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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 Treasury
Blake Stephenson
Conservative, Mid Bedfordshire

Question text 1...

Asked 12 May 2026
Answered 20 August 2026
By Rachel Reeves (Labour, Leeds West and Pudsey)
Answer corrected
By Rachel Reeves (Labour, Leeds West and Pudsey)
2606
Answered
Commons
Question for Treasury
10010 Hansard heading on 11th Aug
Blake Stephenson
Conservative, Mid Bedfordshire

Question text 2141...

Asked 12 June 2026
Answered 20 August 2026
By Dr Zubir Ahmed (Labour, Glasgow South West)
10010
Answered
Commons
Question for Cabinet Office
Mary Creagh
Labour, Coventry East

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, a test question on 7th July to be published at 9:15am - 4 (Named Day)...

Asked 2 July 2026
Answered 20 August 2026
By Derek Twigg (Labour, Widnes and Halewood)
10515
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Education
Heading for 7864 on 7th July
Mr David Lammy
Labour, Tottenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, this is a named day question...

Asked 15 June 2026
Answered 20 August 2026
By Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South)
7864
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)
Answer corrected
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)
Answer corrected
By Baroness Andrews (Labour, Life peer)
HL579
Interests declared
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Baroness Benjamin
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask The Leader of the House, question created 6th Aug for indexing testing...

Asked 23 July 2026
Answered 20 August 2026
By Lord Henley (, )
HL578
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Baroness Benjamin
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, question for Lords question heading...

Asked 23 July 2026
Answered 20 August 2026
By Lord Henley (, )
HL576
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Test Statement on 20th Aug - 2
Barry Gardiner
Commons Minister
Labour, Brent West
Statement made 20 August 2026
HCWS34
Commons
Department for Business and Trade
Commons Statement on 29th June
Rachel Blake
Commons Minister
Labour, Cities of London and Westminster
Statement made 20 August 2026
HCWS33
Commons
Department for Business and Trade
Test Statement on 20th Aug - 1
Mark Garnier
Commons Minister
Conservative, Wyre Forest
Statement made 20 August 2026
HCWS32
Commons
Department for Education
August 6th Statement
Bridget Phillipson
Education Minister
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 6 August 2026
HCWS31
Commons

Lords written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Lords

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Test Statement on 20th Aug - 2 (Lords)
Lord Cromwell
Lords Minister
Crossbench, Life peer
Statement made 20 August 2026
HLWS32
Lords
Department for Business and Trade
Test Statement on 20th Aug - 1 (Lords)
Baroness Altmann
Lords Minister
Non-affiliated, Life peer
Statement made 20 August 2026
HLWS31
Lords
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

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
20 August 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
6 August 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
10 July 2026
PDF (500.09 KB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
7 July 2026
PDF (100.2 KB)
Commons

Lords daily reports

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