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
Derek Twigg
Labour, Widnes and Halewood

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, a test question on Thurs, 9th April...

Asked 7 April 2026
Answered 9 April 2026
By Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South)
119172
Answered
Commons
Question for Home Office
106118 Test Heading
Janet Daby
Labour, Lewisham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a question that will move to the Home Office (moved)...

Asked 10 February 2026
Answered 8 April 2026
By Barry Gardiner (Labour, Brent West)
106118
Answered
Commons
Question for Home Office
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour, Tooting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a) threats, b) surveillance and c) other forms of intimidation by the Iranian state on Iranian activists residing in the United Kingd...

Asked 14 January 2026
Answered 8 April 2026
By Barry Gardiner (Labour, Brent West)
105830
Answered
Commons
Question for Home Office
A test heading on 3rd March
Janet Daby
Labour, Lewisham East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, a bold test question with 25% comment in the text...

Asked 11 February 2026
Answered 8 April 2026
By Barry Gardiner (Labour, Brent West)
106124
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Department for Education
Baroness Berger
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government Test question - 1...

Asked 17 March 2026
Answered 2 April 2026
By Baroness Andrews (Labour, Life peer)
HL14223
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Baroness Eaton
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government Test question - 3 with relevant interest...

Asked 17 March 2026
Answered 2 April 2026
By Baroness Andrews (Labour, Life peer)
HL14222
Interests declared
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Lord Darroch of Kew
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 2nd April - 3 (Multiple relevant interests)...

Asked 19 March 2026
Answered 2 April 2026
By Baroness Deech (Crossbench, Life peer)
HL14228
Interests declared
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Lord McCabe
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 2nd April - 1...

Asked 19 March 2026
Answered 2 April 2026
By Lord Agnew of Oulton (Conservative, Life peer)
HL14227
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Commons

Cabinet Office
Statement on 2nd April
Peter Kyle
Commons Minister
Labour, Hove and Portslade
Statement made 2 April 2026
HCWS176
Commons
Cabinet Office
Test Statement - 30th March - Single attachment
Peter Kyle
Commons Minister
Labour, Hove and Portslade
Statement made 30 March 2026
HCWS175
Commons
Department for Business and Trade
Commons, Business and Trade, Statement on 27th March
Steve Barclay
Test Minister
Conservative, North East Cambridgeshire
Statement made 27 March 2026
HCWS174
Commons
Department for Business and Trade
Test statement with attachment on 23rd March
John Glen
Commons Minister
Conservative, Salisbury
Statement made 23 March 2026
HCWS173
Commons

Lords written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Lords

Cabinet Office
Lords Statement on 2nd April
Baroness Deech
Lords Minister
Crossbench, Life peer
Statement made 2 April 2026
HLWS135
Lords
Cabinet Office
Test statement - 30th March - three attachments
Baroness Andrews
Lords Minister
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 30 March 2026
HLWS134
Lords
Department for Education
Test Statement with single attachment - Lords
Lord Henley
Lords Minister
Conservative, Excepted Hereditary
Statement made 27 March 2026
HLWS133
Lords
Department for Business and Trade
Lords, Business and Trade, Statement on 27th March
Lord Popat
Lords Minister
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 27 March 2026
HLWS132
Lords

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
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2 April 2026
PDF (100.2 KB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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30 March 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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27 March 2026
PDF (100.2 KB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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26 March 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons

Lords daily reports

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House of Lords written answers and statements
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2 April 2026
PDF (500.09 KB)
Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
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30 March 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
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27 March 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
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20 March 2026
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