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
Andy Slaughter
Labour, Hammersmith and Chiswick

a test question on 11th Feb but tabled for 9th Feb with relevant interests - 4 (Named Day)...

Asked 6 February 2026
Answered 11 February 2026
By Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South)
106123
Named day Interests declared
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Education
Preet Kaur Gill
Labour, Birmingham Edgbaston

a test question on 11th Feb but tabled for 9th Feb with relevant interests - 2 and this is added text and transferred to Education...

Asked 9 February 2026
Answered 11 February 2026
By Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South)
106120
Interests declared
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Education
Sarah Dyke
Liberal Democrat, Glastonbury and Somerton

a test question on 11th Feb but tabled for 6th Feb, no relevant interests - 3 (Named Day)...

Asked 6 February 2026
Answered 11 February 2026
By Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South)
106122
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Home Office
Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what mechanisms is InterMarine able to sponsor Highly Skilled Worker Visas .

Asked 14 January 2026
Answered 10 February 2026
By Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat, Eastbourne)
105679
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Department for Business and Trade
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question - 1 - via QA QNA API directly...

Asked 28 January 2026
Answered 11 February 2026
By Baroness Andrews (Labour, Life peer)
HL11022601
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Baroness Benjamin
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker, Test question for DSI 2025.7.1+134...

Asked 5 February 2026
Answered 6 February 2026
By Baroness Andrews (Labour, Life peer)
Answer corrected
By Baroness Andrews (Life peer, Life peer)
HL14164
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Baroness Benjamin
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Lords question for testing DSI 2025.7.1+106 on QA...

Asked 26 January 2026
Answered 27 January 2026
By Baroness Andrews (Labour, Life peer)
Answer corrected
By Baroness Andrews (Life peer, Life peer)
HL13331
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Duke of York: Visits Abroad
Lord Deben
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, Test WQ works or not...

Asked 17 June 2025
Answered 23 January 2026
By Lord Laming (Crossbench, Life peer)
HL5660
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Statement for DSIT on 11th Feb
Barry Gardiner
DSIT Minister
Labour, Brent West
Statement made 11 February 2026
HCWS161
Commons
Department for Education
Statement on 11th Feb
Bridget Phillipson
Minister for Education
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 11 February 2026
HCWS160
Commons
Home Office
Statement with angle brackets
John Grady
Member
Labour, Glasgow East
Statement made 10 February 2026
HCWS159
Commons
Home Office
Correction statement
David Burton-Sampson
Member
Labour, Southend West and Leigh
Statement made 10 February 2026
HCWS158
Commons

Lords written statements

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Department for Education
Statement on 11th Feb
Baroness Andrews
Lords Minister for Education
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 11 February 2026
HLWS120
Lords
Home Office
Correction Statement
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Lords
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 10 February 2026
HLWS119
Lords
Home Office
Test Lords statement plus attachment
Baroness Benjamin
Lord
Liberal Democrat, Life peer
Statement made 10 February 2026
HLWS118
Lords
Department for Business and Trade
Link statement post HOL
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Link statement HOL
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 10 February 2026
HLWS117
Lords

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
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11 February 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
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5 February 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
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4 February 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
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3 February 2026
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Lords daily reports

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House of Lords written answers and statements
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11 February 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
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6 February 2026
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4 February 2026
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23 January 2026
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