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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 Department for Transport
Micromobility Vehicles: Licensing
Brian Mathew
Liberal Democrat, Melksham and Devizes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department will consult on a national licensing scheme for micromobility.

Asked 9 October 2026
Answered 16 October 2026
By Justin Madders (Labour, Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
33505
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Technology
Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party, East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to update her policy on Emergency Lane Keeping Systems in new vehicles.

Asked 13 October 2026
Answered 16 October 2026
By Justin Madders (Labour, Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
34297
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Transport
Cycling: Highway Code
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat, Mid Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps, if any, the Department is taking to educate drivers about the Highway Code’s guidance on passing distances when overtaking cyclists.

Asked 13 October 2026
Answered 16 October 2026
By Justin Madders (Labour, Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
34405
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Transport
Delivery Services: Robots
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat, Didcot and Wantage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on which local authorities have permitted commercial pavement delivery robot operations; and under what legal provisions those operations take place.

Asked 14 September 2026
Answered 16 October 2026
By Justin Madders (Labour, Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
29823
Answered
Commons

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Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Green Belt
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many acres of green belt have been redefined as grey belt in the past year.

Asked 5 October 2026
Answered 16 October 2026
By Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour, Life peer)
HL3798
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing: Construction
Lord Jamieson
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 15 September (HL2868), whether, where an authority can demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and has achieved a Housing Delivery Test result of at leas...

Asked 5 October 2026
Answered 16 October 2026
By Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour, Life peer)
HL3809
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Political Parties: Finance
Baroness O'Neill of Bexley
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Liberal Democrat Party responded to their letter, published on 2 September 2022, seeking views from the Parliamentary Parties panel regarding uprating spending limits and reviewing other sums in electoral law.

Asked 16 September 2026
Answered 16 October 2026
By Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour, Life peer)
HL3642
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Animal Experiments
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 10 September (HL3067), of the animals authorised for use under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 since the beginning of 2026, how many are authorised to b...

Asked 5 October 2026
Answered 16 October 2026
By Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour, Life peer)
HL3797
Answered
Lords

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Department of Health and Social Care
UK Government response to Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4 Report
Yvette Cooper
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Labour, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Statement made 16 October 2026
HCWS389
Commons
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Call for Evidence: Part K, Building Safety Regulation (Protection from Falling, Collision and Impact)
Florence Eshalomi
Minister of State for Homelessness, Democracy, Communities and Faith
Labour, Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Statement made 16 October 2026
HCWS388
Commons
Treasury
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – October 2026 CBAM Rate and Default Emissions Values update
James Murray
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Labour, Ealing North
Statement made 16 October 2026
HCWS387
Commons
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Newspaper mergers case
Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Labour, Wigan
Statement made 16 October 2026
HCWS386
Commons

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
An Update to the United Kingdom’s Arctic Policy Framework
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 October 2026
HLWS394
Lords
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadcast Media Mergers Update
Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood
Minister for Arts and Museums
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 October 2026
HLWS393
Lords
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Best Value
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Minister for Housing and Local Government
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 October 2026
HLWS392
Lords
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Combined Authority Best Value
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Minister for Housing and Local Government
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 15 October 2026
HLWS391
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
16 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
15 October 2026
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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 Lords written answers and statements
15 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
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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