Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
198,755 questions
Children: ICT
To ask His Majesty's Government what advice they have sought from the Chief Medical Officer on the use of screen-based devices by children in schools in England.
Children: ICT
To ask His Majesty's Government what independent evaluation they have commissioned into the educational effectiveness of (1) one-to-one screen-based devices, and (2) educational technology applications, currently used in schools in England.
School Libraries: Publications
To ask His Majesty's Government how state-funded schools (1) choose, (2) authorise, and (3) fund, books to be made available in school libraries.
Education: Technology
To ask His Majesty's Government how they assess the educational efficacy of educational technology products before recommending or encouraging their use in schools in England.
Children: ICT
To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they hold on the impact of the use of one-to-one screen-based devices and educational technology applications on educational attainment in (1) primary, and (2) secondary, schools.
Children: ICT
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of one-to-one screen-based device use in primary schools in England with NHS guidance on daily screen time for young children.
Employment: Autism and Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the provision of interview questions in advance as a reasonable adjustment for jobseekers with learning disabilities and autism.
Dance: Education
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure children and young people, regardless of background, can access dance as part of a broad and enriching education that supports wellbeing as well as attainment.
Zimbabwe: Refugees
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of South Africa regarding the expulsion of migrants and refugees from Zimbabwe from South Africa.
Solar Power: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government whether ECO4 grants are still available to eligible individuals or bodies for solar panels and battery storage until December; and whether there is an obligation on energy companies to process new applications.
Anti-muslim Hatred/islamophobia Definition Working Group
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 7457 on Anti-muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, for what reason MEND, CAGE, the Muslim Association of Britain and the Muslim Counci
Carers: Zero Hours Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the potential merits of introducing an annualised earnings assessment for recipients of Carer's Allowance employed on zero-hours and other irregular contracts to ensure that fluctuatio
Ministry of Justice: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which influencers and content creators his Department has paid to support its campaigns.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what lawful basis are significant Automated Decision-Making being made or intended to be made.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued internally to help ensure compliance with the provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 in relation to automated decision-making.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards have been implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to information, human review, and challenge.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 how individuals are informed that decisions affecting them have been taken, in whole or in part, by automated means.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what processes are in place to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what measures are in place to ensure that human oversight is substantive and effective, rather than limited to formal or nominal review.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with trade union representatives on the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps has her Department taken to assess and mitigate risks of bias or discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems; and whether it plans to publish such information.
Department for Education: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to health or protected characteristics.