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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 Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
DRIVE35 Programme
James McMurdock
Independent, South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the Government press release entitled £130 million for cutting-edge next generation vehicles securing over 1,800 jobs, published on 10 August 2026, what assessmen...

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 7 September 2026
By Blair McDougall (Labour, East Renfrewshire)
25775
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
James McMurdock
Independent, South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the Government press release entitled £130 million for cutting-edge next generation vehicles securing over 1,800 jobs, published on 10 August 2026, what assessmen...

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 7 September 2026
By Blair McDougall (Labour, East Renfrewshire)
25773
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
James McMurdock
Independent, South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the Government press release entitled £130 million for cutting-edge next generation vehicles securing over 1,800 jobs, published on 10 August 2026, what assessmen...

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 7 September 2026
By Blair McDougall (Labour, East Renfrewshire)
25768
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Business: Regulation
Mike Wood
Conservative, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question HL13843 on Business: Regulation, what the evidential basis and methodology is for the £22.4bn a year baseline on the cos...

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 7 September 2026
By Blair McDougall (Labour, East Renfrewshire)
20576
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Department for Transport
Department for Transport: India
Lord Moylan
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Transport on 9 July (HC16088), on what basis each of the 12 additional journeys approved from their overseas posting in New Delhi und...

Asked 13 July 2026
Answered 7 September 2026
By Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour, Life peer)
HL2016
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock
Lord Berkeley
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many HS2 200m train sets are now on order; and whether the train set capital expenditure is included in the projected HS2 cost or is a leasing cost to the chosen operator.

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 7 September 2026
By Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour, Life peer)
HL2802
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Great Western Main Line: Competition
Lord Booth
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow competition for open access operators on the Great Western Railway route from Cornwall to London.

Asked 2 September 2026
Answered 7 September 2026
By Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour, Life peer)
HL3002
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Euston Station: Regeneration
Lord Berkeley
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government which elements of the Euston Master Plan Development will be funded by (1) the private sector, and (2) the public sector; and which department will administer any public funding.

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 7 September 2026
By Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour, Life peer)
HL2799
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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The most recent four written statements in the House of Commons

Cabinet Office
Artificial intelligence update
Kanishka Narayan
Minister of State (Minister for Artificial Intelligence)
Labour, Vale of Glamorgan
Statement made 7 September 2026
HCWS314
Commons
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Modernising Corporate Reporting consultation
Kate Dearden
Minister of State (Minister for the Future of Work)
Labour, Halifax
Statement made 7 September 2026
HCWS313
Commons
Treasury
Economic Growth
John Healey
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Labour, Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Statement made 7 September 2026
HCWS312
Commons
Home Office
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
Jo White
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Migration and Citizenship
Labour, Bassetlaw
Statement made 3 September 2026
HCWS311
Commons

Lords written statements

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Cabinet Office
Artificial intelligence update
Baroness Twycross
Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 7 September 2026
HLWS321
Lords
Treasury
Economic Growth
Lord Pitt-Watson
The Treasury Lords Minister
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 7 September 2026
HLWS320
Lords
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Modernising Corporate Reporting consultation
Baroness Lloyd of Effra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Space, Cyber and Regulatory Reform)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 7 September 2026
HLWS319
Lords
Northern Ireland Office
Parades Commission for Northern Ireland
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 3 September 2026
HLWS318
Lords

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
4 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
3 September 2026
PDF (1.38 MB)
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House of Commons written answers and statements
2 September 2026
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Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
1 September 2026
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Lords daily reports

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House of Lords written answers and statements
7 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
4 September 2026
PDF (212.06 KB)
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House of Lords written answers and statements
3 September 2026
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Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
2 September 2026
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