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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
Prisoners
Joe Robertson
Conservative, Isle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of using secure temporary accommodation units for low-risk offenders to ease pressures on the prison population.

Asked 29 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Catherine McKinnell (Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne North)
39501
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Sponsorship
Ian Byrne
Labour, Liverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of sponsorship deals with companies involved in Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territory on UK sports clubs.

Asked 27 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Stephanie Peacock (Labour, Barnsley South)
38241
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
World Athletics Championships
Adam Jogee
Labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, What discussions she has had with her African counterparts about the support the United Kingdom can provide for the preparations for the 2029 World Championships.

Asked 26 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Stephanie Peacock (Labour, Barnsley South)
37915
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Defence
Air Force: Fires
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat, South Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Bambi Buckets the RAF possesses for wildfire fighting and where current stock is located.

Asked 26 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour, North East Derbyshire)
38020
Answered
Commons

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Question for Treasury
Financial Services: Technology
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the safety and accessibility of money stored in regulated neobanks in the UK.

Asked 20 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Lord Pitt-Watson (Labour, Life peer)
HL4350
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Connect to Work
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government why recruitment to the Connect to Work programme fell short of its target in its first year; and what steps they are taking to address the shortfall.

Asked 28 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Baroness Sherlock (Labour, Life peer)
HL4658
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Lord Fuller
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication of draft Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism default values, what estimate they have made of the annual compliance and administrative costs for each of the sectors affected.

Asked 20 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Lord Pitt-Watson (Labour, Life peer)
HL4316
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Child Trust Fund
Lord Macintosh of Eastwood
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the Share Foundation’s proposal for an automatic release scheme at the age of 21 for holders of unclaimed HMRC-allocated Child Trust Funds ahead of the forthcoming budget.

Asked 20 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Lord Pitt-Watson (Labour, Life peer)
HL4333
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
COP31
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Labour, Peckham
Statement made 3 November 2026
HCWS446
Commons
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
British Steel
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Reindustrialisation)
Labour, East Renfrewshire
Statement made 3 November 2026
HCWS445
Commons
Department for Work and Pensions
Automatic Enrolment: the Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band Review 2027/28 and the Triennial Review of the Alternative Quality Tests
Torsten Bell
Parliamentary Secretary, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions)
Labour, Swansea West
Statement made 3 November 2026
HCWS444
Commons
Ministry of Justice
Access to Child Trust Funds
Jake Richards
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Human Rights and Technology
Labour, Rother Valley
Statement made 3 November 2026
HCWS443
Commons

Lords written statements

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
COP31
Baroness Curran
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 3 November 2026
HLWS454
Lords
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
British Steel
Lord Leong
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business and Enterprise)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 3 November 2026
HLWS453
Lords
Department for Work and Pensions
Automatic Enrolment: the Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band Review 2027/28 and the Triennial Review of the Alternative Quality Tests
Baroness Sherlock
Minister of State (Minister for Lords)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 3 November 2026
HLWS452
Lords
Ministry of Justice
Access to Child Trust Funds
Lord Lemos
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 3 November 2026
HLWS451
Lords

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
3 November 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
2 November 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
30 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
29 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
3 November 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
2 November 2026
PDF (640.79 KB)
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House of Lords written answers and statements
29 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
28 October 2026
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