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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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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Arms Trade
Kim Johnson
Labour, Liverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his oral contribution of 8th September 2026, Official Report, Column 911, whether his Department will undertake a specific review process to consider whether a) e...

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 15 October 2026
By Stephen Doughty (Labour, Cardiff South and Penarth)
29553
Answered
Commons
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: International Humanitarian Law
Fleur Anderson
Labour, Putney

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will commission an updated assessment of Israel’s compliance with international humanitarian law.

Asked 15 September 2026
Answered 15 October 2026
By Stephen Doughty (Labour, Cardiff South and Penarth)
30126
Answered
Commons
Question for Treasury
Gareth Thomas
Labour, Harrow West

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with banks on participation in the small sum lending pilot set out in the Financial Inclusion Strategy; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of small sum lending on red...

Asked 9 October 2026
Answered 15 October 2026
By Lucy Rigby (Labour, Northampton North)
31158
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Treasury
Gareth Thomas
Labour, Harrow West

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of introducing a national no-interest loans scheme to support households facing financial shocks.

Asked 12 October 2026
Answered 15 October 2026
By Lucy Rigby (Labour, Northampton North)
33650
Named day
Answered
Commons

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Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Russia: National Security
Lord Banner
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, if any, in response to Meta promoting posts on Facebook in the last fortnight from verified accounts of Russian embassies, including threats to harm the UK in response to its support for Ukraine.

Asked 2 September 2026
Answered 15 October 2026
By Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood (Labour, Life peer)
HL2993
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Products: Information Sharing

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a formal real-time information-sharing system involving the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northe...

Asked 5 October 2026
Answered 15 October 2026
By Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour, Life peer)
HL3863
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
Baroness Coffey
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, following their ad hoc analysis on State Pension uprating, published on 29 September, and in relation to their proposed changes to the state pension from 2030, whether they will publish the assumed figures used for the dec...

Asked 5 October 2026
Answered 15 October 2026
By Baroness Sherlock (Labour, Life peer)
HL3774
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
Lord Davies of Brixton
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the publication of the State Pension uprating analysis on 29 September and its conclusion that the new state pension will reach a record high relative to earnings over the coming three years, how that concl...

Asked 5 October 2026
Answered 14 October 2026
By Baroness Sherlock (Labour, Life peer)
HL3781
Answered
Lords

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
An Update to the United Kingdom’s Arctic Policy Framework
Uma Kumaran
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Overseas Territories, Caribbean and Global Technology
Labour, Stratford and Bow
Statement made 15 October 2026
HCWS382
Commons
Department for Transport
National Policy Statement for Ports
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
Labour, Selby
Statement made 15 October 2026
HCWS381
Commons
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Make Work Pay Update
Kate Dearden
Minister of State (Minister for the Future of Work)
Labour, Halifax
Statement made 14 October 2026
HCWS380
Commons
Department of Health and Social Care
Integrated Care Board Boundary Changes from 1 April 2027
Karin Smyth
Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care)
Labour, Bristol South
Statement made 14 October 2026
HCWS379
Commons

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Department of Health and Social Care
Historical Stillbirth Burials and Cremations
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women's Health and Mental Health
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 14 October 2026
HLWS389
Lords
Department of Health and Social Care
Integrated Care Board Boundary Changes from 1 April 2027
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Women's Health and Maternity)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 14 October 2026
HLWS388
Lords
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Make Work Pay Update
Lord Leong
Minister for Small Business and Enterprise
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 14 October 2026
HLWS387
Lords
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Football Governance Act 2025: Independent Football Regulator’s State of the Game (Draft) Report
Baroness Twycross
Minister for Heritage
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 14 October 2026
HLWS386
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
14 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
13 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
12 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
9 October 2026
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14 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
13 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
12 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
17 September 2026
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