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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 Treasury
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
James Cartlidge
Conservative, South Suffolk

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 65293 on Defence: Finance, what the total quantum of spend on the Chagos settlement is, for each remaining year of the current Parliament.

Asked 10 July 2025
Answered 15 July 2025
By Darren Jones (Labour, Bristol North West)
66588
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
Gregory Stafford
Conservative, Farnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he next plans to conduct a national security assessment of (a) British Steel and (b) the wider UK steel industry.

Asked 7 July 2025
Answered 15 July 2025
By Sarah Jones (Labour, Croydon West)
65566
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Artificial Intelligence
Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat, Cheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of greater use of artificial intelligence in workplaces on welfare spending.

Asked 9 July 2025
Answered 15 July 2025
By Andrew Western (Labour, Stretford and Urmston)
66316
Answered
Commons
Question for Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Recruitment
James Naish
Labour, Rushcliffe

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) anonymised CVs and (b) name-blind recruitment on diversity outcomes in Government departments.

Asked 7 July 2025
Answered 15 July 2025
By Georgia Gould (Labour, Queen's Park and Maida Vale)
65567
Answered
Commons

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Question for Department of Health and Social Care
GP Surgeries: Disability
Lord Wasserman
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what data they collect on the state of compliance of GP surgeries with the regulations relating to making buildings fully accessible to those with disabilities, as set out in the Equality Act 2010 (Disability) Regulations 2...

Asked 8 July 2025
Answered 15 July 2025
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL9252
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Glastonbury Festival: Bob Vylan and Kneecap
Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
Ulster Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks made at the Glastonbury Festival by the bands Kneecap and Bob Vylan; whether they have had discussions about this with (1) the BBC, and (2) the organisers of the Festival; and w...

Asked 1 July 2025
Answered 15 July 2025
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL9001
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Finance
Lord McColl of Dulwich
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the number of providers delivering publicly funded care services that have failed due to financial difficulties.

Asked 9 July 2025
Answered 15 July 2025
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL9273
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Offenders: Foreign Nationals
Baroness Porter of Fulwood
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign national offenders they have attempted to deport since 4 July 2024; and how many of those deportations have been blocked under the European Convention of Human Rights.

Asked 1 July 2025
Answered 15 July 2025
By Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour, Life peer)
HL9016
Answered
Lords

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Department of Health and Social Care
Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Labour, Ilford North
Statement made 15 July 2025
HCWS824
Commons
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Loan Guarantee for World Bank Lending to Egypt
Mr Hamish Falconer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Labour, Lincoln
Statement made 15 July 2025
HCWS823
Commons
Department for Transport
Zero Emissions Vehicles
Heidi Alexander
Secretary of State for Transport
Labour, Swindon South
Statement made 15 July 2025
HCWS822
Commons
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The 80th Anniversary Of Victory Over Japan
Stephanie Peacock
Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth
Labour, Barnsley South
Statement made 15 July 2025
HCWS821
Commons

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Department of Health and Social Care
Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 July 2025
HLWS824
Lords
Department for Transport
Zero Emissions Vehicles
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State for Transport
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 July 2025
HLWS823
Lords
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Loan Guarantee for World Bank Lending to Egypt
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 July 2025
HLWS822
Lords
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The 80th Anniversary Of Victory Over Japan
Baroness Twycross
Minister for Gambling and Heritage and DCMS Lords Minister
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 July 2025
HLWS821
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
15 July 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
14 July 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
11 July 2025
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House of Commons written answers and statements
10 July 2025
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15 July 2025
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14 July 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
10 July 2025
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House of Lords written answers and statements
9 July 2025
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