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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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Commons written questions and answers

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Question for Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Aviation
Greg Smith
Conservative, Mid Buckinghamshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17031 on Government Departments: Aviation, if he will list each of the 32 occasions on which an aircraft was commissioned for foreign travel since July 2024, in...

Asked 8 September 2026
Answered 30 September 2026
By Mark Ferguson (Labour, Gateshead Central and Whickham)
28032
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Members: Correspondence
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative, Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness in response to the question from the hon. Member for New Forest East during...

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 30 September 2026
By Florence Eshalomi (Labour, Vauxhall and Camberwell Green)
20120
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Political Parties: Finance
David Simmonds
Conservative, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Questions 18015 and 18016 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the new residency declaration and test will be retrospectively applie...

Asked 10 September 2026
Answered 30 September 2026
By Florence Eshalomi (Labour, Vauxhall and Camberwell Green)
28846
Answered
Commons
Question for Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Data Centres: Employment
Wendy Morton
Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what methodology he uses to assess the employment impact of proposed data centres; whether published employment estimates distinguish between temporary construction roles and perma...

Asked 10 September 2026
Answered 30 September 2026
By Kanishka Narayan (Labour, Vale of Glamorgan)
28745
Answered
Commons

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Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Blood: Donors
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 16 September (HL3142), what steps they are taking to promote blood donation in communities of African or Caribbean heritage given the prevalence of sickle cell disease am...

Asked 16 September 2026
Answered 30 September 2026
By Baroness Merron (Labour, Life peer)
HL3603
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Taxation: Electronic Government
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the regime of no penalties for late submissions for the 2027–28 entrants to Making Tax Digital, as was the case for the first year of implementation.

Asked 16 September 2026
Answered 30 September 2026
By Lord Pitt-Watson (Labour, Life peer)
HL3632
Interests declared
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Turkey: Human Rights
Lord Cashman
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make representations to the government of Türkiye regarding the protection of universal human rights after raids and arrests of LGBTQ+ activists and the organisation Kaos GL.

Asked 16 September 2026
Answered 30 September 2026
By Lord Wood of Anfield (Labour, Life peer)
HL3608
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Special Advisers: Redundancy Pay
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of severance payments to special advisers resulting from the cabinet reshuffle in July.

Asked 23 July 2026
Answered 30 September 2026
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL2739
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

Lords written statements

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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

Commons daily reports

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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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