Jonathan Lord To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support children in conflict zones throughout the world.
Pauline Latham To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which animals will be covered by the ban on trophy hunting imports to the UK.
Ruth Smeeth To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Stoke-on-Trent North constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace...
Emily Thornberry To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the detention of Pastor Wang Yi.
Nigel Dodds To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on strengthening protections for the human rights of non-Muslims 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.
Priti Patel One of my key priorities as Home Secretary is ensuring that the police have the resources, tools and powers they need to keep themselves and the public safe. The Prime Minister and I have...
Theresa Villiers Today I am notifying the House about recent announcements I have made on measures to enhance the welfare and protection of animals. These include proposals to address long journeys for live...
Lord Callanan The UK did not attend the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Brussels on 16 September 2019. The UK Government has decided that from 1 September until exit day, UK Ministers and officials will...
Priti Patel 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...
Robert Buckland Our current sentencing and release framework is failing to give victims and the wider public the confidence they should have in our criminal justice system. Too often, we are told, the time...
James Duddridge The UK did not attend the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Brussels on 16 September 2019. The UK Government has decided that from 1 September until exit day, UK Ministers and officials will...
Lord Callanan The Rt Hon. Steve Barclay, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has made the following statement: The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union on 31 October 2019. We want to...
Robert Jenrick This government has been clear that we must build the homes that this country needs. However, this objective must not come at the expense of quality. The places we create must be ones that...
Kwasi Kwarteng This statement concerns an application made by Orsted Hornsea Project Three (UK) Limited under the Planning Act 2008 for development consent for the construction and operation of the proposed...
Lord Duncan of Springbank The UK did not attend the Competitiveness Council in Brussels on 26th and 27th September 2019 The UK Government has decided that from 1st September until exit day, UK Ministers and officials...
Stephen Barclay The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union on 31 October 2019. We want to leave with a deal. One of the most important elements of this deal will be the agreement of a new Protocol on...
Elizabeth Truss Today I am informing the House about updates to the Temporary Tariff Regime announced in March. This regime would come into effect if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019. ...
Kwasi Kwarteng The UK did not attend the EU Energy Council in Brussels on 24 September 2019. The UK Government has decided that from 1 September until exit day, UK Ministers and officials will only attend EU...
Sajid Javid A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Luxembourg on 10 October 2019. The Council will discuss the following: Budgetary Instrument for Convergence and...
John Glen I would like to update Parliament on the loan to Ireland. In December 2010, the UK agreed to provide a bilateral loan of £3.2 billion as part of a €67.5 billion international...
George Eustice Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Luxembourg on 14-15 October. As the provisional agenda stands, the main item for fisheries will be fixing the fishing opportunities in the...
Lord Gardiner of Kimble My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Theresa Villiers) has today made the following statement: Today I am notifying the House about recent...
Alok Sharma Today I announced a new focus on ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies and children, working with the international community. Every 11 seconds, somewhere in the world, a...
Matthew Hancock This Statement provides an update on my Department’s plans to support the continuity of supply of medicines and medical products into the UK if we leave the EU without a deal on 31...
Robert Jenrick Building new homes is not just about bricks and mortar, it is about ensuring everyone, including developers, does their bit – to make swift progress, protect the environment, and give...
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.