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The government’s proposals for police reform could lead to the biggest changes to UK policing structures since the 1970s.
The government’s proposals for police reform could lead to the biggest changes to UK policing structures since the 1970s.
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
The government is today publishing draft legislation ahead of inclusion in the next Finance Bill. This allows for technical consultation on the application of tax policy in legislation. The government is also...
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
The government is today publishing draft legislation ahead of inclusion in the next Finance Bill. This allows for technical consultation on the application of tax policy in legislation. The government is also...
The government is today publishing draft legislation ahead of inclusion in the next Finance Bill. This allows for technical consultation on the application of tax policy in legislation. The government is also publishing some new consultations and a number of responses to consultations on tax policy which have concluded.
The...
The government is today publishing draft legislation ahead of inclusion in the next Finance Bill. This allows for technical consultation on the application of tax policy in legislation. The government is also publishing some new consultations and a number of responses to consultations on tax policy which have concluded.
The...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 June 2026 to question 7775 on Defence Nuclear Enterprise, what is the a) whole life cost, b) 2025/26 cost and c) 2026/27 budget for the Clyde Transformation Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 June 2026 to question 7775 on Defence Nuclear Enterprise, what is the a) whole life cost, b) 2025/26 cost and c) 2026/27 budget for the Clyde Transformation Programme.
In line with the Defence Investment Plan, we will invest £26bn in Project Royal Oak over the next decade. This will be the biggest naval base upgrade for over 45 years, including multi-billion pound programmes at Faslane, Portsmouth and Devonport. HM Naval Base Clyde will see a multi-decade, multi-billion pound infrastructure transformation programme to improve working conditions and ensure readiness for the Dreadnought and SSN-A submarines.
Today, the government is providing an update on HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap, setting out the progress made in the first year of delivery and sharing HMRC’s transformation priorities for 2026 to 2027.
Published in July 2025, HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap maps out a five-year programme to build a tax and customs system that...
Today, the government is providing an update on HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap, setting out the progress made in the first year of delivery and sharing HMRC’s transformation priorities for 2026 to 2027.
Published in July 2025, HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap maps out a five-year programme to build a tax and customs system that...
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Today, the government is providing an update on HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap, setting out the progress made in the first year of delivery and sharing HMRC’s transformation priorities for 2026 to 2027.
Published in...
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Today, the government is providing an update on HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap, setting out the progress made in the first year of delivery and sharing HMRC’s transformation priorities for 2026 to 2027.
Published in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of using specialist technologies for improving the life of ageing infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of using specialist technologies for improving the life of ageing infrastructure.
The Department works with infrastructure operators on innovations for better managing transport infrastructure. For example, the Department encourages councils to embrace innovative practices to deliver better road maintenance programmes and supports research and innovation including through funding programmes such as Live Labs 2.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to modernise communications with the public and claimants, including increased use of email correspondence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to modernise communications with the public and claimants, including increased use of email correspondence.
The Department is modernising communications with the public and claimants as part of its wider digital-first strategy, while ensuring that support remains available for those who need non-digital channels.
We are moving towards the digitisation of notifications so that, by 2030, most communications will be delivered through the most appropriate channel, including email, SMS, secure messages via customer accounts and the GOV.UK App, whilst always providing a printed letter or other reasonable adjustment option where relevant customer needs are identified.
This multi-channel approach is designed to provide quicker, clearer, and more accessible communications, tailored to individual preferences and support needs, while maintaining paper correspondence and other reasonable adjustments for those who require them.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to modernise HMRC's internal systems and reduce administrative errors.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to modernise HMRC's internal systems and reduce administrative errors.
- The government is strengthening its use of data and modernising its systems to improve accuracy in its administration of tax and customs.
- HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap was published on 21st July 2025. The roadmap sets out HMRC’s plans to transform the tax and customs systems over the spending review period and its longer-term ambitions.
- The roadmap sets out actions to achieve HMRC’s priorities by 2030, namely: improving day to day performance and customer experience, closing the tax gap, and reform and modernisation of the tax and customs system.
- The Transformation Roadmap publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-transformation-roadmap
- HMRC’s plans to build and procure more intuitive and joined up systems, storing customers’ data securely, and improving the experience for customers and tax advisers acting on their behalf. The procurements of Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) and Enterprise Customer Relationship Management (eCRM) will be key foundations for the delivery of the roadmap.
- HMRC will continue to simplify tax and customs administration to make it easier for customers and their representatives to get their tax and customs right, all while reaffirming HMRC’s Charter standards.
