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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 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Solar Power: Housing
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat, Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of regulating at home solar systems in order to ensure compatibility between brands to prevent e-waste.

Asked 26 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Michael Shanks (Labour, Rutherglen)
37783
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuel Oil
Sir Julian Smith
Conservative, Skipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans her Department has to ensure better access to redress and dispute resolution between consumers and distributors of heating oil.

Asked 26 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Ms Polly Billington (Labour, East Thanet)
38068
Interests declared
Answered
Commons
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Nutrition: Trading Standards
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour, Edinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources available to local authority Trading Standards services to enforce high fat, salt and sugar regulations.

Asked 3 September 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Ms Polly Billington (Labour, East Thanet)
27101
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Solar Power: Devon
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat, Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support solar panels on a) domestic roofs, b) private business roofs and c) government owned roofs in Devon.

Asked 26 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Michael Shanks (Labour, Rutherglen)
37845
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials
Baroness Deech
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the PATHWAYS trial of puberty blockers has commenced; on what date it will be completed; when it is expected that the results will be published; and for what period of time the longer term follow-up of the participa...

Asked 27 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL4607
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Roads: Finance
Lord Wigley
Plaid Cymru, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government in which financial year they last received financial assistance from the European Union towards the maintenance, improvement or operation of the E22 European route between Holyhead and Immingham; and what amounts were recei...

Asked 14 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour, Life peer)
HL4141
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Health Professions: Africa
Baroness Hoey
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what account they take of shortages of qualified medical staff in African countries when considering visa applications from their citizens seeking to work in the United Kingdom.

Asked 28 October 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL4657
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Justice
Prisoners on Remand: Women
Lord Bradley
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many women were remanded in prison in each of the past two years, and how many of these were subsequently (1) not sentenced, and (2) received a community sentence.

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 3 November 2026
By James Murray (Labour, Ealing North)
HL2814
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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The most recent four written statements in the House of Lords

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
2 November 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
30 October 2026
PDF (1.36 MB)
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House of Commons written answers and statements
29 October 2026
PDF (1.22 MB)
Commons
House of Commons written answers and statements
28 October 2026
PDF (1.66 MB)
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House of Lords written answers and statements
2 November 2026
PDF (640.79 KB)
Lords
House of Lords written answers and statements
29 October 2026
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Lords
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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Lords