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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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Standards
Stuart Anderson
Conservative, South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve water quality at (a) the River Teme and (b) other bathing sites.

Asked 10 February 2025
Answered 18 February 2025
By Emma Hardy (Labour, Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice)
30208
Answered
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Question for Ministry of Defence
Ukraine: Ammunition
James Cartlidge
Conservative, South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) 60mm and (b) 81mm mortar smoke rounds have been procured for Ukraine since 5 July 2024.

Asked 10 February 2025
Answered 18 February 2025
By Luke Pollard (Labour, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)
30152
Answered
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Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care
Bradley Thomas
Conservative, Bromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on palliative care.

Asked 10 February 2025
Answered 18 February 2025
By Stephen Kinnock (Labour, Aberafan Maesteg)
30401
Answered
Commons
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds: Older People
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat, South Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of repurposing Nightingale hospitals to provide temporary accommodation for elderly patients awaiting discharge.

Asked 10 February 2025
Answered 18 February 2025
By Stephen Kinnock (Labour, Aberafan Maesteg)
30348
Answered
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Question for Department for Education
Higher Education: Mathematics
Lord Kempsell
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they have made, or representations they have received, before deciding to reduce funding for the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme.

Asked 3 February 2025
Answered 18 February 2025
By Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour, Life peer)
HL4644
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Information Commissioner's Office
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to invite the Equality and Human Rights Commission to review the rights implications of the Information Commissioner's Office regulatory record; and if not, why not.

Asked 4 February 2025
Answered 18 February 2025
By Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour, Life peer)
HL4722
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Racial Discrimination

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of levels of anti-Palestinian racism in the media and political discourse; and what steps they are taking to reduce levels of anti-Palestinian racism.

Asked 4 February 2025
Answered 18 February 2025
By Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour, Life peer)
HL4710
Answered
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Question for Department for Education
Artificial Intelligence: Research
Lord Kempsell
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to deliver the objectives they set in the AI Opportunities Action Plan while removing funding for mathematics education in schools and colleges through the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme.

Asked 3 February 2025
Answered 18 February 2025
By Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour, Life peer)
HL4645
Answered
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Treasury
The Bank of England and HM Treasury financial relationship
Emma Reynolds
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Labour, Wycombe
Statement made 13 February 2025
HCWS456
Commons
Prime Minister
Machinery of Government
Sir Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Labour, Holborn and St Pancras
Statement made 13 February 2025
HCWS455
Commons
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Crown Development
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Labour, Greenwich and Woolwich
Statement made 13 February 2025
HCWS454
Commons
Treasury
Contingencies Fund Advance: National Savings and Investments
Emma Reynolds
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Labour, Wycombe
Statement made 13 February 2025
HCWS453
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Leader of the House of Lords
Machinery of Government
Baroness Smith of Basildon
Lord Privy Seal
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 13 February 2025
HLWS451
Lords
Treasury
The Bank of England and HM Treasury financial relationship
Lord Livermore
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 13 February 2025
HLWS450
Lords
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Crown Development
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 13 February 2025
HLWS449
Lords
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Syria sanctions
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 13 February 2025
HLWS448
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
13 February 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
12 February 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
11 February 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
10 February 2025
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13 February 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
12 February 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
11 February 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
10 February 2025
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