Written questions, answers and statements

Written questions allow MPs and Members of the House of Lords to ask for information on the work, policy and activities of Government departments, related bodies, and the administration of Parliament. Oral or written statements to Parliament are also made by the Government and others to inform both Houses of their work. Written statements are normally used to put the day-to-day business of Government on the official record and in the public domain.

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Commons written questions and answers

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Question for Department for Education
John Finucane
Sinn Féin, Belfast North

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, this is a test question - 1...

Asked 10 July 2025
Answered 14 July 2025
By Wes Streeting (Labour, Ilford North)
166
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
John Glen
Conservative, Salisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a test question on 24th June but tabled for 20th June and due for answer on 24th June. John Glen to DEFRA.

Asked 20 June 2025
Answered 24 June 2025
By Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat, North East Fife)
165
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Education
John Cooper
Conservative, Dumfries and Galloway

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, a test question on 4th June...

Asked 4 June 2025
Answered 6 June 2025
By Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South)
164
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Education
Dan Aldridge
Labour, Weston-super-Mare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education,...

Asked 22 May 2025
Answered 6 June 2025
By Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South)
162
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Department for Education
Lord Grabiner
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government LBIZ-1510 WrittenQuestion IOBs missing field - Test that when a row is deleted then  after the WQ is answered then the row gets populated by itself...

Asked 10 July 2025
Answered 15 July 2025
By Lord Benyon (Crossbench, Life peer)
HL5808
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government test LBIZ-1510 WrittenQuestion IOBs missing field...

Asked 9 July 2025
Answered 14 July 2025
By Lord Benyon (Crossbench, Life peer)
HL5807
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Lord Grabiner
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government Test LBIZ-1510 WrittenQuestion IOBs missing field...

Asked 9 July 2025
Answered 14 July 2025
By Lord Deben (Conservative, Life peer)
HL5806
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Lord Adonis
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government Further to the questions asked Lord Black of Brentwood - has the bug been fixed?...

Asked 2 May 2025
Answered 6 June 2025
By Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour, Life peer)
HL5774
Answered
Lords

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Department for Business and Trade
Test statement on 27th June
John Cooper
Commons Minister
Conservative, Dumfries and Galloway
Statement made 27 June 2025
HCWS95
Commons
Department for Business and Trade
The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary of State for Business and Trade, and President of the Board of Trade
Labour, Stalybridge and Hyde
Statement made 23 June 2025
HCWS725
Commons
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Workforce
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Labour, Ilford North
Statement made 23 June 2025
HCWS724
Commons
Department for Education
This is a test statement which should show
Bridget Phillipson
Secretary of State for Education
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 6 June 2025
HCWS94
Commons

Lords written statements

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Department for Education
Test Statement
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Lords Minister for Education
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 6 June 2025
HLWS64
Lords
Cabinet Office
Test Pending Statement Review
Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Test Lords Minister
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 4 June 2025
HLWS63
Lords
Cabinet Office
Accepted Statement
Baroness Beckett
Test Lords Minister
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 22 May 2025
HLWS62
Lords
Department of Health and Social Care
Nursing – Professional Regulation
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 13 May 2025
HLWS61
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
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22 May 2025
PDF (10.21 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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13 May 2025
PDF (20.42 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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26 March 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
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24 March 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
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2 June 2025
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22 May 2025
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13 May 2025
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12 May 2025
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