Alberto Costa To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Police Federation in representing its members.
Lisa Smart To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that emergency applications for grants of probate are processed promptly; and whether he has made an...
Victoria Collins To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much pupil premium funding has been provided to schools in each Hertfordshire constituency (a) this year (b) in total since the policy was introduced.
Ben Obese-Jecty To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on developing the cyber capabilities stream of AUKUS Pillar 2.
James McMurdock To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were affected by the withdrawal of (a) maintenance loans and (b) grants linked to (i) weekend and (ii) flexible learning courses.
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.
Stephanie Peacock The Government recognises the power of grassroots sport to provide opportunities for connection and community cohesion, as well as improve people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing....
David Lammy The Government is pleased to support a judiciary-led initiative to modernise the structure of the High Court through the establishment of a new Business and Property Division. This historic...
Preet Kaur Gill I would like to update the House regarding the ongoing negotiations at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) to secure an Annex to the Pandemic...
Dan Jarvis Yesterday MI5, alongside our Five Eyes allies, issued an intelligence bulletin to warn that China’s military intelligence is targeting Five Eyes Government and military personnel to gain...
Keir Starmer I am pleased to announce that the Government will update the Cabinet Manual. The Cabinet Manual sets out the main laws, rules, and conventions affecting the operation of government. It is...
Sharon Hodgson I would like to inform the House that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has accepted the recommendation of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) to introduce...
Blair McDougall When regulation works for small business, it works for all. I am committed to ensuring the government provides the best assistance to those brave enough to start a business and it is only right...
Baroness Twycross I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by my Honourable Friend the Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, Stephanie Peacock MP....
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 Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP: This is...
Josh MacAlister Transforming children’s social care is central to our mission to break down the barriers to opportunity. It is fundamental to ensuring that every child grows up safe, supported and able to...
Ed Miliband Today, I am laying before the House the draft Carbon Budget 7 Order which sets the seventh carbon budget for the period 2038 to 2042 at 535 MtCO2e (equivalent to a ~87% emissions reduction from...
Hilary Benn I am making this Written Ministerial Statement following the findings of the Springhill inquest, which investigated the 1972 killings at Springhill and Westrock of Father Noel Fitzpatrick,...
Nesil Caliskan In February 2025, the Government published its response to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Holocaust Memorial Bill. In line with an undertaking given to the Select Committee, the...
Stephen Doughty Baroness Griffin of Princethorpe has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of Baroness Drake CBE. The...
Keir Mather Modernising our airspace is a priority for this Government, and the upgrades that have been made to date are already providing improved reliability to services and helping to deliver our climate...
Lisa Nandy This is a joint statement made with the Department for Business and Trade. We are pleased to publish an update on the proposal for the construction of a Universal theme park and resort in...
Peter Kyle The Government is today announcing an ambitious new package to provide support for the UK’s high potential scale-ups to grow and stay in the UK. Scale-ups contribute £2.2 trillion to...
Stephen Kinnock In November 2025, I announced that the Government would develop a Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life care in England. This MSF is one of the only six MSFs...
Lord Vallance of Balham The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is today publishing a draft National Policy Statement (NPS) for Fusion Energy Generation (EN-8). Fusion energy has the potential to play a key...
Pat McFadden Earlier this year, I updated the House on progress to deliver the Jobs Guarantee. Since then, Phase 1 of the Jobs Guarantee has started in six areas of the country, with the first young people...
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.
