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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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The most recent four written questions in the House of Commons

Question for Department for Education
Free School Meals: Nottinghamshire
Michael Payne
Labour, Gedling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional children in Nottinghamshire who will become eligible for free school meals following recent changes to the eligibility criteria; and what assess...

Asked 3 November 2026
Answered 10 November 2026
By Paul Waugh (Labour, Rochdale)
40553
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Education
Schools: Roads
Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat, Sutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to specialist SEND schools and colleges on (a) powers and responsibilities to manage traffic on public highways during pupil drop-off and collection times and (b) coordinat...

Asked 3 November 2026
Answered 10 November 2026
By Paul Waugh (Labour, Rochdale)
40289
Answered
Commons
Question for Cabinet Office
Written Questions: Arms Length Bodies
Mike Wood
Conservative, Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20501 on Written Questions: Arms Length Bodies, if he will make it his policy to facilitate the answering of written Parliamentary Questions by the Ethics a...

Asked 22 October 2026
Answered 10 November 2026
By Mark Ferguson (Labour, Gateshead Central and Whickham)
37380
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Education
Department for Education: Contracts
Sir John Hayes
Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on contracts with (a) Serco, (b) Capita and (c) G4S in each of the past three years.

Asked 3 November 2026
Answered 10 November 2026
By Paul Waugh (Labour, Rochdale)
40456
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds: Disability
Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the care and discharge planning provided to Mr Ravi Mehta by NHS South East London Integrated Care Board; and what steps they are taking to ensure that, since September 2025, individuals wh...

Asked 27 October 2026
Answered 10 November 2026
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL4625
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Council of the Nations and Regions
Baroness Finn
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what measurable outcomes were achieved as a result of the two meetings held by the Council of the Nations and Regions since 2024.

Asked 28 October 2026
Answered 10 November 2026
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL4655
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Mila: Contracts
Lord Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the conflicts assessment prepared in accordance with section 83 of the Procurement Act 2023 in relation to the award of a contract to Mila Quebec AI Institute in May 2025 for the delivery of t...

Asked 19 October 2026
Answered 10 November 2026
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL4212
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
AI Security Institute
Lord Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what rules apply to AI Security Institute staff and advisers who hold roles with organisations that apply for, or receive funding from, programmes the Institute administers; whether a register of such roles is published; an...

Asked 19 October 2026
Answered 10 November 2026
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL4214
Answered
Lords

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Department of Health and Social Care
Ebola: Medical Evacuation from DRC of a British Citizen
Yvette Cooper
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Labour, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Statement made 10 November 2026
HCWS464
Commons
Department of Health and Social Care
GP Winter Proactive Care Programme
Dame Diana Johnson
Minister of State (Minister for Public Health and Patient Safety)
Labour, Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Statement made 10 November 2026
HCWS463
Commons
Treasury
Notification of Contingent Liability
John Healey
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Labour, Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Statement made 10 November 2026
HCWS462
Commons
Department for Transport
Railways Bill
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Labour, Selby
Statement made 10 November 2026
HCWS461
Commons

Lords written statements

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Department of Health and Social Care
GP Winter Proactive Care Programme
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Women's Health and Maternity)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 10 November 2026
HLWS472
Lords
Treasury
Notification of Contingent Liability
Lord Pitt-Watson
The Treasury Lords Minister
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 10 November 2026
HLWS471
Lords
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Regional water councils
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 10 November 2026
HLWS470
Lords
Women and Equalities
Pay Transparency at Recruitment: Publishing pay information in job adverts
Lord Collins of Highbury
Minister for Equalities
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 10 November 2026
HLWS469
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
10 November 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
9 November 2026
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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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10 November 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
9 November 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
4 November 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
3 November 2026
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