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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.

All oral statements and any written content from before 2014 can be found in Hansard.

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The most recent four written questions in the House of Commons

Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nature Conservation
Helen Grant
Conservative, Maidstone and Malling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the delivery of the local nature recovery strategies.

Asked 30 August 2024
Answered 16 September 2024
By Mary Creagh (Labour, Coventry East)
2865
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Furs
Andrew Rosindell
Conservative, Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the Animal Welfare Committee to (a) complete and (b) publish its review of responsible sourcing of fur.

Asked 6 September 2024
Answered 16 September 2024
By Daniel Zeichner (Labour, Cambridge)
4519
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
Andrew Rosindell
Conservative, Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when his Department plans to publish the roadmap to phase out the use of animals in testing; who will be involved in development of the roadmap; what the first practical steps of the ro...

Asked 6 September 2024
Answered 16 September 2024
By Feryal Clark (Labour, Enfield North)
4526
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
Andrew Rosindell
Conservative, Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to continue the previous Government’s work on accelerating the (a) development, (b) validation and (c) update of (i) technologies and (ii) methods to reduce reliance on...

Asked 6 September 2024
Answered 16 September 2024
By Feryal Clark (Labour, Enfield North)
4524
Answered
Commons

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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Trifluoromethane
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the release of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) from manufacturing and other processes within the UK is being prevented in line with the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal P...

Asked 5 September 2024
Answered 16 September 2024
By Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour, Life peer)
HL784
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Immigration: Applications
Lord Reid of Cardowan
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the efficiency and fairness of the immigration system, particularly in terms of processing times and decision transparency.

Asked 2 September 2024
Answered 16 September 2024
By Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour, Life peer)
HL677
Answered
Lords
Question for Women and Equalities
Gender Recognition
Baroness Stedman-Scott
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many responses have been received to the call for input on incorrect guidance on single-sex spaces and gender self-identification, published on 1 May; and what is the estimated date for publishing the Government respons...

Asked 2 September 2024
Answered 16 September 2024
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL693
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Stonewall: Arms-length Bodies and Government Departments
Baroness Stedman-Scott
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on (1) Whitehall departments, and (2) arms-length bodies, spending taxpayers’ money on affiliating to Stonewall.

Asked 2 September 2024
Answered 16 September 2024
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL694
Answered
Lords

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Home Office
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Labour, Barnsley North
Statement made 12 September 2024
HCWS98
Commons
Department for Transport
Bus Retrofit Performance Report
Louise Haigh
Secretary of State for Transport
Labour, Sheffield Heeley
Statement made 12 September 2024
HCWS97
Commons
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Statement by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Ed Miliband
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Labour, Doncaster North
Statement made 12 September 2024
HCWS96
Commons
Treasury
Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report 2024
Rachel Reeves
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Labour, Leeds West and Pudsey
Statement made 12 September 2024
HCWS95
Commons

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Treasury
Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report 2024
Lord Livermore
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 13 September 2024
HLWS96
Lords
Home Office
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Office
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 12 September 2024
HLWS95
Lords
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hong Kong Six-monthly Report
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 12 September 2024
HLWS94
Lords
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Statement by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 12 September 2024
HLWS93
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
12 September 2024
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House of Commons written answers and statements
11 September 2024
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House of Commons written answers and statements
10 September 2024
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House of Commons written answers and statements
9 September 2024
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House of Lords written answers and statements
13 September 2024
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House of Lords written answers and statements
12 September 2024
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House of Lords written answers and statements
11 September 2024
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House of Lords written answers and statements
10 September 2024
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