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25 March 2016

Press release: Foreign Secretary’s Easter message 2016
seen at 16:30, 25 March in News and communications (Our copy).

The Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said:

Easter is a season of hope for all Christians. At this time of celebration my thoughts are with all those facing persecution, discrimination and denied the...

Statistical data set: Commodity prices
seen at 10:32, 25 March in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include latest banana prices.

Prices for selected agricultural and horticultural produce are published on a weekly or monthly basis in the following spreadsheets. The data source depends...

Transparency data: School land: decisions about disposals
seen at 10:32, 25 March in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Section 2 - Other decisions - new entry added (2.7)

This document explains decisions about the disposal of school land and the background to how these decisions are made.

Schools themselves...

Speech: Statement by Baroness Anelay welcoming conclusions of UN Human Rights Council
seen at 10:30, 25 March in News and communications (Our copy).

The 31st session of the Human Rights Council opened with a call to States not to ignore the warning signs of instability. I welcome the important progress made at this session and that Council members assumed...

ECOFIN: 8 March 2016 (Lord O'Neill of Gatley)
seen at 09:32, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury

A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 8 March 2016. EU Finance Ministers discussed the following items...

Ministerial Correction (Baroness Stowell of Beeston, Member, Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee))
seen at 09:32, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

During the European Council Statement on 21 March I should have said that we have renewed our presence off the coast of Libya as part of an EU operation to tackle people smuggling (Operation Sophia), not a NATO...

Condition Improvement Fund (Lord Nash)
seen at 09:32, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Today I am announcing the outcome of the Condition Improvement Fund 2016-17, which provides funding for the improvement and expansion of existing academy and sixth-form college buildings.

I am announcing...

Government Response to the Consultation on Ofqual’s National Reference Test (Nick Gibb)
seen at 09:32, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

Today, 24 March 2016, the Government is publishing its response to its public consultation[1] on the introduction of new secondary legislation to require selected schools to take part in the National Reference...

Condition Improvement Fund (Sam Gyimah)
seen at 09:32, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools (Lord Nash) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

Today I am announcing the outcome of the Condition Improvement Fund 2016-17, which...

Defence Estate Rationalisation (Mark Lancaster)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently developing an ambitious programme of estate rationalisation which will provide a plan for a smaller, but significantly better Defence estate to meet the needs of the...

Intention to transfer CERT-UK to the new National Cyber Security Centre (Matthew Hancock)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

In the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review the Government confirmed that we would invest £1.9 billion over the next five years in protecting the UK from cyber attack and developing our sovereign capabilities...

Conduct Guidance for Elections on 5 May (Matthew Hancock)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

As is normal ahead of the forthcoming elections, guidance has today been issued for civil servants in UK Government departments and those working in arm’s length bodies on the principles that they should...

UK 2016 National Reform Programme (David Gauke)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 24 March, the government published the UK 2016 National Reform Programme. The document was sent to the European Commission, as part of the European Semester.

National Reform Programme

Under Council...

Financial services update (Harriett Baldwin, Member, Public Accounts Committee)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I can today confirm that I have laid a Treasury Minute informing the House of a reduction in HM Treasury’s contingent liabilities to Bradford & Bingley (B&B).

The Treasury Minute concerns...

Contingencies Fund Advance: UK Government Investments Ltd (Harriett Baldwin, Member, Public Accounts Committee)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

In May 2015 the Chancellor announced that the Shareholder Executive (ShEx) and UK Financial Investments (UKFI) were to be brought together under a single holding company, UK Government Investments (UKGI). UKGI...

ECOFIN: 8 March 2016 (David Gauke)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 8 March 2016. EU Finance Ministers discussed the following items:

Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field...

Coastal Communities Fund Second Annual Progress Report (Mark Francois)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am pleased to announce today the publication of the Coastal Communities Fund Annual Progress Report 2015.

The report sets out the impressive achievements of the Fund across the UK since it was launched...

Help to Grow – Launch (Anna Soubry)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Help to Grow (‘H2G’) pilot programme was announced by the Prime Minister (‘PM’) in February 2015. Drawing on research undertaken by the British Business Bank (‘BBB’), Government...

Machinery of Government change: Environmental regulatory functions (David Cameron)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

This written ministerial statement confirms that responsibility for environmental regulatory functions will transfer from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to the Department for Environment, ...

The Food Standards Agency's Triennial Review of Six Scientific Advisory Committees - Final Report (Jane Ellison)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

On 10 September 2015, I announced (HCSW183) the commencement of the triennial review by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for the six Scientific Advisory Committees (SACs) for which the FSA is the sole or...

Tier 2 (Skilled Workers) (James Brokenshire)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

I am today announcing reforms to Tier 2, the migration route for those undertaking skilled work in the UK, in response to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)’s review of Tier 2, and its separate review...

Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council: 14–15 February 2016 (David Lidington)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the Foreign Affairs Council on 14 March and I attended the General Affairs Council on 15 March. The Foreign Affairs...

National Counter Proliferation Strategy to 2020 (Tobias Ellwood)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Written Ministerial Statements (Our copy).

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is today publishing a public version of the National Counter Proliferation Strategy to 2020.

Following the publication of the National Security Strategy and Strategic...

Guidance: MOT special notice 05-16
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Search (Our copy).

Special notices contain changes to the MOT scheme that aren’t yet in the MOT testing guide and inspection manuals.

This MOT special notice tells you about:

the introduction of MOT annual...
Form: VAT: appointment of tax representative (VAT1TR)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Search (Our copy).

Updated: A new version of the VAT1 R notes has been published.

Use form VAT1TR if you sell goods into the UK from another EU state known as ‘distance selling’ and want to appoint a UK tax representative...

Form: VAT: appointment of tax representative (VAT1TR)
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Search (Our copy).

Updated: A new version of the VAT1 R notes has been published.

Use form VAT1TR if you sell goods into the UK from another EU state known as ‘distance selling’ and want to appoint a UK tax representative...

Statistical data set: Commodity prices
seen at 09:31, 25 March in Search (Our copy).

Updated: Updated to include latest banana prices.

Prices for selected agricultural and horticultural produce are published on a weekly or monthly basis in the following spreadsheets. The data source depends...

How to Promote Your Facebook Page Effectively
seen at 09:30, 25 March in LTG Development Consultants (Our copy).

Nobody is excited really to click a button there where they can actually Like your page and build an effective messaging tool for this episode of iProspect Ireland TV. Dr Stallman further said,” then you...