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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.

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Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioners: Income
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour, Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for the number of pensioners with an annual income of between £15,000 and £20,000.

Asked 12 September 2024
Answered 11 October 2024
By Emma Reynolds (Labour, Wycombe)
5720
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness
Jessica Toale
Labour, Bournemouth West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Personal Independence Payment assessment process for people with recognised long-term mental health conditions.

Asked 7 October 2024
Answered 11 October 2024
By Sir Stephen Timms (Labour, East Ham)
7660
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Treasury
Developing Countries: Debts Written Off
Andy McDonald
Labour, Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require private lenders to agree debt cancellation for lower income countries.

Asked 4 October 2024
Answered 11 October 2024
By Darren Jones (Labour, Bristol North West)
6262
Answered
Commons
Question for Treasury
Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
Charlie Dewhirst
Conservative, Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2024, to Question 2625, on Prime Minister: Public Expenditure, what the monetary value is of the 2% administrative savings that each individual government department and public ...

Asked 12 September 2024
Answered 11 October 2024
By Darren Jones (Labour, Bristol North West)
5747
Answered
Commons

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Electricity Generation
Lord Patten
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's ability to supply electricity generators to the Ukraine before the winter.

Asked 7 October 2024
Answered 11 October 2024
By Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour, Life peer)
HL1292
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nagorno Karabakh: Refugees
Baroness Cox
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations on page 20 of the report 'Disability Equality in Armenia', published by the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust in April, and in particular, the recommendation for the UK to p...

Asked 7 October 2024
Answered 11 October 2024
By Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour, Life peer)
HL1193
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Energy
Lord Patten
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the needs of the energy sector in Ukraine as a result of damage to energy infrastructure by conflict.

Asked 7 October 2024
Answered 11 October 2024
By Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour, Life peer)
HL1293
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services
Baroness Northover
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to resolve the issues highlighted in the Care Quality Commission’s National review of maternity services in England, 2022–2024, including those concerning workforce planning and recruitment.

Asked 7 October 2024
Answered 11 October 2024
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL1285
Answered
Lords

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Department of Health and Social Care
Baby Loss Certificates Extension
Karin Smyth
Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care)
Labour, Bristol South
Statement made 10 October 2024
HCWS123
Commons
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation - Development Consent Order Extension
Steve Reed
Secretary of State
Labour, Streatham and Croydon North
Statement made 10 October 2024
HCWS122
Commons
Department for Business and Trade
Launch of the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary of State for Business and Trade, and President of the Board of Trade
Labour, Stalybridge and Hyde
Statement made 10 October 2024
HCWS121
Commons
Home Office
Publication of Forensic Information Database Strategy Board Annual Report 2023-24
Dame Diana Johnson
The Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention
Labour, Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Statement made 10 October 2024
HCWS120
Commons

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation - Development Consent Order Extension
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 10 October 2024
HLWS121
Lords
Leader of the House of Lords
Cabinet Committees
Baroness Smith of Basildon
Lord Privy Seal
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 10 October 2024
HLWS120
Lords
Department of Health and Social Care
Baby Loss Certificates Extension
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 10 October 2024
HLWS119
Lords
Cabinet Office
Infected Blood Compensation Authority Independent Member Appointments
Baroness Twycross
Baroness in Waiting [Government Whip] and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for DCMS
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 10 October 2024
HLWS118
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
11 October 2024
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House of Commons written answers and statements
10 October 2024
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House of Commons written answers and statements
9 October 2024
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House of Commons written answers and statements
8 October 2024
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10 October 2024
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House of Lords written answers and statements
9 October 2024
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House of Lords written answers and statements
8 October 2024
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House of Lords written answers and statements
7 October 2024
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