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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 Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Finance
Stuart Anderson
Conservative, South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for the armed forces.

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 8 September 2026
By Luke Pollard (Labour, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)
21452
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Defence
A400M Aircraft
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour, Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the RAF A400M fleet can be used as Fire Fighting Tankers.

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 8 September 2026
By Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour, North East Derbyshire)
25377
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Defence
Fires
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat, Mid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to invest in equipment to modify his Department's fleet of aircrafts and helicopters for the purposes of supporting civil contingency for wildfires.

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 8 September 2026
By Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour, North East Derbyshire)
25140
Named day
Answered
Commons
Question for Ministry of Defence
Helicopters
Graham Leadbitter
Scottish National Party, Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to procure (a) helicopters capable of water bombing and (b) water bombing equipment for use on the military helicopter fleet.

Asked 28 August 2026
Answered 8 September 2026
By Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour, North East Derbyshire)
24773
Answered
Commons

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Question for Cabinet Office
Foreign Investment in UK: Turkey
Baroness Uddin
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current level of Turkish foreign direct investment in the UK, by sector and region; and how these figures compare to five years ago.

Asked 21 July 2026
Answered 8 September 2026
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL2465
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: Employment
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that employers using artificial intelligence to monitor employees’ productivity and behaviour do so transparently and with appropriate safeguards for workers’ privacy and employment righ...

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 8 September 2026
By Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Labour, Life peer)
HL2964
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: X Corp
Lord Pack
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many X Premium accounts the Cabinet Office has (1) paid for, or (2) been granted for free by X, in the past year; and whether they intend to renew them.

Asked 9 July 2026
Answered 8 September 2026
By Baroness Twycross (Labour, Life peer)
HL1927
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Road Traffic Offences: Disqualification
Lord Oates
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have considered introducing monitored driving conditions for offenders who would otherwise face disqualification for repeat motoring offences.

Asked 1 September 2026
Answered 8 September 2026
By Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour, Life peer)
HL2922
Answered
Lords

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
AI for Energy Vision publication
Martin McCluskey
Minister for Local Energy and Jobs
Labour, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Statement made 8 September 2026
HCWS320
Commons
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran Sanctions
Stephen Doughty
Minister of State
Labour, Cardiff South and Penarth
Statement made 8 September 2026
HCWS319
Commons
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region
Kirsty McNeill
Minister of State for International Development
Labour, Midlothian
Statement made 8 September 2026
HCWS318
Commons
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Council loan – long-term restructuring
Chris Elmore
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Labour, Bridgend
Statement made 8 September 2026
HCWS317
Commons

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 8 September 2026
HLWS327
Lords
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Council loan – long-term restructuring
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 8 September 2026
HLWS326
Lords
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran Sanctions
Lord Wood of Anfield
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 8 September 2026
HLWS325
Lords
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
AI for Energy Vision publication
Baroness Curran
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Labour, Life peer
Statement made 8 September 2026
HLWS324
Lords

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House of Commons written answers and statements
7 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
4 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
3 September 2026
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House of Commons written answers and statements
2 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
8 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
7 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
4 September 2026
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House of Lords written answers and statements
3 September 2026
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