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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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The most recent four written questions in the House of Commons

Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Shipping
Kim Johnson
Labour, Liverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in the Department for Transport regarding Skills England’s live review of maritime apprenticeship standards.

Asked 10 September 2026
Answered 28 September 2026
By Lilian Greenwood (Labour, Nottingham South)
28826
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Correspondence
James McMurdock
Independent, South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the Department's average response time is for responding to correspondence from (a) the public and (b) Members raising constituency casework.

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 28 September 2026
By Kate Dearden (Labour, Halifax)
25590
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Correspondence
James McMurdock
Independent, South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent steps the Department has taken to reduce response times for correspondence from (a) the public and (b) Members raising constituency casework.

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 28 September 2026
By Kate Dearden (Labour, Halifax)
25595
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Political Parties: Finance
Katie Lam
Conservative, Weald of Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether grants to political parties through the Westminster Foundation for Democracy will be permissible given the new profit test for company donations in the Representation of ...

Asked 9 September 2026
Answered 28 September 2026
By Florence Eshalomi (Labour, Vauxhall and Camberwell Green)
28655
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Ministry of Justice
Royal National Lifeboat Institution: Intimidation
The Lord Bishop of Chester
Bishops, Bishops

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent aggression faced by RNLI volunteers; and what plans they have to support those who serve on lifeboats, particularly in light of their inclusion in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (...

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 28 September 2026
By Lord Lemos (Labour, Life peer)
HL3469
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Caribbean
Lord Empey
Ulster Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what financial assistance is being provided to crown dependencies in the Caribbean region.

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 28 September 2026
By Lord Wood of Anfield (Labour, Life peer)
HL3475
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
CCTV: Artificial Intelligence
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the use of AI-enabled facial recognition CCTV by local authorities is subject to appropriate safeguards for privacy, data protection, and transparency.

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 28 September 2026
By Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour, Life peer)
HL3510
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Visas: Overseas Students
Lord German
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what conditions need to be met by the government of Cameroon before visas can be issued again to students from Cameroon seeking to study in the United Kingdom.

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 28 September 2026
By Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour, Life peer)
HL3477
Answered
Lords

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Home Office
Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy 2026-29
Dan Jarvis
The Minister of State for Security
Labour, Barnsley North
Statement made 15 September 2026
HCWS353
Commons
Department of Health and Social Care
Thirwall Inquiry Final Report and Recommendations
Yvette Cooper
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Labour, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Statement made 15 September 2026
HCWS352
Commons
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homes for Ukraine funding changes
Florence Eshalomi
Minister of State for Homelessness, Democracy, Communities and Faith
Labour, Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Statement made 15 September 2026
HCWS351
Commons
Department of Health and Social Care
Prioritisation of doctors for UK medical specialty training programmes
Karin Smyth
Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care)
Labour, Bristol South
Statement made 15 September 2026
HCWS350
Commons

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Review of the Guidance for the Care of Human Remains in Museums
Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood
Minister for Arts and Museums
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 16 September 2026
HLWS361
Lords
Home Office
Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy 2026-29
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Office
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 September 2026
HLWS360
Lords
Department of Health and Social Care
Thirwall Inquiry Final Report and Recommendations
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women's Health and Mental Health
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 September 2026
HLWS359
Lords
Department of Health and Social Care
Prioritisation of doctors for UK medical specialty training programmes
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Women's Health and Maternity)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 September 2026
HLWS358
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
15 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
14 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
11 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
10 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
17 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
16 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
15 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
14 September 2026
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