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 Business and Trade
Steve Yemm
Labour, Mansfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Bulk Publish error retest 1...

Asked 15 June 2026
Answered 10 September 2026
By John Cooper (Conservative, Dumfries and Galloway)
7866
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Mr David Lammy
Labour, Tottenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, this is a totally new question with individual text...

Asked 12 June 2026
Answered 10 September 2026
By John Cooper (Conservative, Dumfries and Galloway)
7862
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Suella Braverman
Reform UK, Fareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, a test question 2 with relevant interests...

Asked 15 June 2026
Answered 10 September 2026
By John Cooper (Conservative, Dumfries and Galloway)
5244
Named day Interests declared
Answered
Commons
Question for Home Office
11384 heading on 7th September after pushing DSI, WCF, QNA API
Katie White
Labour, Leeds North West

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, question for QA heading...

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 8 September 2026
By Peter Kyle (Labour, Hove and Portslade)
11384
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
HL580 heading on 7th Sept after push
Lord Gadhia
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 1st September but made and published on 18th Aug - 7...

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 10 September 2026
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL580
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Lord McColl of Dulwich
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 8th September - 1 - edited using Edit not Quick Edit - changed from DfT to DfE...

Asked 25 August 2026
Answered 8 September 2026
By Lord Barwell (Non-affiliated, Life peer)
Answer corrected
By Lord Barwell (Non-affiliated, Life peer)
HL598
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Lord Caine
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 1st September but made and published on 18th Aug - 3 EXTRA and changed from CO to DfE...

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 24 August 2026
By Lord Barwell (Non-affiliated, Life peer)
Answer corrected
By Lord Barwell (Non-affiliated, Life peer)
HL588
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Heading for HL587 on 24th Aug
Baroness Fairhead
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government a test question on 1st September but made and published on 18th Aug - 6...

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 24 August 2026
By Lord Barwell (Non-affiliated, Life peer)
Answer corrected
By Lord Barwell (Non-affiliated, Life peer)
HL587
Interests declared
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Commons

Department for Business and Trade
Test Statement to correct another statement (HCWS32)
Hilary Benn
Business Minister for Commons
Labour, Leeds South
Statement made 8 September 2026
HCWS40
Commons
Department for Education
Test Statement for DfE on 8th September - 1
Bridget Phillipson
Commons Education Minister
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 8 September 2026
HCWS39
Commons
Department for Education
Test Statement for DfE on 8th September - 2
Bridget Phillipson
Commons Education Minister
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 8 September 2026
HCWS38
Commons
Department for Business and Trade
Test Statement for DBT on 8th September - 1
Hilary Benn
Business Minister for Commons
Labour, Leeds South
Statement made 8 September 2026
HCWS37
Commons

Lords written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Lords

Department for Education
Lords statement correction an answer to HL571
Baroness Andrews
Lords Minister
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 8 September 2026
HLWS35
Lords
Department for Education
Test Statement for DfE on 8th September - 1 for Lords
Lord Barwell
Lords Minister for Education
Non-affiliated, Life peer
Statement made 8 September 2026
HLWS34
Lords
Ministry of Defence
Statement on 21st Aug
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Lords Minister
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 21 August 2026
HLWS33
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

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
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7 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
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20 August 2026
PDF (1 MB)
Commons
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6 August 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
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10 July 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
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6 August 2026
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7 July 2026
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30 June 2026
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16 June 2026
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