Ministers' speeches
In this section you can read speeches made by our ministers. Speeches are presented in date order.
Speeches by ministers in the previous administration can be found in the Previous administration ministers speeches section.
Older material is available from the Publications archive
Latest speeches
Why we may edit transcripts
Sometimes it is necessary to edit the transcripts of speeches made by the Department’s Ministers. This is because the audio quality made it impossible to transcribe or because government websites cannot carry party political content. This is in accordance with long-standing practice under the Ministerial and Civil Service codes.
