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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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The most recent four written questions in the House of Commons

Question for Ministry of Justice
Stalking
Kit Malthouse
Conservative, North West Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) treatment and (b) accredited behavioural interventions are available to individuals convicted of (i) stalking and (ii) exhibiting fixated behaviour in (A) custody and (B) while under supervision in the c...

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 12 October 2026
By Catherine McKinnell (Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne North)
29452
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Offences against Children: Pornography
Samantha Niblett
Labour, South Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to stop the use and depiction of (a) actual and (b) doll babies in explicit pornographic online content.

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 12 October 2026
By Alex Davies-Jones (Labour, Pontypridd)
29694
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Stalking: Prisoners' Release
Kit Malthouse
Conservative, North West Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what risk assessment is carried out on offenders convicted of stalking and exhibiting fixated behaviour before they are released from custody, including under early release arrangements; and what steps he is taki...

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 12 October 2026
By Alex Davies-Jones (Labour, Pontypridd)
29453
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Prisoners' Release
Wendy Morton
Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders currently serving standard determinate sentences for offences related to domestic abuse may become eligible for release after serving one third of their sentence under the proposed sentencing r...

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 12 October 2026
By Catherine McKinnell (Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne North)
29405
Answered
Commons

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Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Election Offences
Lord Patten
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions provisions of electoral law have been applied retrospectively; and what assessment they have made of this.

Asked 16 September 2026
Answered 12 October 2026
By Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour, Life peer)
HL3643
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Political Parties: Finance
Lord Jamieson
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of (1) the new profit test and the company ownership provisions in the Representation of the People Bill, and (2) the latest Electoral Commission guidance on sponsorshi...

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 12 October 2026
By Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour, Life peer)
HL3481
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from recent conflicts about the adequacy of existing international legal frameworks for addressing conflict-related sexual violence; and what changes to their policy or international engagemen...

Asked 9 September 2026
Answered 12 October 2026
By Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour, Life peer)
HL3360
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Public Inquiries: Costs
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Democratic Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what the costs are of the (1) Hamill Inquiry, and (2) Letby Inquiry.

Asked 17 September 2026
Answered 12 October 2026
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL3704
Answered
Lords

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Department of Health and Social Care
Health and care reviews, improvement and regulation
Karin Smyth
Minister of State for Health
Labour, Bristol South
Statement made 12 October 2026
HCWS364
Commons
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Improving housing availability and affordability
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Labour, Greenwich and Woolwich
Statement made 12 October 2026
HCWS363
Commons
Women and Equalities
Launch of the National Taskforce for Tackling Misogyny
Bridget Phillipson
Minister for Women and Equalities
Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South
Statement made 12 October 2026
HCWS362
Commons
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Digital Waste Tracking: Mandatory Use of the Report Receipt of Waste Service
Emma Hardy
Minister for Water and Flooding
Labour, Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Statement made 12 October 2026
HCWS361
Commons

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Women and Equalities
Launch of the National Taskforce for Tackling Misogyny
Lord Collins of Highbury
Minister for Equalities
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 12 October 2026
HLWS371
Lords
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Digital Waste Tracking: Mandatory Use of the Report Receipt of Waste Service
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 12 October 2026
HLWS370
Lords
Ministry of Justice
Government Response to the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts
Lord Lemos
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 12 October 2026
HLWS369
Lords
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Continuity of supply of telecommunications services
Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 12 October 2026
HLWS368
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
12 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
9 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
15 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
14 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
12 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
17 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
16 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
15 September 2026
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