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.

All oral statements and any written content from before 2014 can be found in Hansard.

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Commons written questions and answers

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The most recent four written questions in the House of Commons

Question for Department for Education
Stephen Gethins
,

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, a test question that will be published singularly...

Asked 15 June 2026
Answered 18 August 2026
By Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South)
5245
Answered
Commons
Question for Cabinet Office
Laura Trott
Conservative, Sevenoaks

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, a test question after QNA push - 1...

Asked 15 June 2026
Answered 18 August 2026
By Steve Barclay (Conservative, North East Cambridgeshire)
5243
Answered
Commons
Question for Cabinet Office
Mr Mark Francois
Conservative, Rayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, a test question on 12th June - 1...

Asked 10 June 2026
Answered 18 August 2026
By Steve Barclay (Conservative, North East Cambridgeshire)
5241
Answered
Commons
Question for Cabinet Office
Dan Aldridge
Labour, Weston-super-Mare

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, a test question on 6th July - 3...

Asked 6 July 2026
Answered 18 August 2026
By Michael Payne (Labour, Gedling)
10519
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Department for Education
A heading for HL584 after DDP reinstated
Lord Eames
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 1st September but made and published on 18th Aug - 5...

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 18 August 2026
By Baroness Andrews (Labour, Life peer)
HL584
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 1st September but made and published on 18th Aug - 4...

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 18 August 2026
By Baroness Andrews (Labour, Life peer)
HL579
Interests declared
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Lord Fairfax of Cameron
,

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question - does this have a due for answer date of 19th May...

Asked 8 May 2026
Answered 13 August 2026
By Lord Barwell (Non-affiliated, Life peer)
HL10008
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Lord Markham
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 5th Aug but tabled for 1st Sept...

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 13 August 2026
By Lord Barwell (Non-affiliated, Life peer)
HL577
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Commons

Department for Education
August 6th Statement
Bridget Phillipson
Education Minister
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 6 August 2026
HCWS31
Commons
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Test Statement on 7th July 2026
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Commons Minister
Labour, Washington and Gateshead South
Statement made 7 July 2026
HCWS30
Commons
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Test Statement on 7th July 2026 - Linked statement
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Commons Minister
Labour, Washington and Gateshead South
Statement made 7 July 2026
HCWS29
Commons
Treasury
Government Response to the Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner’s Independent Review
Rachel Reeves
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Labour, Leeds West and Pudsey
Statement made 30 June 2026
HCWS28
Commons

Lords written statements

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Test Statement on 7th July 2026 - Lords
Lord O'Shaughnessy
Lords Minister
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 7 July 2026
HLWS30
Lords
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Test Statement on 7th July 2026 - Linked statement
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Lords Minister Two
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 7 July 2026
HLWS29
Lords
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Vagrancy Act 1824
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 30 June 2026
HLWS28
Lords
Department for Business and Trade
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Update – June 2026
Lord Stockwood
Minister of State for Investment
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 30 June 2026
HLWS27
Lords

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
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6 August 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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10 July 2026
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Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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7 July 2026
PDF (100.2 KB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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16 June 2026
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Commons

Lords daily reports

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House of Lords written answers and statements
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6 August 2026
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7 July 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
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30 June 2026
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16 June 2026
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