Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
198,755 questions
Animal Welfare: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police forces are required to refer incidents of animal cruelty involving people under the age of 18 to a) safeguarding agencies and b) Youth Offending Teams.
Armed Forces: Body Armour
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk that female personnel are injured as a result of wearing body armour designed for male bodies; and when they expect to mitigate this risk with body armour that is designed for wome
Armed Forces: Body Armour
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure the manufacture of body armour remains in the UK in order to safeguard resilience, jobs, and investment, in times of conflict.
Ukraine: Defence Equipment
To ask His Majesty's Government how companies can contact Taskforce Kindred regarding supply of required equipment to Ukraine.
Ukraine: Defence Equipment
To ask His Majesty's Government how many enquiries have been made of Taskforce Kindred and what proportion have led to the purchase/supply of equipment for Ukraine.
Dance
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the social and economic value generated by dance participation, including potential savings to health and social care services.
National Savings and Investments: Standards
To ask His Majesty's Government, following National Savings and Investment (NS&I) notifying the Treasury in December 2025 of a failure to comprehensively trace accounts for some customers who died what assessment they have made of whether there are wider
Workplace Pensions
To ask His Majesty's Government which regulatory body oversees the actuarial profession in connection with advice to members, trustees and sponsors of Defined Benefit pension schemes and what mechanism there is for compensation for schemes or members who
Housing
To ask His Majesty's Government assessment they have made of the use of artificially generated images to mislead local housing authorities in the exercise of their enforcement functions.
Housing: Floods
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the insurability of homes built on floodplains since 2009.
Driving Under Influence: Drugs
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the incidence of drug driving.
Driving Under Influence: Drugs
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people who have (1) been convicted for drug driving, and (2) had their driving licence endorsed following a conviction for drug driving, in each of the last three years.
Immigration: Care Leavers and Children in Care
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the White Paper Restoring Control over the Immigration System (CP 1326), published in May 2025, what steps they intend to take to secure the status of children entering adulthood, including care leavers and chil
Immigration: Care Leavers and Children in Care
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to A Fairer Pathway to Settlement: statement and accompanying consultation on earned settlement (CP1448), published November 2025, whether they have conducted the separate and targeted consultation for children in
National Security
To ask His Majesty's Government how the power to designate an entity involved in foreign power threat activity in accordance with the National Security Act 2023 differs from the power to proscribe an organisation in accordance with the Terrorism Act 2000;
British Nationality: Young People
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the White Paper Restoring Control over the Immigration System (CP 1326), published in May 2025, what steps they intend to take to fulfil their commitment to reduce the financial barriers to young adults securing
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the hearing of the Defence Committee on 7 July 2026, HC 530, whether his Department has made an assessment of General Sir Richard Barrons' comments on the financial gap between the level of fund
Children in Care: Safety
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between out-of-area placements for girls in care and the risk of exploitation, sexual abuse, or other forms of violence against women and girls.
Children in Care: Safety
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Become, Gone Too Far: How being moved far away puts care-experienced girls at risk, published in July 2026; and what assessment they have made of the risks posed by distant pl
Children in Care: Relationships and Sex Education
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children in care are supported to develop the skills, confidence, and security to develop and maintain healthy relationships.
Children in Care: Safety
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of girls in care moved far from their communities in circumstances where it is not in their best interests.
Children in Care: Safety
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent children in care from being moved to areas that do not reflect their cultural, racial, linguistic, or religious identity or community.
Children in Care: Safety
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure girls in care who have been moved far from their home communities receive consistent and regular oversight and support from social work professionals.
Schools: Equality
To ask His Majesty's Government how many diversity, equity and inclusion roles there are in state-funded schools; and what is the cost of those roles.
Children: ICT
To ask His Majesty's Government how they consult health professionals on the health implications for pupils of the use of screen-based devices and educational technology applications in schools in England; and which committees, working groups or advisory