Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Nigeria: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Nigerian counterpart on the persecution of Christians in that country.
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support professional rugby clubs.
Rugby: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Prem Rugby on the long-term financial sustainability of professional rugby union.
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with rugby governing bodies on the future of professional rugby.
Ministry of Justice: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many surgeries Ministers in his Department have held for hon. Members (a) between July 2024 and January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
10 Downing Street: Cats
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office on 16 June (HC6053), whether the prevailing policy allows for pets resident at 10 Downing Street to be transported at public expens
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the Rugby Football Union on grassroots rugby.
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of participation levels in grassroots rugby.
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is providing for rural rugby clubs.
Lead: Poisoning
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support international counterparts to end childhood lead poisoning; and whether it intends to join the Partnership for a Lead-Free Futu
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support professional rugby community foundations.
Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of rugby community foundations on public health.
Rugby: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding is available for rugby community outreach programmes.
Data Centres: Water Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the development of AI data centres on local energy and water resources.
Political Parties: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the interaction between the Electoral Commission’s draft guidance on sponsorship and the political finance reforms proposed by his Depa
Political Parties: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 9009 on Political parties: Finance, what assessment has been made of whether such property assets of defunct or wound-down (a)
National Security Secretariat: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new Strategy Director in the National Security Secretariat was appointed by open and fair competition.
Cabinet Office: Glasgow
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Second Headquarters 2030 Strategy, published in June 2026, what the required weekly office attendance is for staff in the Glasgow office.
Candidates
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 13 March 2026, to Question 117888, on Candidates, whether his Department is retaining the requirement that the office address must be within the l
Political Parties: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Tough new rules to crackdown on foreign money in UK elections, of 6 July 2026, whether political parties will be retrospectively requ
Air Conditioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8561 on Air Conditioning, what are the timetable and terms of reference for the Building Safety Regulator's review into Part O
Office for Statistics Regulation: Staff
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were allocated to the Office for Statistics Regulation election stand up team in the May 2026 elections.
Public Lavatories: Stoma Appliances
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider establishing an assessment scheme for the adequacy of toilet provision in public areas at catering to the needs of stoma users.
Cabinet Office: Agency Workers
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
Recreation Spaces
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the legal framework governing land held in trust for community recreation, public amenity or open sp