Ian Austin To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the schools that opened since 2010 that have closed; and how many pupils were on the school roll in each school at the time of closing.
Chi Onwurah To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government plans to take to prevent the potential loss of highly skilled workers in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
Baroness Hooper Her Majesty's Government whether ministers or officials have had any discussions with the Open University on its use of a restricted countries list in its application process, in particular in...
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.
Claire Perry The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is a scheme that certifies products and installers of renewable technologies to provide assurance to consumers about the quality and standard of...
David Davis Next week the UK’s negotiating team will travel to Brussels for the second round of talks, continuing our journey towards a new, deep and special partnership between the UK and the EU....
Amber Rudd Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end...
Michael Gove Today I am announcing that the amount transferred from farmers’ Pillar 1 direct payments to Pillar 2 rural development in England will remain at 12% for 2019 and 2020. Leaving the EU...
George Eustice Today I am updating the House on the implementation of the Government’s 25-year strategy to eradicate bovine TB (bTB) in England. The Government’s comprehensive bTB strategy...
Rory Stewart The UK remains committed to building a stable, peaceful and prosperous future for Somalia. Instability in Somalia affects stability across East Africa – fuelling irregular migration and...
David Mundell In March 2016, the Government announced their intention to negotiate a city region deal for Edinburgh and South East Scotland. As well as deals across England and Wales, this follows the...
Earl Howe My right hon, Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Supplement to the 2017 Report of the Armed...
Mark Field Copies of the British Council’s Annual Report and Accounts for the 2016-17 financial year have been placed in the libraries of both Houses. The Report can also be found at the British...
Lord Young of Cookham The First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I wish to update the House on how the Government has been supporting our...
Amber Rudd In May 2016, this Government set out plans to create an independent inspectorate for fire and rescue authorities in England as part of our fire reform programme. The response to the recent...
Michael Fallon Following the announcement earlier this month that the Ministry of Defence had signed a £3.7 billion contract for the first batch of the new Type 26 anti-submarine...
Sajid Javid I would like to update the House on progress with the identification and combustibility testing of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding on high rise buildings. To date, 259 residential...
Jeremy Hunt On Wednesday 12 July, Ministers at the Department of Health were informed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) about an issue identified during a routine...
Amber Rudd In November 2013, the then Home Secretary asked David Anderson QC to conduct a review of the framework of the UK’s Deportation with Assurances (DWA) policy, and to make recommendations...
Elizabeth Truss We know the cost of childcare is an important issue for working families – that’s why we have made childcare more affordable, given parents more choice and raised standards of...
Jeremy Hunt I am today announcing the publication of the University of Sheffield Report on the Ambulance Response Programme and subsequent recommendations by Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England’s National...
Lord Young of Cookham The Minister for the Constitution has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government is today publishing its responses to the Electoral Commission’s reports on the...
Brandon Lewis My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 290). The purpose of the changes is to give effect to the Supreme Court...
Lord O'Shaughnessy My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has made the following written statement: On Wednesday 12 July, Ministers at the Department of Health were informed by the Medicines and...
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.