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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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Commons written questions and answers

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The most recent four written questions in the House of Commons

Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Libraries
Lilian Greenwood
Labour, Nottingham South

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many new public libraries have opened since 2010.

Asked 14 September 2023
Answered 29 September 2023
By Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative, Maldon)
199582
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Answered
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Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Libraries
Lilian Greenwood
Labour, Nottingham South

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish her Department's new public libraries strategy.

Asked 13 September 2023
Answered 29 September 2023
By Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative, Maldon)
199362
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Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Archives: Buildings
Lilian Greenwood
Labour, Nottingham South

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the presence of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) in their archive buildings.

Asked 13 September 2023
Answered 29 September 2023
By Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative, Maldon)
199366
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Answered
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Question for Department for Education
Construction: Training
Seema Malhotra
Labour, Feltham and Heston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money was (a) raised and (b) unspent by organisations eligible to pay the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board Levy in the (i) 2021-2022 and (ii) 2022-2023 academic year.

Asked 13 September 2023
Answered 29 September 2023
By Robert Halfon (Conservative, Harlow)
199354
Named day
Answered
Commons

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Question for Department for Education
Teachers: Pay Settlements
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Democratic Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what will be the total additional cost of the 6.5 per cent pay rise agreed for teachers.

Asked 19 September 2023
Answered 29 September 2023
By Baroness Barran (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10331
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus and Influenza: Vaccination
Lord Mendelsohn
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what support, including financial, Integrated Care Boards have received to enact the Government’s precautionary action to bring forward COVID-19 and flu vaccinations this autumn.

Asked 18 September 2023
Answered 29 September 2023
By Lord Markham (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10266
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Surveillance
Lord Mendelsohn
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of a community surveillance method, such as the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey, to monitor the spread of COVID-19 this autumn and during the upcoming winter.

Asked 18 September 2023
Answered 29 September 2023
By Lord Markham (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10264
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Digital Technology
The Lord Bishop of St Albans
Bishops, Bishops

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the digitisation of adult social care.

Asked 21 September 2023
Answered 29 September 2023
By Lord Markham (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10418
Answered
Lords

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Department for Business and Trade
Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme Update
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Minister of State
Conservative, Wealden
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1055
Commons
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Artificial Intelligence Policy Update
Michelle Donelan
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Conservative, Chippenham
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1054
Commons
Ministry of Defence
New Accommodation Offer
Dr Andrew Murrison
Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families (Dr Andrew Murrison)
Conservative, South West Wiltshire
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1053
Commons
Home Office
Publication of the Report of the Inquiry into Brook House Immigration Removal Centre
Suella Braverman
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Conservative, Fareham
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1052
Commons

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Treasury
Correction to PQ HL 4237
Baroness Penn
The Treasury Lords Minister
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 21 September 2023
HLWS1040
Lords
Department for Education
Children's Social Care Update
Baroness Barran
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System and Student Finance
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 21 September 2023
HLWS1039
Lords
Department for Business and Trade
Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme Update
Lord Johnson of Lainston
Minister of State
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 19 September 2023
HLWS1038
Lords
Department for Transport
Rail Update
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 19 September 2023
HLWS1037
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
19 September 2023
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House of Commons written answers and statements
18 September 2023
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House of Commons written answers and statements
15 September 2023
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House of Commons written answers and statements
14 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
21 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
20 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
19 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
18 September 2023
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