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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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Commons written questions and answers

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The most recent four written questions in the House of Commons

Question for Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders: Foreign Nationals
Rupert Lowe
Reform UK, Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 13567 on Reoffenders: Foreign Nationals, how many reoffences were committed by foreign national offenders expressed as (a) one to five offences, (b) six to n...

Asked 25 November 2024
Answered 4 December 2024
By Sir Nicholas Dakin (Labour, Scunthorpe)
16095
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid: Undocumented Migrants
Rupert Lowe
Reform UK, Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid was provided to (a) irregular migrants and (b) asylum seekers in each of the last five years.

Asked 26 November 2024
Answered 4 December 2024
By Sarah Sackman (Labour, Finchley and Golders Green)
16290
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Crown Prosecution Service
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Conservative, Gosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what oversight her Department has over (a) the CPS and (b) the speed of prosecutions.

Asked 26 November 2024
Answered 4 December 2024
By Sarah Sackman (Labour, Finchley and Golders Green)
16135
Answered
Commons
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Disparities Taskforce
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour, Clapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Maternity Disparities Taskforce is still active; how many meetings of that taskforce have taken place since it was established; and if he will publish the (a) dates and (b) durations of...

Asked 29 November 2024
Answered 4 December 2024
By Karin Smyth (Labour, Bristol South)
16980
Named day
Answered
Commons

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Question for Treasury
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Democratic Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many family farms in Northern Ireland will be affected by the changes to inheritance tax announced in the Autumn Budget.

Asked 20 November 2024
Answered 4 December 2024
By Lord Livermore (Labour, Life peer)
HL2713
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Muslims
Lord Godson
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the National NHS Muslim Network’s New Muslim guidance in August to "help new Muslims navigate through the early stages of their journey", whether it is their policy to produce similar documents...

Asked 20 November 2024
Answered 4 December 2024
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL2701
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Teachers
The Lord Bishop of Lincoln
Bishops, Bishops

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address teacher burnout and turnover in special education schools due to low pay and temporary contracts.

Asked 20 November 2024
Answered 4 December 2024
By Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour, Life peer)
HL2709
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Students: Fees and Charges
Lord Godson
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they gave, before deciding to increase tuition fees to £9,535 from September 2025, to using the powers in Schedule 2 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 to limit the fee rise only to higher educ...

Asked 20 November 2024
Answered 4 December 2024
By Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour, Life peer)
HL2703
Answered
Lords

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Home Office
eVisas
Seema Malhotra
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Migration and Citizenship
Labour, Feltham and Heston
Statement made 4 December 2024
HCWS283
Commons
Department for Education
High Needs and Capital Funding
Stephen Morgan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Early Education
Labour, Portsmouth South
Statement made 4 December 2024
HCWS282
Commons
Department for Transport
Railway Passenger Services
Heidi Alexander
Secretary of State for Transport
Labour, Swindon South
Statement made 4 December 2024
HCWS281
Commons
Treasury
HM Treasury Sanctions
Tulip Siddiq
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Labour, Hampstead and Highgate
Statement made 3 December 2024
HCWS280
Commons

Lords written statements

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Home Office
eVisas
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Office
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 4 December 2024
HLWS279
Lords
Department for Education
High Needs and Capital Funding
Baroness Smith of Malvern
Minister of State, Minister for Skills
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 4 December 2024
HLWS278
Lords
Treasury
HM Treasury Sanctions Update
Lord Livermore
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 3 December 2024
HLWS277
Lords
Department for Business and Trade
Disability Finance Code for Entrepreneurship
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Legislation)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 3 December 2024
HLWS276
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
4 December 2024
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House of Commons written answers and statements
3 December 2024
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House of Commons written answers and statements
2 December 2024
PDF (1.05 MB)
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House of Commons written answers and statements
29 November 2024
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4 December 2024
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House of Lords written answers and statements
3 December 2024
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House of Lords written answers and statements
2 December 2024
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House of Lords written answers and statements
28 November 2024
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