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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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The most recent four written questions in the House of Commons

Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Social Security Benefits: Uprating
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour, Bolton South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to (a) ensure that the Minimum Income Guarantee will be considered for uprating for 2023-24 and (b) hold discussions with Cabinet on assessing the potential merits of...

Asked 21 June 2022
Answered 5 July 2022
By Gillian Keegan (Conservative, Chichester)
22391
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Migraines
Feryal Clark
Labour, Enfield North

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of running a public awareness campaign to (a) improve public understanding of the range of migraine symptoms and (b) reduce the stigma associat...

Asked 16 June 2022
Answered 5 July 2022
By Gillian Keegan (Conservative, Chichester)
19740
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Transport
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Ruth Jones
Labour, Newport West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the backlog in processing applications for driving and vehicle licensing on motorists in Newport West.

Asked 27 June 2022
Answered 5 July 2022
By Trudy Harrison (Conservative, Copeland)
25999
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Llanelli
Dame Nia Griffith
Labour, Llanelli

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test examiners work at Llanelli Driving Test Centre as on 28 June 2022.

Asked 28 June 2022
Answered 5 July 2022
By Trudy Harrison (Conservative, Copeland)
26728
Named day
Answered
Commons

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The most recent four written questions in the House of Lords

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: Food Aid
Lord Selkirk of Douglas
Conservative, Life peer

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will work with international partners to provide food supply guarantees to developing countries at risk of food shortages as a result of global food shortages and increasing food prices, caused by the war in Uk...

Asked 20 June 2022
Answered 4 July 2022
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL1112
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Armed Conflict
Lord Selkirk of Douglas
Conservative, Life peer

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Russian military has (1) attacked civilians in Ukraine indiscriminately, and (2) attacked hospitals, schools, and railway stations in that country, causing injuries and los...

Asked 20 June 2022
Answered 4 July 2022
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL1113
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Russia: International Criminal Court
Lord Selkirk of Douglas
Conservative, Life peer

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with prosecutors at the International Criminal Court at The Hague regarding (1) investigations, and (2) potential prosecutions, of (a) President Putin, (b) other members of the Russian governm...

Asked 20 June 2022
Answered 4 July 2022
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL1114
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Asylum: Military Bases
Lord Newby
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask Her Majesty's Government how asylum seekers will be screened to assess for any vulnerabilities which may make it inappropriate for them to be accommodated in large-scale reception centres.

Asked 20 June 2022
Answered 4 July 2022
By Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative, Life peer)
HL1092
Answered
Lords

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Department for Education
Education Update
Mr Robin Walker
The Minister of State for School Standards
Conservative, Worcester
Statement made 5 July 2022
HCWS178
Commons
Department for Transport
Transport Update
Grant Shapps
Secretary of State for Transport
Conservative, Welwyn Hatfield
Statement made 5 July 2022
HCWS177
Commons
Treasury
Depositing Framework Documents in the House Libraries
Mr Simon Clarke
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Conservative, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Statement made 4 July 2022
HCWS176
Commons
Department for Education
Early Years Update
Will Quince
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families
Conservative, Colchester
Statement made 4 July 2022
HCWS175
Commons

Lords written statements

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Treasury
Depositing Framework Documents in the House Libraries
Baroness Penn
Lords Spokesperson
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 4 July 2022
HLWS173
Lords
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Independent Report on the implementation of the Bishop of Truro’s recommendations
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister for South and Central Asia, North Africa, United Nations and the Commonwealth
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 4 July 2022
HLWS172
Lords
Department for Work and Pensions
Contingencies Fund Advance for Cost of Living Payments
Baroness Stedman-Scott
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 4 July 2022
HLWS171
Lords
Department for Education
Early Years Update
Baroness Barran
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 4 July 2022
HLWS170
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
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4 July 2022
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1 July 2022
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30 June 2022
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29 June 2022
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4 July 2022
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30 June 2022
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29 June 2022
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28 June 2022
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