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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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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Beetles
Steve Reed
Labour, Croydon North

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department first identified the presence of the Colorado beetle in the UK.

Asked 13 September 2023
Answered 22 September 2023
By Mark Spencer (Conservative, Sherwood)
199390
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Prisoner Escapes
Shabana Mahmood
Labour, Birmingham, Ladywood

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have absconded from (a) category A and (b) category B prisons since 2010; and which prisons did those incidents occur.

Asked 11 September 2023
Answered 22 September 2023
By Damian Hinds (Conservative, East Hampshire)
198642
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Prisoner Escapes
Shabana Mahmood
Labour, Birmingham, Ladywood

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have escaped from (a) category A and (b) category B prisons since 2010; and which prisons did those escapes occur from.

Asked 11 September 2023
Answered 22 September 2023
By Damian Hinds (Conservative, East Hampshire)
198641
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Myanmar
Imran Hussain
Labour, Bradford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister raised the provision of arms to Myanmar by Indian suppliers with Prime Minister Modi at the G20 Summit.

Asked 13 September 2023
Answered 22 September 2023
By Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative, Berwick-upon-Tweed)
199488
Named day
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Treasury
Property: Ownership
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many requests were made to HMRC for details of property ownership under the (1) "offshore company", or (2) "legitimate interest", provision in each of the past two years; and how many were accepted.

Asked 18 September 2023
Answered 22 September 2023
By Baroness Penn (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10243
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Disadvantaged: Finance

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they plan to introduce to financially support vulnerable and marginalised members of our communities in the UK.

Asked 13 September 2023
Answered 22 September 2023
By Baroness Penn (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10157
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Social Security Benefits: Finance

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to financially invest additional resources for welfare benefits and social security measures.

Asked 13 September 2023
Answered 22 September 2023
By Baroness Penn (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10156
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Public Sector: Finance

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to financially invest in public services.

Asked 13 September 2023
Answered 22 September 2023
By Baroness Penn (Conservative, Life peer)
HL10155
Answered
Lords

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Department for Business and Trade
Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme Update
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Minister of State
Conservative, Wealden
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1055
Commons
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Artificial Intelligence Policy Update
Michelle Donelan
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Conservative, Chippenham
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1054
Commons
Ministry of Defence
New Accommodation Offer
Dr Andrew Murrison
Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families (Dr Andrew Murrison)
Conservative, South West Wiltshire
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1053
Commons
Home Office
Publication of the Report of the Inquiry into Brook House Immigration Removal Centre
Suella Braverman
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Conservative, Fareham
Statement made 19 September 2023
HCWS1052
Commons

Lords written statements

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Treasury
Correction to PQ HL 4237
Baroness Penn
The Treasury Lords Minister
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 21 September 2023
HLWS1040
Lords
Department for Education
Children's Social Care Update
Baroness Barran
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System and Student Finance
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 21 September 2023
HLWS1039
Lords
Department for Business and Trade
Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme Update
Lord Johnson of Lainston
Minister of State
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 19 September 2023
HLWS1038
Lords
Department for Transport
Rail Update
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Conservative, Life peer
Statement made 19 September 2023
HLWS1037
Lords

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
19 September 2023
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House of Commons written answers and statements
18 September 2023
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House of Commons written answers and statements
15 September 2023
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House of Commons written answers and statements
14 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
21 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
20 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
19 September 2023
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House of Lords written answers and statements
18 September 2023
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