Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
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.
Trains: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many knife-enabled crimes were recorded by the British Transport Police as having occurred on board trains in each of the last 30 years.
Railway Stations: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many knife-enabled crimes were recorded by the British Transport Police as having occurred at railway stations in each of the last 30 years.
Railway Stations: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at which railway stations live facial recognition technology has been deployed in each of the last five years; on what dates it was deployed at each station; for what purpose; and how many individuals were (a)
Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger services were cancelled due to rolling stock failure by each train operating company in each month since July 2024.
Network Rail: Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which protected species most frequently require surveys, licences and mitigation before Network Rail can undertake maintenance and enhancement works.
Youth Guarantee: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many long-term unemployed 18–21-year-olds have been enrolled on the new national Jobs Guarantee scheme in Birmingham.
Prime Minister: Official Gifts
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 7165 on Prime Minister: Official Gifts, how many auctions have taken place since July 2024 to dispose of gifts.
Permanent Secretaries: Pay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 8052 on Permanent Secretary: Pay, for what reason is the DHSC Permanent Secretary salary of £310,000 to £314,999 set above the SSRB pay range of £155,000 to £22
Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the HM Treasury, Defence Investment Plan Funding explainer, published on 30 June 2026, what programmes will be reduced to finance the reduced departmental capital budget in the Cabinet Office;
Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication entitled Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - May 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), of 25 June 2026, what the transaction WWW.CHANDCOGROUP.COM, Ref: 11529590988 was for.
Government Departments: Aviation
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13166 on Government Departments: Aviation, what the cost was of each of the 32 flights commissioned through the Central Travel Contract since July 2024.
Review Into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether the names, biographies and declarations of interests of member
Flint Global: Correspondence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what correspondence (a) Permanent Secretaries and (b) Ministers have had with Flint Global in the last 12 months.
Department for Business and Trade: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in his Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.
Home Office: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many MP surgeries have Ministers in her Department had with MPs (a) in the period July 2024 to January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.