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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 of Health and Social Care
Queen's Hospital Romford: Accident and Emergency Departments
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK, Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the need for a new emergency department at Queen's Hospital, Romford.

Asked 19 October 2026
Answered 27 October 2026
By Karin Smyth (Labour, Bristol South)
35843
Answered
Commons
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Coeliac Disease: Gluten-free Foods
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat, West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cost of gluten-free food on people with coeliac disease in West Dorset.

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 27 October 2026
By Karin Smyth (Labour, Bristol South)
25091
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Defence
HMS Protector
Tim Roca
Labour, Macclesfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of HMS Protector.

Asked 15 October 2026
Answered 27 October 2026
By Luke Pollard (Labour, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)
35455
Answered
Commons
Question for Treasury
Cash Dispensing
Claire Young
Liberal Democrat, Thornbury and Yate

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HM Treasury has made of the adequacy of the access to cash framework established under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 in securing the long term future of banking hubs; and whether the Go...

Asked 19 October 2026
Answered 27 October 2026
By Lucy Rigby (Labour, Northampton North)
36182
Answered
Commons

Lords written questions and answers

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Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Copyright: Artificial Intelligence
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of copyrighted recordings being used to train AI songwriting models.

Asked 12 October 2026
Answered 27 October 2026
By Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood (Labour, Life peer)
HL4010
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Body Armour
Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
Ulster Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the company that supplied the faulty enhanced combat body armour plates to the Ministry of Defence will be subject to any sanctions.

Asked 13 October 2026
Answered 27 October 2026
By Lord Coaker (Labour, Life peer)
HL4045
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Official Cars
Lord Beamish
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of vehicles in the Ministry of Defence used by ministers and service chiefs are manufactured in the UK.

Asked 13 October 2026
Answered 27 October 2026
By Lord Coaker (Labour, Life peer)
HL4032
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Defence
Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Parents
Baroness Whitaker
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they have implemented, with what timelines, to support mothers and parents in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary following concerns expressed by these personnel about maintaining their careers within the Service in pres...

Asked 20 October 2026
Answered 27 October 2026
By Lord Coaker (Labour, Life peer)
HL4356
Answered
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects
Martin McCluskey
Minister for Local Energy and Jobs
Labour, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Statement made 27 October 2026
HCWS423
Commons
Home Office
Henry Nowak Independent Review
Shabana Mahmood
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Labour, Birmingham Ladywood
Statement made 27 October 2026
HCWS422
Commons
Treasury
Cost of Living update
John Healey
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Labour, Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Statement made 27 October 2026
HCWS421
Commons
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Delivering Good Growth in every postcode
Jim McMahon
Minister for Local Government, Devolution and Regional Growth
Labour, Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
Statement made 26 October 2026
HCWS420
Commons

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Home Office
Henry Nowak Independent Review
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Office
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 27 October 2026
HLWS430
Lords
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Delivering Good Growth in every postcode
Baroness Blake of Leeds
Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Resilience
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 26 October 2026
HLWS429
Lords
Cabinet Office
Formal Establishment of the National School of Government and Public Services
Baroness Twycross
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 26 October 2026
HLWS428
Lords
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rough Sleeping Update
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Minister for Housing and Local Government
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 26 October 2026
HLWS427
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
26 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
23 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
22 October 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
21 October 2026
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26 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
23 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
22 October 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
21 October 2026
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