Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from recent conflicts about the adequacy of existing international legal frameworks for addressing conflict-related sexual violence; and what changes to their policy or international engagemen
To ask His Majesty's Government what conversations they have had with military chaplains and other welfare teams in the Armed Services about the historic and current prevalence of domestic and sexual violence in the service community.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure they support pragmatic solutions for the delivery of aid in Myanmar, including in areas not in the control of authorities; and what steps they are taking to ensure the decriminalisation
To ask His Majesty's Government how much Official Development Assistance they provided to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in (1) 2021–22, (2) 2022–23, (3) 2023–24, (4) 2024–25, (5) 2025–26, (6) 2026–27 and (7) 2027–8.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the United Arab Emirates regarding allegations by Human Rights Watch in their report Sudan: Colombians Linked to Atrocities Trained in UAE Bases, published in May, that Emirati militar
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported 85 per cent reduction in religious broadcasting at peak times across public service media between 2011 and 2022; and what plans they have, if any, to reverse it.
To ask His Majesty's Government who is responsible for approving the operating model changes which the Frontline Productivity Programme's senior responsible owner has said fall outside their powers; and by what date they expect those changes to be approve
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish an integrated benefits framework for the Frontline Productivity Programme, given the latest gateway review's finding that no such framework currently exists to demonstrate delivery of the p
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the 50 per cent cut to integrated care board running costs and the wider restructuring of NHS England on regional capacity to deliver the Frontline Productivity Programme; and
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) repair vessels for communication cables, and (2) repair crew for communication cables, are based in the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in discussions regarding UK involvement in the proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to reduce and eliminate environmental, social and governance restrictions on access to finance for the UK defence industry.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 9 September (HL2269), why they cannot mandate the purchase of British-built buses given that funding is being provided by the HM Treasury.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support businesses to adopt artificial intelligence in ways that increase productivity without reducing employment opportunities for lower-skilled workers.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the use of artificial intelligence in education does not undermine the reliability of assessments of students’ individual work.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that consumers using artificial intelligence for financial planning receive appropriate safeguards against inaccurate or unsuitable advice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking through penalties to help tackle the sale of illegal tobacco and vapes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent schoolteachers there were in (a) 2025 and (b) 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve support for SEND students and families transitioning to secondary and post-16 education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve SEND transport provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools offer healthy meals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support universities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for further education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of early deaths of care leavers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria the NHS Business Services Authority applies when determining whether a person has acted wrongfully or with any lack of care for the purposes of Regulation 2(3)(g)(ii) of the National