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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Linsey Farnsworth
Labour, Amber Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, test question tabled for 19th Oct after clearing out mismatching data from QNA AND with DDP - 6 (interests)...

Asked 19 October 2026
Answered 22 October 2026
By Derek Twigg (Labour, Widnes and Halewood)
Answer corrected
By Derek Twigg (Labour, Widnes and Halewood)
13182
Interests declared
Answered
Commons
Question for Cabinet Office
Janet Daby
Labour, Lewisham East

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, a test question that is manually created but tabled for 26th Oct - 4 (Named Day and Interests)...

Asked 26 October 2026
Answered 29 October 2026
By John Glen (Conservative, Salisbury)
29007
Named day Interests declared
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative, Hinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, a test question that is manually created but tabled for 27th Oct - 6 - THIS IS AN EDIT...

Asked 27 October 2026
Answered 29 October 2026
By Bob Blackman (Conservative, Harrow East)
29005
Answered
Commons
Question for Cabinet Office
Apsana Begum
Labour, Poplar and Limehouse

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, a test question on 27th Oct after pushing latest changes to DSI - 1...

Asked 27 October 2026
Answered 29 October 2026
By Peter Kyle (Labour, Hove and Portslade)
21087
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Cabinet Office
Lord McCabe
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 22nd Oct by Lord McCabe after member constituency fix...

Asked 22 October 2026
Answered 22 October 2026
By Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative, Life peer)
Answer corrected
By Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative, Life peer)
HL3692
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Baroness Berridge
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 29th Oct but tabled for 15th Oct - 2 (Registered Interest)...

Asked 15 October 2026
Answered 29 October 2026
By Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat, Life peer)
HL3701
Interests declared
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Lord Addington
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 29th Oct but tabled for 15th Oct - 1...

Asked 15 October 2026
Answered 29 October 2026
By Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat, Life peer)
HL3698
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Lord Winston
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government Test formatted text member name underlined Baroness Benjamin bold italics...

Asked 21 October 2026
Answered 22 October 2026
By Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Labour, Life peer)
HL3694
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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Department for Business and Trade
Commons Statement on 29th Oct with attachments
Paula Barker
Commons Minister
Labour, Liverpool Wavertree
Statement made 29 October 2026
HCWS48
Commons
Department for Business and Trade
Commons Statement on 29th Oct
Paula Barker
Commons Minister
Labour, Liverpool Wavertree
Statement made 29 October 2026
HCWS47
Commons
Department for Business and Trade
Commons Statement Title on 27th Oct
Markus Campbell-Savours
Commons Minister
Labour, Penrith and Solway
Statement made 27 October 2026
HCWS46
Commons
Department for Business and Trade
Commons statement on 22nd Oct
Mr Hamish Falconer
Commons Minsiter
Labour, Lincoln
Statement made 22 October 2026
HCWS45
Commons

Lords written statements

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Department for Business and Trade
Lords Statement on 29th Oct with attachments
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Lords Minister
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 29 October 2026
HLWS41
Lords
Department for Business and Trade
Lords Statement on 29th Oct
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Lords Minister
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 29 October 2026
HLWS40
Lords
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Lords Statement on 22nd Oct
Baroness Lampard
Lords Minister
Non-affiliated, Life peer
Statement made 22 October 2026
HLWS39
Lords
Department for Business and Trade
Lords statement on 8th October
Baroness Harman
Lords Minister
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 8 October 2026
HLWS38
Lords

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
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29 October 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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6 October 2026
PDF (100.2 KB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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5 October 2026
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Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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7 September 2026
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Commons

Lords daily reports

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House of Lords written answers and statements
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29 October 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
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6 October 2026
PDF (100.2 KB)
Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
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5 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
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8 September 2026
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