---
title: "Returns a list of written statements"
method: GET
path: "/api/writtenstatements/statements"
tags: ["WrittenStatements"]
---

# Returns a list of written statements

`GET /api/writtenstatements/statements`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenstatements/statements`
- Auth: none declared

## Query parameters

- `madeWhenFrom` string, date-time
- `madeWhenTo` string, date-time
- `sessionStatus` 'Current' | 'Any'
- `includeTotalResults` boolean
- `searchTerm` string
- `uIN` string
- `answeringBodies` integer[]
- `members` integer[]
- `house` 'Bicameral' | 'Commons' | 'Lords'
- `skip` integer
- `take` integer
- `expandMember` boolean

## Response `200`

Success

- StatementsViewModelSearchResult
  - `totalResults` integer, nullable: Total number of results matching the query
  - `results` StatementsViewModelItem[], nullable
    - `value` StatementsViewModel
      - `id` integer
      - `memberId` integer
      - `member` MemberViewModel
        - `id` integer
        - `listAs` string, nullable
        - `name` string, nullable
        - `party` string, nullable
        - `partyColour` string, nullable
        - `partyAbbreviation` string, nullable
        - `memberFrom` string, nullable
        - `thumbnailUrl` string, nullable
      - `memberRole` string, nullable
      - `uin` string, nullable
      - `dateMade` string, date-time
      - `answeringBodyId` integer
      - `answeringBodyName` string, nullable
      - `title` string, nullable
      - `text` string, nullable
      - `house` 'Bicameral' | 'Commons' | 'Lords'
      - `noticeNumber` integer
      - `hasAttachments` boolean
      - `hasLinkedStatements` boolean
      - `linkedStatements` LinkedStatements[], nullable
        - `linkedStatementId` integer
        - `linkType` 'CorrectedStatement' | 'CorrectedAnswer' | 'JointStatement'
        - `linkDate` string, date-time
      - `attachments` AttachmentViewModel[], nullable
        - `url` string, nullable
        - `title` string, nullable
        - `fileType` string, nullable
        - `fileSizeBytes` integer
    - `links` Link[], nullable
      - `rel` string, nullable
      - `href` string, nullable
      - `method` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `a80c2e4919c7`: 3 breaking, 1 info
  - the response property `totalResults` became nullable for the status `200` (media type: text/plain)
  - the response property `totalResults` became nullable for the status `200` (media type: application/json)
  - the response property `totalResults` became nullable for the status `200` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `includeTotalResults`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/parliament/apis/written-questions-service-api/changes/api/writtenstatements/statements/get.md)

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