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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
Index heading for 119190 on 7th May
Dan Aldridge
Labour, Weston-super-Mare

a test question on 14th April - 2...

Asked 10 April 2026
Answered 7 May 2026
By Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South)
119190
Interests declared
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Education
Index heading for 119190 on 7th May (although this is 119188!)
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat, Torbay

a test question on 14th April - 6...

Asked 10 April 2026
Answered 7 May 2026
By Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South)
119188
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Education
Mary Creagh
Labour, Coventry East

A test question - 3...

Asked 30 April 2026
Answered 7 May 2026
By Peter Kyle (Labour, Hove and Portslade)
119210
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Education
Debbie Abrahams
Labour, Oldham East and Saddleworth

a test question on 13th April - 3 - and has now been transferred to Education...

Asked 13 April 2026
Answered 7 May 2026
By Peter Kyle (Labour, Hove and Portslade)
119186
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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The most recent four written questions in the House of Lords

Question for Cabinet Office
Lord Addington
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question - 1 and this has been changed from DfE to Cabinet Office...

Asked 21 April 2026
Answered 8 May 2026
By Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour, Life peer)
HL14263
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Lord Goddard of Stockport
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test Lords question on 14th April - 4...

Asked 31 March 2026
Answered 7 May 2026
By Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative, Life peer)
HL14251
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Baroness Campbell of Loughborough
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test Lords question on 14th April - 6...

Asked 31 March 2026
Answered 7 May 2026
By Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative, Life peer)
HL14246
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Lord John of Southwark
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 7th May - 2 with registered interest...

Asked 23 April 2026
Answered 7 May 2026
By Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat, Life peer)
HL14267
Interests declared
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Commons

Department for Education
Statement on 5th May 2026 - DfE
Bridget Phillipson
Minister for Education
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 5 May 2026
HCWS181
Commons
Department for Education
16th April - Statement
Bridget Phillipson
Commons Education Minister
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 5 May 2026
HCWS180
Commons
Northern Ireland Office
Test Commons statement on 14th Apr
Irene Campbell
Commons Minister
Labour, North Ayrshire and Arran
Statement made 14 April 2026
HCWS179
Commons
Department for Education
Commons Statement - 13th April
Bridget Phillipson
Commons Minister
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 13 April 2026
HCWS178
Commons

Lords written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Lords

Department for Education
Statement for Lords on 5th May 2026
Lord Deben
Lords Minister for Education
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 5 May 2026
HLWS139
Lords
Department for Education
Lords Statement - 16th April 2026
Lord Hamilton of Epsom
Lords Minister for Education
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 16 April 2026
HLWS138
Lords
Northern Ireland Office
Test Lords statement on 14th Apr
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Lords Minister
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 14 April 2026
HLWS137
Lords
Department for Education
Lords statement - 13th April - two attachments
Lord Addington
Lords Minister
Liberal Democrat, Life peer
Statement made 13 April 2026
HLWS136
Lords

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
5 May 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
17 April 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
13 April 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
10 April 2026
PDF (100.2 KB)
Commons

Lords daily reports

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House of Lords written answers and statements
5 May 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
17 April 2026
PDF (500.09 KB)
Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
13 April 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
10 April 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Lords