Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
198,755 questions
Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of taking account of recurring seasonal fluctuations in demand in the tourism and hospitality sectors when developing regulations on guar
Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if the Department will publish an assessment of the potential impact of the guaranteed-hours provisions in the Employment Rights Act 2025 on (a) seasonal recruitment and (b) employment opportunities fo
Equipment: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what provisions will the Government make in the context of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 for
Schools: Air Conditioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on the number of schools with air conditioning installed in each local authority.
Import Controls: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 117628 on Import Controls, whether construction is complete; how much money her Department has spent to date; and whether any
Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, under the universal service obligation what requirement does Royal Mail have to report and monitor the delivery of second class post.
Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how the Government plans to help ensure that guaranteed-hours offers calculated by reference to hours worked during a seasonal peak do not require employers to provide the same hours during periods of
Drax Group
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 14370 on Drax Group, if she will confirm that no Minister or special adviser have had communication of any kind with the Financial Conduct Authority on its investiga
Drax Group
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she asked (a) her officials and (b) officials in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to establish whether communications had taken place between Ministers or special advisers and the Financial Co
Drax Group
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has been informed whether the Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into Drax Group plc included consideration of the company’s public statement of 6 October 2022 concerning biomass sourcin
Drax Group
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has been informed that the Financial Conduct Authority requested and obtained unfettered access to unredacted versions of (a) the December 2022 and February 2023 KPMG reports, (b) the February 20
Schools: Air Conditioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to install air conditioning systems.
Visas: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to provide full grandfathering or full transitional protection for Skilled Worker visa holders and their dependants who were already granted leave before any earned settl
Visas: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to the introduction of a service standard for family visa applications.
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 12047 on Employment: Disability, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of employment advisors in (a) NHS Talking Therapies, (b) Connect to Wo
Cataracts: Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to tackle the backlog of cataract operations, including for those who need the operation to undertake driving exams.
State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration has he given to broadening the scope of countries where the UK state pension receives an annual increase.
Arable Farming: Lincolnshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to support arable farmers in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 11153 on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, whether the expert panellists are (a) regulated or (b) non-regulated public appointments; and whether they have m
Whisky: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to decide on the English Whisky Geographical Indication application.
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has she given to launching an independent review into the pig industry, to determine whether piglet thumping continues to be practised.
Veterinary Services: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the proposed licensing regime for veterinary practices to come into force.
Water: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the volume of water expected to be required annually by AI-capable data centres.
Aerials: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has she made of the case for Government intervention in mobile mast location decisions.
Mobile Broadband: Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has she made of whether national mobile coverage statistics reflect signal quality in Devon.