Uk Parliament Questions Statements

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MCP server for UK Parliament Questions and Statements API

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Overview

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MCP server that gives an assistant read-only access to UK Parliament written questions, written statements and daily reports through the Questions and Statesons

What you can do
List daily reports filtered by date range and house (Bicameral, Commons, Lords).
When to use it
Useful for research, civic-tech or journalism work that tracks parliamentary written questions and statements over time, or for summarizing daily reports by house and date.
Requirements
Runs locally over stdio, typically via npx with Node.js. It calls the public UK Parliament Questions and Statements API, so network access is needed. No authentication, API keys or headers are declared.
Before you install
Read-only retrieval from a public API; no credentials, payments or write actions are involved. The README also documents an optional HTTP proxy mode that exposes upstream paths locally, which widens the local surface if enabled.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Uk Parliament Questions Statements in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

[MCP Compatible] [AI Agent Ready]

UK Parliament Questions and Statements MCP Server

Summary

This MCP server provides structured access to UK Parliament Questions and Statements data using the Model Context Protocol. It enables AI agents to retrieve daily reports, written questions, and written statements through API-backed tools and data access. Developers can integrate the MCP server via stdio transport to search questions, filter by session status, and fetch statement details. The server exposes tools that map directly to the Questions and Statements API for reliable automation and AI agents workflows.

Features

  • List daily reports with date and house filters.
  • Search written questions with answering, member, and session filters.
  • Retrieve written questions and statements by id or date/uin.
  • Preserve upstream payloads in a standardized envelope for downstream tools.

Available Tools

list_daily_reports

Returns a list of daily reports.

Parameters:

  • dateFrom (string, query)
  • dateTo (string, query)
  • house (string, query) – Bicameral | Commons | Lords
  • skip (number, query)
  • take (number, query)

list_written_questions

Returns a list of written questions.

Parameters:

  • askingMemberId (number, query)
  • answeringMemberId (number, query)
  • tabledWhenFrom (string, query)
  • tabledWhenTo (string, query)
  • dateForAnswerWhenFrom (string, query)
  • dateForAnswerWhenTo (string, query)
  • answered (string, query) – Any | Answered | Unanswered
  • answeredWhenFrom (string, query)
  • answeredWhenTo (string, query)
  • questionStatus (string, query) – NotAnswered | AnsweredOnly | AllQuestions
  • includeWithdrawn (boolean, query)
  • expandMember (boolean, query)
  • correctedWhenFrom (string, query)
  • correctedWhenTo (string, query)
  • sessionStatus (string, query) – Current | Any
  • searchTerm (string, query)
  • uIN (string, query)
  • answeringBodies (array:number, query)
  • members (array:number, query)
  • house (string, query) – Bicameral | Commons | Lords
  • skip (number, query)
  • take (number, query)

get_written_question_by_id

Returns a written question.

Parameters:

  • id (number, path)
  • expandMember (boolean, query)
  • sessionStatus (string, query) – Current | Any

get_written_question_by_date_and_uin

Returns a written question.

Parameters:

  • date (string, path)
  • uin (string, path)
  • expandMember (boolean, query)
  • sessionStatus (string, query) – Current | Any

list_written_statements

Returns a list of written statements.

Parameters:

  • madeWhenFrom (string, query)
  • madeWhenTo (string, query)
  • sessionStatus (string, query) – Current | Any
  • searchTerm (string, query)
  • uIN (string, query)
  • answeringBodies (array:number, query)
  • members (array:number, query)
  • house (string, query) – Bicameral | Commons | Lords
  • skip (number, query)
  • take (number, query)
  • expandMember (boolean, query)

get_written_statement_by_id

Returns a written statement.

Parameters:

  • id (number, path)
  • expandMember (boolean, query)
  • sessionStatus (string, query) – Current | Any

get_written_statement_by_date_and_uin

Returns a written statement.

Parameters:

  • date (string, path)
  • uin (string, path)
  • expandMember (boolean, query)
  • sessionStatus (string, query) – Current | Any

Example Output

json
{  "status": 200,  "data": {    "items": [      {        "id": 12345,        "uin": "12345",        "title": "Example written question",        "house": "Commons"      }    ],    "totalResults": 1  },  "upstream_path": "/api/writtenquestions/questions",  "retrieved_at": "2026-03-11T10:00:00.000Z"}

Quick Start

Run the MCP server using npx:

bash
npx -y -p @darkhorseone/mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements

MCP Configuration

Example mcpServers configuration for stdio transport:

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "uk-parliament-questions-statements": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "-p", "@darkhorseone/mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements", "mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements"],      "env": {        "UPSTREAM_BASE_URL": "https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk",        "REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "10000"      }    }  }}

Example Usage

  • List daily reports for the Commons over a date range.
  • Search written questions by member and session status.
  • Retrieve a written statement by id or date/uin.
  • Filter questions by answered status and house.

Use Cases

  • AI agents summarizing written questions and statements.
  • Research tools tracking parliamentary questions over time.
  • Civic tech platforms monitoring statements by department.
  • Automation workflows exporting daily report data.

Data Source

UK Parliament Questions and Statements API https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk

Installation

Run directly using npx:

bash
npx -y -p @darkhorseone/mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements

Or install via pnpm from the repository root:

bash
pnpm install

Run (HTTP proxy server)

Build first, then start:

bash
pnpm --filter @darkhorseone/mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements run buildpnpm --filter @darkhorseone/mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements run start:http

Set a custom HTTP port with the UKP_HTTP_PORT environment variable (default: 8787):

bash
UKP_HTTP_PORT=8787 pnpm --filter @darkhorseone/mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements run start:http

Published package command:

bash
npx -y -p @darkhorseone/mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements -- mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements-http

If your shell cannot resolve the bin ("command not found"), run the HTTP entrypoint directly:

bash
npx -y -p @darkhorseone/mcp-server-uk-parliament-questions-statements -- node ./dist/http.js

Health check:

bash
curl http://127.0.0.1:8787/healthz

Proxy pattern:

text
GET /proxy/<upstream-path>?<query>

Example:

bash
curl "http://127.0.0.1:8787/proxy/api/writtenquestions/questions?searchTerm=health&take=10"

License

MIT License

MCP Metadata

Protocol: Model Context Protocol Transport: stdio Tools: list_daily_reports, list_written_questions, get_written_question_by_id, get_written_question_by_date_and_uin, list_written_statements, get_written_statement_by_id, get_written_statement_by_date_and_uin

Source: servers/uk-parliament-questions-statements/README.md at commit 38e74c9

Tools

0
SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

1
  1. v1.0.1LatestSep 16, 2026

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