Parliament Questions MCP Server

UK Parliament Written Questions

Official UK Parliament API for written questions tabled by MPs to government departments. No authentication required.

Data Model

• Written Question — A formal question tabled by an MP to a government minister. Must receive a written answer.
• id — Unique integer identifier.
• uin — Unique identification number assigned by Parliament (string, e.g. "121892").
• questionText — Full text of the question.
• heading — Short topic heading (e.g. "Special Educational Needs: Reform").
• answeringBodyName — Government department that answers (e.g. "Department for Education").
• dateTabled — Date the question was tabled.
• dateForAnswer — Date by which an answer is due.
• dateAnswered — Date the answer was given (null if unanswered).
• answerText — HTML-formatted ministerial answer.
• isNamedDay — Whether the MP specified a day for the answer.

Key Patterns

• Search endpoint: /api/writtenquestions/questions with query parameters.
• Single question: /api/writtenquestions/questions/{id}.
• Date filters: takenFrom, takenTo, answeredFrom, answeredTo (ISO dates).
• Department filter: answeringBodies (integer body ID).
• Member filter: askingMemberId (integer member ID).
• Text search: searchTerm searches question text and headings.
• Pagination: skip and take (default take=10).
• Sort: orderBy=DateTabledDesc (default), DateTabledAsc, DateAnsweredDesc.

Gotchas

• HTML answers: answerText contains HTML markup — strip tags for plain text.
• Unanswered questions: dateAnswered is null and answerText is empty.
• Grouped questions: Multiple questions answered together share groupedQuestions.
• Holding answers: answerIsHolding=true means a temporary response pending full answer.
• Corrections: answerIsCorrection=true and dateAnswerCorrected indicate revised answers.