Statements on Afghanistan, Budget Responsibility and Oil Spill
15 June 2010 (updated on 15 June 2010)
The Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change each respectively made a Ministerial statement to the House of Commons on 15 June 2010 on Afghanistan, the Office of Budget Responsibility and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.
Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron MP, made a statement in the House of Commons on Afghanistan.
- Video and Audio: Afghanistan
- Commons Hansard: Afghanistan
- About Parliament: Ministerial statements
- Key issues: The military campaign in Afghanistan
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr George Osborne MP, made a statement in the House of Commons on the Office of Budget Responsibility.
- Video and Audio: Office of Budget Responsibility
- Commons Hansard: Office of Budget Responsibility
- About Parliament: Ministerial statements
- Key issues: Recession and Recovery
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne MP, made a statement in the House of Commons on the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.
- Video and Audio: Guilf of Mexico Oil Spill
- Commons Hansard: Guilf of Mexico Oil Spill
- About Parliament: Ministerial statements
- Topics: Oil, petrol and natural gas
Oral statements are made after Question Time (or at 11am on a Friday). Statements usually relate to matters of policy or government actions.
At the end of a statement, MPs can respond or question the government minister on its contents.