Andy McDonald To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) Deloitte, (b) Slaughter and May and (c) Mott MacDonald were paid to undertake due diligence assessment work as part of the freight ferry...
Lord Lea of Crondall To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement, published on 20 December 2018, constitutes a treaty for the purposes of the Constitutional Reform and...
Jim Cunningham To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of students leaving secondary education with a knowledge of basic cooking skills.
Sharon Hodgson To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the spare room subsidy on trends in the level of empty properties.
Lord Taylor of Warwick To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase co-operation with the United States in (1) the banking sector, and (2) the information and technologies sector after Brexit.
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.
Jesse Norman The Dartford – Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme account for 2017-18 is published today under Section 3 (1) (d) of the Trunk Road Charging Schemes (Bridges and Tunnels) (Keeping of...
Mark Lancaster A new order has been made under section 56(1B) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable Reservists to be called into permanent service in support of the HMG contingency planning for a no deal...
Caroline Dinenage Today I would like to update the House on social care funding following the Opposition day debate of 17 October 2018. Modern society is in the fortunate position where people are living longer...
Alan Duncan I would like to update Parliament on a legal settlement that the UK Government has reached concerning civil law claims arising from the Emergency Period in Cyprus from 1955-1959 ("the...
Ben Wallace I am today placing in the Library of the House the Home Office’s analysis on the application of Standing Order 83O of the Standing Orders of the House of Commons relating to public...
Mark Lancaster On 21 October 2018, the Secretary of State for Defence announced that the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (the Red Arrows) will fly the flag for Britain, both in the skies and on the ground...
Sajid Javid My rt hon Friends, the Prime Minister and Justice Secretary and I are today publishing the consultation response on transforming the response to domestic abuse and draft Domestic Abuse Bill...
Philip Hammond A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 22 January 2019. The Council will discuss the following: Early Morning Session The Eurogroup...
Sarah Newton The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Levy) Regulations 2014 require active employers’ liability insurers to pay an annual levy, based on their relative market share, for the purpose...
Therese Coffey I attended EU Environment Council on 20 December in Brussels. Mairi Gougeon MSP, the Scottish Minister for Rural Affairs and Natural Environment also attended. I wish to update the House on...
Mel Stride A Protocol to the Double Taxation Convention with Israel was signed on 17 January 2019. The text of the Protocol is available on HM Revenue and Customs’ pages of the Gov.uk website and...
Nick Hurd My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying a copy of the 2017/18 Annual Report of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner before the House, as required by section 35 of the Protection of...
Guy Opperman Today I will lay before Parliament a Departmental Minute describing a contingent liability of £329 million associated with the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation....
Lord Callanan I represented the UK at the General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting on 8 January in Brussels. A provisional report of the meeting and the conclusions adopted can be found on the Council of the...
Heather Wheeler Today I have placed in the Library of the House the Department’s analysis on the application of Standing Order 83O in respect of any motion relating to a Lords Amendment, for Commons...
Robin Walker Today, I can confirm that the Government has reached a reciprocal agreement with Spain that will secure the rights of UK nationals in Spain, and Spanish citizens in the UK, to stand and vote...
John Glen Under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010), the Treasury is required to prepare a quarterly report regarding its exercise of the powers conferred on it by Part 1 of TAFA...
Jeremy Wright On 10 January 2019, News UK submitted an application to DCMS requesting that the Secretary of State accept proposed undertakings in place of undertakings that were put in place by the then...
Robin Walker Lord Callanan, Minister of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement: I represented the UK at the General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting on 8 January in Brussels. A...
Alan Duncan My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 21 January. It will be chaired by the High...
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.