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Today the government sets out further reforms to simplify and modernise the tax and customs system, building on the commitment first made in the HMRC Transformation Roadmap published in July 2025 and...
My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Today the government sets out further reforms to simplify and modernise the tax and customs system, building on the commitment first made in the HMRC Transformation Roadmap published in July 2025 and...
Today the government sets out further reforms to simplify and modernise the tax and customs system, building on the commitment first made in the HMRC Transformation Roadmap published in July 2025 and confirmed at Budget 2025.
The measures announced today simplify rules, improve taxpayer guidance, and ensure more taxpayers can...
Today the government sets out further reforms to simplify and modernise the tax and customs system, building on the commitment first made in the HMRC Transformation Roadmap published in July 2025 and confirmed at Budget 2025.
The measures announced today simplify rules, improve taxpayer guidance, and ensure more taxpayers can...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the ITS sector’s Stuck on Red campaign.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the ITS sector’s Stuck on Red campaign.
Local Highway Authorities are responsible for traffic signals on their networks, including monitoring and assessment of assets. However, the Department for Transport sponsors the Transport Technology Forum and works with the traffic systems industry to understand the state of associated equipment in use in England.
Based on this collaboration the Department for Transport has, on an exceptional basis, provided £65 million in funding to English local highway authorities for traffic systems since 2022. In 2022 the Department for Transport provided £15m in targeted grants to 39 local authorities through the Traffic Signals Maintenance (TSM) fund to address general equipment renewals and upgrades.
In 2023 a further £50m was provided. £40m was given in two targeted grants to 68 local and combined authorities: the Traffic Signal Obsolescence Grant to replace obsolete equipment and the Green Light Fund to address operational enhancements and new technology provision for traffic systems.
The remaining £10m was given to all English Highway Authorities for traffic signal maintenance and a general technology upgrades.
In terms of the strategic road network, National Highways will continue to assess and prioritise investment in upgrading roadside technology during the third roads investment period.
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Justice (Sarah Sackman KC MP) has today made the following statement:
'I hereby give notice of the Ministry of Justice’s intention to seek an advance from the Contingencies Fund totalling £1.7m.
This follows the introduction of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, currently going through...
My honourable Friend the Minister of State for Justice (Sarah Sackman KC MP) has today made the following statement:
'I hereby give notice of the Ministry of Justice’s intention to seek an advance from the Contingencies Fund totalling £1.7m.
This follows the introduction of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, currently going through...
I hereby give notice of the Ministry of Justice’s intention to seek an advance from the Contingencies Fund totalling £1.7m.
This follows the introduction of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, currently going through Parliament, and which we anticipate will receive Royal Assent by Autumn 2026.
Accessing the Contingency Fund allows the Department...
I hereby give notice of the Ministry of Justice’s intention to seek an advance from the Contingencies Fund totalling £1.7m.
This follows the introduction of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, currently going through Parliament, and which we anticipate will receive Royal Assent by Autumn 2026.
Accessing the Contingency Fund allows the Department...
To ask the Leader of the House what plans she has, if any, to establish a modernisation committee to review the effectiveness, efficiency and cost of the House of Lords’ legislative procedures.
To ask the Leader of the House what plans she has, if any, to establish a modernisation committee to review the effectiveness, efficiency and cost of the House of Lords’ legislative procedures.
My Lords, it is helpful to review and consider the effectiveness of our procedures. I will continue to advocate for any changes through agreement in the usual channels and through the Procedure and Privileges Committee. I have no plans to set up a modernisation committee at the moment.
My Lords, it is helpful to review and consider the effectiveness of our procedures. I will continue to advocate for any changes through agreement in the usual channels and through the Procedure and Privileges Committee. I have no plans to set up a modernisation committee at the moment.
My Lords, it is helpful to review and consider the effectiveness of our procedures. I will continue to advocate for any changes through agreement in the usual channels and through the Procedure and Privileges Committee. I have no plans to set up a modernisation committee at the moment.
To ask the Leader of the House what plans she has, if any, to establish a modernisation committee to review the effectiveness, efficiency and cost of the House of Lords’ legislative procedures.
My Lords, just over 15 years ago, there was considerable dissatisfaction here with the way our scrutiny work was being performed. The Leader’s Group was set up and reported in 2011, recommending improved focus and better organisation for more effective and efficient scrutiny. In the light of recent events, some of us have come to the view that it is high time again that we had a look at the way that we are undertaking our legislative procedures. I know that the Leader has been taking some steps to effect changes and wants to use the Procedure Committee, but I believe that we should have a more effective and fundamental review, in the way that we had in 2011, and that this would be better established by a separate Select Committee. I hope she will review her position on that and move forward soon.
