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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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Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
McCarthy Stone: Grants
Bradley Thomas
Conservative, Bromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what monitoring, outcome delivery and value-for-money assessments have taken place for Homes England grants awarded to McCarthy Stone since 2021; what financial risk assessments ...

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 6 November 2026
By Matthew Pennycook (Labour, Greenwich and Woolwich)
24259
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation: Inspections
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat, Taunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a statutory inspection regime for temporary accommodation; and whether she will provide additional funding to local authorities to enable them to c...

Asked 2 November 2026
Answered 6 November 2026
By Florence Eshalomi (Labour, Vauxhall and Camberwell Green)
39943
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation: Children
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat, Taunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that families with children placed in bed and breakfast temporary accommodation are not required to remain there for longer than the statutory ...

Asked 2 November 2026
Answered 6 November 2026
By Florence Eshalomi (Labour, Vauxhall and Camberwell Green)
39942
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Proportional Representation
Graham Leadbitter
Scottish National Party, Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her department has made of the potential merits of implementing proportional representation for elections.

Asked 2 November 2026
Answered 6 November 2026
By Florence Eshalomi (Labour, Vauxhall and Camberwell Green)
40047
Answered
Commons

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Eritrea: Detainees
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Democratic Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2026 Annual Report, published in March, that 64 Jehovah's Witnesses remained detained in Eritrea and what rece...

Asked 26 October 2026
Answered 6 November 2026
By Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour, Life peer)
HL4589
Answered
Lords
Question for Attorney General's Office
Attorney General's Office: X Corp
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Cluny on 26 October (HL4158), and to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 14 July (HL1910), what evidence was referred to as “numerous and well documented” in support of t...

Asked 29 October 2026
Answered 6 November 2026
By Baroness Smith of Cluny (Labour, Life peer)
HL4720
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Slaughterhouses: Government Assistance
Lord Cameron of Dillington
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a dedicated support programme for small and local abattoirs, including assistance with veterinary inspection costs, regulatory compliance, and modernisation; and if not, what alternative mea...

Asked 27 October 2026
Answered 6 November 2026
By Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour, Life peer)
HL4597
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Countryside Stewardship Scheme
Baroness Redfern
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they plan to give, if any, to farmers with Countryside Stewardship (1) Mid-Tier, and (2) Higher-Tier, agreements which expire in December 2026 who have not secured a sustainable farming incentive 2027 agreement...

Asked 21 October 2026
Answered 6 November 2026
By Baroness Hayman (Crossbench, Life peer)
HL4400
Answered
Lords

Commons written statements

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Cabinet Office
Schedule 6B Northern Ireland Act 1998: Windsor Framework decisions
Mr Hamish Falconer
Minister of State (Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations)
Labour, Lincoln
Statement made 4 November 2026
HCWS455
Commons
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Responsible Business Conduct
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and President of the Board of Trade
Labour, Stalybridge and Hyde
Statement made 4 November 2026
HCWS454
Commons
Treasury
National Savings and Investments
Torsten Bell
The Minister for Pensions
Labour, Swansea West
Statement made 4 November 2026
HCWS453
Commons
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadcast Media Mergers Update
Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Labour, Wigan
Statement made 4 November 2026
HCWS452
Commons

Lords written statements

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Cabinet Office
Schedule 6B Northern Ireland Act 1998: Windsor Framework decisions
Baroness Twycross
Parliamentary Secretary
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 4 November 2026
HLWS463
Lords
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Responsible Business Conduct
Lord Sarwar
Minister of State (Minister for Trade)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 4 November 2026
HLWS462
Lords
Treasury
National Savings and Investments
Lord Pitt-Watson
The Treasury Lords Minister
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 4 November 2026
HLWS461
Lords
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadcast Media Mergers Update
Baroness Twycross
Minister for Heritage
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 4 November 2026
HLWS460
Lords

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
4 November 2026
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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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Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
30 October 2026
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Commons

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House of Lords written answers and statements
4 November 2026
PDF (1.13 MB)
Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
3 November 2026
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Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
2 November 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
29 October 2026
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