# get_written_statement_by_uin A read tool on the UK Parliament MCP Server MCP server. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_written_statement_by_uin`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-written-statement-by-uin ## Facts - Tool: `get_written_statement_by_uin` - Server: UK Parliament MCP Server (`chrisbrooksbank/uk-parliament-mcp-lab`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab.md - Homepage: https://github.com/ChrisBrooksbank/uk-parliament-mcp-lab - Risk category: Read (Low risk) - Registry record: grade A, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Allowed ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_written_statement_by_uin", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why get_written_statement_by_uin is rated Low This tool retrieves a specific written statement from UK Parliament records using a UIN (Unique Identifier Number). It performs a read-only query with no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no destructive operations. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—retrieving public parliamentary records poses negligible risk of harm even if called inappropriately. From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_written_statement_by_uin' indicates retrieval of a written statement by unique identifier. The pattern matches other sibling tools like 'get_act_of_parliament' and 'get_amendment_by_id' which are query/retrieval operations." ## Use case AI agents call get_written_statement_by_uin to retrieve information from UK Parliament MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches UK Parliament MCP Server: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "get_written_statement_by_uin": {} } } ``` ## Other tools on UK Parliament MCP Server (208) - `bill_stages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/bill-stages.md - `bill_types` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/bill-types.md - `browse_erskine_may_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/browse-erskine-may-index.md - `browse_locations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/browse-locations.md - `check_mp_vote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/check-mp-vote.md - `edms_for_member_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/edms-for-member-id.md - `get_act_of_parliament` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-act-of-parliament.md - `get_all_bills_rss` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-all-bills-rss.md - `get_amendment_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-amendment-by-id.md - `get_annulment_date` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-annulment-date.md - `get_annunciator_by_date` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-annunciator-by-date.md - `get_answer_deadline` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-answer-deadline.md - `get_answering_bodies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-answering-bodies.md - `get_archived_publication_links` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-archived-publication-links.md - `get_bill_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-by-id.md - `get_bill_news_articles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-news-articles.md - `get_bill_overview` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-overview.md - `get_bill_petition_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-petition-by-id.md - `get_bill_publications` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-publications.md - `get_bill_rss` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-rss.md - `get_bill_stage_amendments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-amendments.md - `get_bill_stage_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-details.md - `get_bill_stage_ping_pong_items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-ping-pong-items.md - `get_bill_stage_publications` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-publications.md - `get_bill_stages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stages.md - `get_calendar_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-categories.md - `get_calendar_event` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-event.md - `get_calendar_locations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-locations.md - `get_calendar_tags` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-tags.md - `get_calendar_types` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-types.md - …and 178 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab