Liam Byrne To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish proposals to modernise the eCommerce directive.
Fiona Bruce To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether personal officers in the prison system receive training on the importance to the rehabilitation of prisoners of maintaining and improving family...
David Drew To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent attacks upon Christians in the Indian state of Tamil...
Julian Sturdy To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to authorise a national clinical audit of ovarian cancer; and if he will make a statement.
Viscount Waverley To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any online resources exist that give current and complete lists of goods, individuals or entities on sanctions lists worldwide.
The parliamentary question is a great way for MPs and Peers to discover information which the government may not wish to reveal. Ministers reply via written answers, a list of which gets published daily.
We let you vote on whether or not the answer given is adequate.
Damian Hinds Children and young people today are growing up in an increasingly complex world and living their lives seamlessly on and offline. This presents many positive and exciting opportunities, but...
Gavin Williamson In January, together with the Prime Minister and Chancellor, I launched the Government’s Modernising Defence Programme (MDP). The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is now able to share our...
John Glen I have today laid before Parliament a Ministerial Statement to set out government progress on the ban on pensions cold calling, as required under the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018....
Jeremy Hunt The United Kingdom is strongly committed to supporting Jordan’s security and stability. Through a Conflict Stability and Security Fund project worth £9 million over two years, the...
Sajid Javid The Home Office is today publishing an Independent Review of information passed to the Home Office in connection with allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham (1998 – 2005). This...
Philip Hammond A meeting of The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 13 July 2018. The Council will discuss the following: Early Morning Session The Eurogroup President...
Lucy Frazer The Secretary of State for Justice and I are today launching a call for evidence which seeks information on the experience of bereaved families at inquests. An inquest is a distinct judicial...
Lord Gardiner of Kimble My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment (Thérèse Coffey) has today made the following statement. Surface water flooding happens when intense rain...
Nick Gibb I would like to respond to the resolution of the House following the opposition day debate on school funding on 25 April. School funding is at a record high and schools have benefitted from...
Jeremy Wright A minute has been laid before Parliament regarding the live broadcast of the England men’s team Semi-Final match at the 2018 Football World Cup in Hyde Park on the 11th July, and...
Jackie Doyle-Price We are today laying a revised non-urgent remedial order, which will enable a sole applicant to apply for a parental order, which transfers legal parenthood after a surrogacy arrangement. The...
Lord Young of Cookham The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I wish to update the House on the progress of the...
Robert Jenrick The Annual Report to Parliament under the Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act 2012 for the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 has today been laid before Parliament. The report is...
Esther McVey On 15 March I provided the House with a statement setting out how the work my Department was undertaking to correct underpayments that occurred when converting Incapacity Benefit claims to...
Caroline Dinenage Today I would like to update the House on social care funding following the Opposition day debate of 25 April 2018. We know that social care services are facing pressures from rising demand...
Sajid Javid Following a recent strike by university lecturers, a number of Honourable Members have raised concerns about the position of migrant workers who engage in legal strike action and whether this...
Sajid Javid I am today publishing a consultation paper on the design of a compensation scheme that will help to right the wrongs suffered by those of the Windrush generation who have faced difficulties...
Victoria Atkins Today the Annual Reports and Accounts for the Gangmasters Licensing Authority 2016-2017 [HC 1402] and the Disclosure and Barring Service 2017-18 [HC 1367] are being laid before the House and...
Lucy Frazer I wish to inform the House that I have decided to lay an amendment to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to bring immigration matters for unaccompanied and...
Lord McFall of Alcluith Both Houses have decided that the next phase of the Restoration and Renewal Programme should be overseen by a Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority. While it is anticipated that these bodies...
Written Ministerial Statements were introducted in late 2002 to stop the practice of having “planted” or “inspired” questions designed to elicit Government statements.
They are just that – statements on a particular topic by a Government Minister.