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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 Department for Transport
Restoring Your Railway Fund
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat, Didcot and Wantage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support will be provided to schemes that have already received funding for early stage development under the Restoring Your Railway Fund.

Asked 12 September 2024
Answered 8 October 2024
By Lilian Greenwood (Labour, Nottingham South)
5802
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Defence
Missile Technology Control Regime
Luke Akehurst
Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

Asked 12 September 2024
Answered 8 October 2024
By Luke Pollard (Labour, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)
5787
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Defence
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
Luke Akehurst
Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35B aircraft he expects his Department to have taken delivery of by the end of 2024.

Asked 12 September 2024
Answered 8 October 2024
By Luke Pollard (Labour, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)
5790
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Defence
Chinook Helicopters
Luke Akehurst
Labour, North Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours the Chinook fleet carried out in each of the last five years.

Asked 12 September 2024
Answered 8 October 2024
By Luke Pollard (Labour, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)
5786
Named day
Answered
Commons

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Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions: Prisons
Lord Bradley
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to amend the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015 to enable the electronic transfer of prescriptions between prisons and community pharmacies.

Asked 11 September 2024
Answered 8 October 2024
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL957
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Cost Effectiveness
Lord Lucas
Conservative, Excepted Hereditary

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Centre for Perioperative Care's CPOC Manifesto: A Blueprint for NHS Efficiency, published on 12 April, in the light of the review of the NHS by Lord Darzi of Denham.

Asked 13 September 2024
Answered 8 October 2024
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL1123
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business and Trade
UK Seabed Resources: Deep Sea Mining
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted, or plan to conduct, stakeholder consultations on any future decisions to re-sponsor UK Seabed Resources Limited’s two exploration contracts with the International Seabed Authority.

Asked 11 September 2024
Answered 8 October 2024
By Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour, Life peer)
HL986
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Skilled Workers: Vacancies
Lord Mann
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current level of national shortage of skilled (1) bricklayers, (2) roofers, (3) plasterers, (4) carpenters, and (5) electricians.

Asked 9 September 2024
Answered 8 October 2024
By Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour, Life peer)
HL892
Answered
Lords

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Commons

Department of Health and Social Care
Resident Doctors Agreement
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Labour, Ilford North
Statement made 8 October 2024
HCWS113
Commons
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Labour, Greenwich and Woolwich
Statement made 8 October 2024
HCWS112
Commons
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Announcing the Regulatory Innovation Office
Peter Kyle
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Labour, Hove and Portslade
Statement made 8 October 2024
HCWS111
Commons
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Labour, Rutherglen
Statement made 7 October 2024
HCWS99
Commons

Lords written statements

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Department of Health and Social Care
Resident Doctors Agreement
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 8 October 2024
HLWS111
Lords
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 8 October 2024
HLWS110
Lords
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Announcing the Regulatory Innovation Office
Lord Vallance of Balham
Minister for Science, Research and Innovation
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 8 October 2024
HLWS109
Lords
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Indian Ocean Territory
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 8 October 2024
HLWS108
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
7 October 2024
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House of Commons written answers and statements
4 October 2024
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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 Lords written answers and statements
7 October 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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