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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 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Cryptography: Quantum Technology
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative, Runnymede and Weybridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of migrating government systems to post-quantum cryptography.

Asked 16 October 2026
Answered 28 October 2026
By Ian Murray (Labour, Edinburgh South)
35511
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Bail
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat, Twickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people charged with domestic abuse offences are on bail.

Asked 20 October 2026
Answered 28 October 2026
By Catherine McKinnell (Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne North)
36622
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Firearms: Crime
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat, Twickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people charged with firearm offences are currently on remand.

Asked 20 October 2026
Answered 28 October 2026
By Catherine McKinnell (Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne North)
36619
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Justice
Firearms: Crime
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat, Twickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people charged with firearm offences are currently on bail.

Asked 20 October 2026
Answered 28 October 2026
By Catherine McKinnell (Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne North)
36617
Answered
Commons

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Question for Department for Transport
Buses and Trams: Procurement
Lord Spellar
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to coordinate and rationalise the procurement of buses and trams by local authorities in order to ensure a steady and manageable flow of orders for manufacturing companies.

Asked 22 October 2026
Answered 28 October 2026
By Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour, Life peer)
HL4477
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Rural Areas
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that access to critical broadband infrastructure is protected in rural areas.

Asked 14 October 2026
Answered 28 October 2026
By Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood (Labour, Life peer)
HL4126
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Foreign Nationals
Lord Hintze
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Lemos on 15 September (HL2861), what the cost to the taxpayer of holding foreign national offenders in prisons was in (1) 2025, and (2) 2026 to date.

Asked 14 October 2026
Answered 28 October 2026
By Lord Lemos (Labour, Life peer)
HL4095
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Blasphemy
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rise in mob violence linked to blasphemy accusations in Pakistan; and what steps they are taking with international partners to encourage legal reform and improved law enforcement respo...

Asked 15 October 2026
Answered 28 October 2026
By Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour, Life peer)
HL4144
Answered
Lords

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hope on the High Street
Angela Rayner
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Labour, Ashton-under-Lyne
Statement made 28 October 2026
HCWS428
Commons
Department for Work and Pensions
Statutory review of state pension and benefit rates: 2027/28
Pat McFadden
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Labour, Wolverhampton South East
Statement made 28 October 2026
HCWS427
Commons
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Enabling sustainable data centre growth through responsible water and energy use
Emma Hardy
Minister for Water and Flooding
Labour, Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Statement made 28 October 2026
HCWS426
Commons
Treasury
Social Security update
Emma Reynolds
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Labour, Wycombe
Statement made 28 October 2026
HCWS425
Commons

Lords written statements

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hope on the High Street
Baroness Blake of Leeds
Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Resilience
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 28 October 2026
HLWS437
Lords
Department for Work and Pensions
Statutory review of state pension and benefit rates: 2027/28
Baroness Sherlock
Minister of State (Minister for Lords)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 28 October 2026
HLWS436
Lords
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Enabling sustainable data centre growth through responsible water and energy use
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 28 October 2026
HLWS435
Lords
Treasury
Social Security update
Lord Pitt-Watson
The Treasury Lords Minister
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 28 October 2026
HLWS434
Lords

Commons daily reports

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House of Commons written answers and statements
28 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
27 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
26 October 2026
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Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
23 October 2026
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Lords daily reports

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House of Lords written answers and statements
28 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
27 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
26 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
23 October 2026
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