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 Cabinet Office
Lizzi Collinge
Labour, Morecambe and Lunesdale

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, a test question when set to DDP on 12th Nov - 7...

Asked 10 November 2026
Answered 12 November 2026
By Peter Kyle (Labour, Hove and Portslade)
29057
Answered
Commons
Question for Cabinet Office
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat, Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, a test question when set to DDP on 12th Nov - 2 (Interests)...

Asked 10 November 2026
Answered 12 November 2026
By Peter Kyle (Labour, Hove and Portslade)
29054
Interests declared
Answered
Commons
Question for Cabinet Office
Steve Barclay
Conservative, North East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, a test question when set to DDP on 12th Nov - 1...

Asked 10 November 2026
Answered 12 November 2026
By Peter Kyle (Labour, Hove and Portslade)
29053
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
John Cooper
Conservative, Dumfries and Galloway

To ask the Minister for the DEFRA, a test question on 6th Nov made directly in eQM - change made in eQM after...

Asked 6 November 2026
Answered 10 November 2026
By Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat, North East Hampshire)
29014
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
Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 6th Nov but tabled for 23rd Oct - 4...

Asked 23 October 2026
Answered 12 November 2026
By Lord Chartres (Crossbench, Life peer)
HL3707
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Lord Addington
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 6th Nov but tabled for 23rd Oct - 1...

Asked 23 October 2026
Answered 12 November 2026
By Lord Chartres (Crossbench, Life peer)
HL3706
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Lord Chartres
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question with date tabled set to 14th Dec 2026 but Due for answer set to 6th Jan 2027...

Asked 14 December 2026
Answered 11 November 2026
By Lord Barwell (Non-affiliated, Life peer)
HL3712
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Baroness Bakewell
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 6th Nov but tabled for 23rd Oct - 2 (interests)...

Asked 23 October 2026
Answered 9 November 2026
By Lord Markham (Conservative, Life peer)
Answer corrected
By Lord Markham (Conservative, Life peer)
HL3709
Interests declared
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Commons

Cabinet Office
Commons statement on 12th Nov
Peter Kyle
Commons Minister
Labour, Hove and Portslade
Statement made 12 November 2026
HCWS50
Commons
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
9th November DEFRA Statement
Alex Baker
DEFRA - Minister
Labour, Aldershot
Statement made 9 November 2026
HCWS49
Commons
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

Lords written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Lords

Cabinet Office
Lords Statement on 12th Nov
Lord Chartres
Lords Minister
Crossbench, Life peer
Statement made 12 November 2026
HLWS43
Lords
Cabinet Office
9th Nov Lords Statement
Baroness Manzoor
Lords Statement
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 9 November 2026
HLWS42
Lords
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

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
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12 November 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
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9 November 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
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
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Commons

Lords daily reports

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House of Lords written answers and statements
DownloadDownload 1 - House of Lords written answers and statements
12 November 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
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9 November 2026
PDF (100.2 KB)
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House of Lords written answers and statements
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29 October 2026
PDF (1 MB)
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House of Lords written answers and statements
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6 October 2026
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