Jim Shannon To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she was aware of the Homeless World Cup taking place; and what discussions her Department has had with the organisers of that event.
Tom Watson To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets he has set for the senior talent team in his Department since taking up office.
Andrea Jenkyns To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what maternity pay is received by (a) junior doctors, (b) teachers, (c) police officers and (d) firefighters.
Stephen Doughty To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of overseas development assistance she estimates will be spent by departments other than her Department for each year...
Greg Mulholland To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department makes available to families who are supporting relatives with Huntington's disease.
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.
Theresa May Policy responsibility for education and training provision for those subject to adult detention in England will transfer from the Department for Education to the Ministry of Justice from 1...
David Jones On 23 June 2016 the UK voted to leave the European Union. Until we leave however, the UK continues to play a constructive role in EU business. The General Affairs Council (GAC) on Tuesday 20...
Tracey Crouch The Departmental Minute laid today is in respect of an extension to the period whereby Government act as a guarantor on behalf of Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) for a borrowing facility of up to...
Theresa May Striking the Balance: Upholding the Seven Principles of Public Life in Regulation, the 16th report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, has been published by the Committee today. I...
Alan Duncan My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs attended the bi-annual informal meeting of EU foreign ministers (known as the Gymnich) on 2-3 September...
Philip Hammond An informal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will be held in Bratislava on 9 – 10 September 2016. The Government is committed to leaving the European Union; in the...
Mark Lancaster I wish to inform the House that the first report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) Inspection of the Royal Navy Police (RNP) has been laid before the House today. ...
Boris Johnson I wish to make a statement about the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the steps Her Majesty’s Government is taking to respond to the situation. This Government wholeheartedly...
Jane Ellison The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced that the date of the Autumn Statement will be 23 November 2016. The Government remains committed to improving the tax policy making process...
Richard Harrington I am pleased to announce that today I will launch a consultation on the draft regulations needed to ensure the long service cap in the Pension Protection Fund – the PPF - will operate as...
Lord Prior of Brampton The Department of Health has completed its Triennial Review of NHS Blood and Transplant, and is today publishing the associated review report. A copy of the review report is attached. The...
Philip Hammond The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England decided at its meeting ending on 3 August to raise the limit on purchases that may be undertaken by the Asset Purchase Facility...
Alun Cairns I am pleased to announce the publication of analysis of English Votes for English Laws in relation to Government amendments to the Wales Bill at Commons Report. The English Votes for English...
Brandon Lewis I am pleased to announce that I am today publishing the Review of the Forensic Archive Limited (FAL). FAL was established in October 2012 to manage and maintain material previously held by the...
Caroline Nokes I am pleased to announce that today I intend to lay regulations to amend the cold weather payment scheme. The changes detailed in these regulations will come into force on 1 November this...
Karen Bradley I wish to inform the House that on 14th September 2016, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport laid a minute recording the Government’s commitment to underwrite the 2019 World Road...
James Brokenshire The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (James Brokenshire): The Independent Reporting Commission is one of a series of measures set out in the 2015 Fresh Start Agreement to tackle ongoing...
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth My rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Sajid Javid) has made the following Witten Ministerial Statement. Today, I am publishing a technical consultation...
Alan Duncan Under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, which sets out the worldwide approach to landmine removal, the UK is required to clear all mined areas under its jurisdiction or control. In the...
Andrea Leadsom My Rt Hon Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Ben Gummer) and I would like to update the house on our progress with the National Flood Resilience Review Last year the UK was hit by...
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.