to Work Backlog
The Access to Work Scheme plays an important role in supporting disabled people and people with health conditions in, and into, work. The core ambition of the Scheme is to ensure disability is neve...
Made: 2026-05-19
Pat McFadden
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Lab
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
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Commons HCWS33
Regulation of television selection services and electronic programme guides
Following the statement I published on 24 February 2026, I can now confirm to the House that my Department has laid the following statutory instruments (SI) before Parliament today (19 May 2026):Th...
Made: 2026-05-19
Ian Murray
Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts
Lab
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS32
Launching the High Streets Organised Crime Unit
Today I am announcing the launch of the Government’s High Streets Organised Crime Unit, a new cross-government unit designed to strengthen our response to money laundering, tax evasion, illegal wor...
Made: 2026-05-19
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS31
Cutting Youth Crime, Changing Young Lives: The youth justice reform and delivery plan
Today I am publishing the government’s Youth Justice White Paper, ‘Cutting Youth Crime, Changing Young Lives’, which sets out our plan to reform the youth justice system in England and Wales so tha...
Made: 2026-05-18
Mr David Lammy
Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Lab
Department: Ministry of Justice
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Commons HCWS30
Favipiravir (FAVI) – Contingent Liability
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is receiving a supply of doses of the antiviral medicine favipiravir (FAVI) from the Government of Japan to support the United Kingdom’s preparedness and respo...
Made: 2026-05-18
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS29
LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme: Recruitment of Additional Independent Panel Chair and members
The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme includes two types of payments, the ‘LGBT FRS Dismissed or Discharged Payment’ and the ‘LGBT FRS Impact Payment’. The Impact Payment is available to all those ...
Made: 2026-05-18
Louise Sandher-Jones
Minister for Veterans and People
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS28
Consumer Credit Act reform
2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA). The world, the way people interact with their finances, and the consumer credit market is dramatically differe...
Made: 2026-05-18
Rachel Blake
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS27
HM Treasury Review of the Ring-Fencing Regime
At Mansion House 2025, as part of the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, my right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves) confirmed her intention to u...
Made: 2026-05-18
Rachel Blake
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS26
Notification of Contingent Liability
The independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (“the Bank”) decided at its meeting ending on 3 February 2022 to reduce the stocks of UK government bonds and sterling non-fin...
Made: 2026-05-18
Rachel Reeves
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS25
Lifelong Learning Entitlement Regulations
Today I am laying before Parliament the Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026, which is the first in a package of secondary legislation needed to implement the Lifelong Learning Entitleme...
Made: 2026-05-18
Josh MacAlister
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families)
Lab
Department: Department for Education
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Commons HCWS24
Companies House, Public Targets 2026-2027
I have set Companies House the following targets for the year 2026 to 2027Companies House will continue to score above average for the public sector, in the UK Customer Satisfaction Index.Digital s...
Made: 2026-05-18
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation)
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Commons HCWS23
The Sporting Events Bill
On 14 May 2026, the government introduced the Sporting Events Bill.The government is proud of the UK’s record of hosting world class major sporting events over recent years, including the London 20...
Made: 2026-05-18
Stephanie Peacock
Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth
Lab
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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