My Lords, just over 15 years ago, there was considerable dissatisfaction here with the way our scrutiny work was being performed. The Leader’s Group was set up and reported in 2011, recommending improved focus and better organisation for more effective and efficient scrutiny. In the light of recent events, some of us have come to the view that it is high time again that we had a look at the way that we are undertaking our legislative procedures. I know that the Leader has been taking some steps to effect changes and wants to use the Procedure Committee, but I believe that we should have a more effective and fundamental review, in the way that we had in 2011, and that this would be better established by a separate Select Committee. I hope she will review her position on that and move forward soon.
I always hate to disappoint my noble friend. There are many strengths to the work that we do in here on scrutiny, but I agree that, as it draws to a close, the current Session of Parliament has presented some challenges and at times has tested our procedures. I am always interested to hear proposals from noble Lords across the House. However, it is quite often the case that I have three noble Lords talk to me and give me five different ways of doing something. It is quite hard to find consensus at times. We do need to look at these things, and the Procedure Committee is a good way forward, but we will not stop there. This morning, I convened one of our regular meetings with the usual channels, where we discuss these issues, and the Lord Speaker came
along as well. We want to give attention to these issues, but I am not convinced that the committee that my noble friend suggests is the best way of doing so.
I always hate to disappoint my noble friend. There are many strengths to the work that we do in here on scrutiny, but I agree that, as it draws to a close, the current Session of Parliament has presented some challenges and at times has tested our procedures. I am always interested to hear proposals from noble Lords across the House. However, it is quite often the case that I have three noble Lords talk to me and give me five different ways of doing something. It is quite hard to find consensus at times. We do need to look at these things, and the Procedure Committee is a good way forward, but we will not stop there. This morning, I convened one of our regular meetings with the usual channels, where we discuss these issues, and the Lord Speaker came
along as well. We want to give attention to these issues, but I am not convinced that the committee that my noble friend suggests is the best way of doing so.
I always hate to disappoint my noble friend. There are many strengths to the work that we do in here on scrutiny, but I agree that, as it draws to a close, the current Session of Parliament has presented some challenges and at times has tested our procedures. I am always interested to hear proposals from noble Lords across the House. However, it is quite often the case that I have three noble Lords talk to me and give me five different ways of doing something. It is quite hard to find consensus at times. We do need to look at these things, and the Procedure Committee is a good way forward, but we will not stop there. This morning, I convened one of our regular meetings with the usual channels, where we discuss these issues, and the Lord Speaker came
along as well. We want to give attention to these issues, but I am not convinced that the committee that my noble friend suggests is the best way of doing so.
My Lords, just over 15 years ago, there was considerable dissatisfaction here with the way our scrutiny work was being performed. The Leader’s Group was set up and reported in 2011, recommending improved focus and better organisation for more effective and efficient scrutiny. In the light of recent events, some of us have come to the view that it is high time again that we had a look at the way that we are undertaking our legislative procedures. I know that the Leader has been taking some steps to effect changes and wants to use the Procedure Committee, but I believe that we should have a more effective and fundamental review, in the way that we had in 2011, and that this would be better established by a separate Select Committee. I hope she will review her position on that and move forward soon.
My Lords, leaving aside the question of whether that largely meaningless word “modernisation” is an appropriate one to use in this context, could the Leader of the House, in her consideration of these issues, give priority to effectiveness over efficiency? When it comes to legislation, Governments love efficiency, but it is very often inimical to exacting scrutiny and challenge, which is the role of your Lordships.
My Lords, leaving aside the question of whether that largely meaningless word “modernisation” is an appropriate one to use in this context, could the Leader of the House, in her consideration of these issues, give priority to effectiveness over efficiency? When it comes to legislation, Governments love efficiency, but it is very often inimical to exacting scrutiny and challenge, which is the role of your Lordships.
The noble Lord has a good point; I am not sure that there is necessarily a difference. However, how effective we are in managing our time and the issues that we want to raise is a key issue for this House. How we use our time, whether we are making the best use of our time, and whether we are ensuring that the scrutiny we give to legislation is proportionate and will be listened to is a matter not just for the Government but for every Member of this House. If the Government are to listen, we have to play our part. A self-regulating House is also a House that has to show some self-restraint to ensure that our voice is heard in the right places.