Gordon McKee To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on ensuring victims of crime who move between Scotland and England and Wales have access to...
Sarah Olney To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of Heathrow expansion on passenger charges, airline ticket prices and the competitiveness of...
Alison Griffiths To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data the Department holds on the number of retail premises suspected of selling illicit tobacco products or non-compliant nicotine products in (a)...
Lord Gilbert of Panteg To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio) on 19 March (HCWS1422), whether they will publish...
Shockat Adam To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on halting the E1 West Bank Settlement Plan.
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.
Blair McDougall From 1 September 2026, the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) enters into force with Canada. Following Canada’s...
Matthew Pennycook Everyone deserves to live in a decent, safe, secure and affordable home. Yet far too many families in need of one are languishing on local authority waiting lists and almost 180,000 children are...
Jim McMahon The condition of high streets, and the health of district, town and city centres, is a litmus test for national renewal. High streets bring people together to eat and drink, shop, access...
Louise Jones The United Kingdom’s chemical protection programme exists to safeguard against the threat of chemical weapons. The UK’s entirely defensive focused programme is permitted under the...
Ian Murray The DCMS Secretary of State has appointed Leila D’Aronville and Lizzie Crump to the role of Creative Freelance Champion, to ensure that the voice of this vital workforce is heard at the...
Baroness Hayman of Ullock As set out in the Land Use Framework and the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, the Government committed to strengthening the evidence base on gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England....
Chris Bryant I wish to update the House on the recent High Court decision regarding Portadown District LOL No.1's application to the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland, as well as the steps I am taking...
Yvette Cooper I wish to update the House on the Government’s proposals for formal regulation of the funeral sector, announced this summer following the sentencing of criminal funeral director Robert...
Florence Eshalomi On 19 August, the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the next steps in his national drive to end rough sleeping, backed by £442...
Alex Norris This Government inherited a prison system on the brink of collapse. In July 2024, men’s prisons were operating at 99 percent capacity. At one point, there were fewer than 100 places...
Baroness Twycross I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and...
Jo White My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. Changes to Appendix Skilled Worker to support victims of modern slavery ...
Matthew Pennycook This government has acted with ambition and urgency to tackle the acute and entrenched housing crisis in England, including by means of a bold overhaul of the planning system. In December 2024,...
Baroness Twycross I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Right Honourable Friend the Minister of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and...
Michael Shanks I am tabling this statement to inform Members of the publication of two documents relating to the Capacity Market. This includes: A Consultation on changes for Prequalification 2027; andAn open...
Lord Sarwar From 1 September 2026, the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) enters into force with Canada. Following Canada’s...
Jake Richards In April 2025, the then Lord Chancellor announced the authorisation of PAVA spray for use by a specially trained and selected group of staff in the three public sector Young Offender Institutions...
Karin Smyth Over the past year, I have made regular statements about the implementation of the McCloud remedy in the NHS Pension Scheme. This hugely complex undertaking across the public sector pension...
Lisa Nandy On 30 June 2026, my Department wrote to Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery on my behalf, informing them under the Enterprise Act public interest regime that I was minded to intervene in the...
Martin McCluskey This Statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by Photovolt Development Partners (PVDP) on behalf of SolarFive Limited for the construction 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.
