Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
198,755 questions
Department for Education: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last three years.
Further Education and Schools: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of schools and colleges that meet the Department’s cyber security core standard; and what steps she is taking to ensure that all education settings meet t
School Meals: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations her Department has received from children and young people on improving the healthiness of school food as part of the proposed updated School Food Standards.
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fixed penalty notices for school absences were issued in Bath, North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire in the last academic year.
Government Departments: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many cybersecurity incidents affecting government departments in each of the last three years originated in or involved a third-party supplier; and what steps are being taken to stre
Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Maritime and Coastguard Agency changed the operating model of the Coastguard Rescue Service to an unpaid model rather making changes necessary to reflect the Court of Appeal judgment in Mari
Railways: CCTV
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 16176 on Railways: CCTV, whether the funding allocated to the rail CCTV connectivity project represents (a) the total estimated cost of delivering the programm
HM Coastguard: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether surveys or questionnaires have been issued to Coastguard Rescue Officers in relation to changes to remuneration.
London North Eastern Railway: WiFi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5917 on London North Eastern Railway: WiFi, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on regional productivity of this timescale.
Railways: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider introducing a requirement for a minimum provision of food supplies for rail companies to provide passengers affected by delays between stations.
Railways: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the obligations of landowners near railway tracks to maintain land to avoid the risk of fire causing disruption to rail services.
Railways: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of eligible rail journeys currently result in passengers receiving automatic compensation for delays; and what steps she is taking to increase that proportion.
Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what factors are preventing the acceptance and entry into passenger service of the Class 810 fleet.
Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 15465 on Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions, when the Greening Government Commitments (2025–2030) will be finalised.
Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average daily percentage of rolling stock available for passenger service was for each train operating company in each month since June 2024.
Heathrow Airport: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent infrastructure issues at Heathrow Airport on regulatory arrangements for future airport expansion.
South Eastern Main Line: Mobile Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15380 on South Eastern Main Line: Mobile Broadband, what the names and locations are of the (a) 57 railway tunnels and (b) 12 Network Rail-managed stations inc
Aviation: Biofuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which representatives of the outbound travel and package holiday sector were consulted during the development of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate and its accompanying cost-benefit analysis.
Aviation: Biofuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the level of buy-out under the sustainable aviation fuel Mandate that would prompt a review of the trajectory of the advanced fuel and power-to-liquid sub-mandates.
Railway Stations: British Transport Police
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources of British Transport Police to maintain a permanent policing presence at major rail interchange stations.
Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which train operating company had the highest proportion of passenger services that were (a) cancelled because of rolling stock failures and (b) operated with fewer carriages than planned in the latest 12-month
Aviation: Biofuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance has her Department provided to the sector on using banking and borrowing flexibilities under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate to allow the deferral of obligations under the advanced fuel and
Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on how many passenger services operated by each train operating company were affected by defective passenger doors in each month since July 2024.
Aviation: Biofuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that foreign commercial interests do not act to disadvantage domestic producers in the implementation of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate.
Network Rail: Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what protected species licensing requirements Network Rail is required to comply with when undertaking (a) maintenance and (b) enhancement projects on the railway network.