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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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Question for Home Office
Pornography: Artificial Intelligence
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative, Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the use of artificial intelligence in the creation of images for online child sexual exploitation.

Asked 6 January 2025
Answered 15 January 2025
By Jess Phillips (Labour, Birmingham Yardley)
22133
Answered
Commons
Question for Northern Ireland Office
Casement Park: Regeneration
Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party, East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the cost of developing Casement Park.

Asked 10 January 2025
Answered 15 January 2025
By Hilary Benn (Labour, Leeds South)
23127
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Northern Ireland Office
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party, Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure small businesses can post parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland without completing customs declarations.

Asked 7 January 2025
Answered 15 January 2025
By Hilary Benn (Labour, Leeds South)
902102
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
Rebecca Paul
Conservative, Reigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's procurement contracts have been awarded to UK-based manufacturers in the last 12 months; and what steps he is taking to promote the growth of domestic defence manufacturing.

Asked 19 December 2024
Answered 15 January 2025
By Maria Eagle (Labour, Liverpool Garston)
21428
Answered
Commons

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Question for The Senior Deputy Speaker
Palace of Westminster: Postal Services
Lord Norton of Louth
Conservative, Life peer

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many items of postal correspondence were received in the Palace of Westminster in 2024; and, of those, how many were received in the House of Lords.

Asked 6 January 2025
Answered 15 January 2025
By Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Labour, Life peer)
HL3751
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Avian Influenza: Disease Control
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on compensation, disinfection of premises and other costs associated with avian flu outbreaks at poultry and game farms, in each of the last five years.

Asked 8 January 2025
Answered 15 January 2025
By Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour, Life peer)
HL3898
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Avian Influenza: Disease Control
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of existing measures in place to both respond to, and reduce the risk of, outbreaks of avian flu at poultry and game farms.

Asked 8 January 2025
Answered 15 January 2025
By Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour, Life peer)
HL3899
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Civil Service: Translation Services
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Twycross on (1) 3 December (HL2738), and (2) 17 December (HL3301), why the Written Answer of 3 December stated that no guidance on translation had been issued by the Cabinet Offic...

Asked 19 December 2024
Answered 15 January 2025
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL3662
Answered
Lords

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Home Office
Firearms Licensing Fees
Dame Diana Johnson
The Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention
Labour, Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Statement made 15 January 2025
HCWS366
Commons
Home Office
Legislative proposals to counter ransomware
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Labour, Barnsley North
Statement made 14 January 2025
HCWS365
Commons
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Stephen Doughty
Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories
Labour, Cardiff South and Penarth
Statement made 14 January 2025
HCWS364
Commons
Department for Transport
Changes to International Law
Mike Kane
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Labour, Wythenshawe and Sale East
Statement made 14 January 2025
HCWS363
Commons

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Home Office
Firearms Licensing Fees
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Office
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 January 2025
HLWS363
Lords
Home Office
Legislative proposals to counter ransomware
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Office
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 14 January 2025
HLWS362
Lords
Department for Transport
Changes to International Law
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State for Transport
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 14 January 2025
HLWS361
Lords
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 14 January 2025
HLWS360
Lords

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14 January 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
13 January 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
10 January 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
9 January 2025
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14 January 2025
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13 January 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
9 January 2025
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8 January 2025
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