Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
MOD Bicester: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any confidentiality requirements or restrictions on the disclosure of information have been issued in connection with proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
MOD Bicester: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date her Department first considered Site A at MoD Bicester as a potential location for asylum accommodation.
MOD Bicester: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessments, including surveys, inspections and due diligence exercises, have been undertaken at Site A at MoD Bicester in connection with its proposed use as asylum accommodation.
Serco: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of residential properties purchased by Serco in fulfilment of its asylum accommodation contracts in each year since 2019.
Asylum: Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to use housing at the Stoke Heath housing estate to accommodate asylum seekers; and whether she will make a statement.
Asylum: Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used in assessing the suitability of the Stoke Heath development for asylum accommodation; what assessment was made of local transport links, access to healthcare, educational provi
Train Operating Companies: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what categories of management information are recorded locally by state-owned Train Operating Companies in relation to service cancellations.
Hate Crime: Islam
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect mosques and other Islamic institutions from hate crime and violent attacks.
Biodiversity: Sutton Coldfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support biodiversity in Royal Sutton Coldfield.
Water: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed data centre developments on local water resources in areas experiencing water stress.
Southeastern: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of new metro rolling stock for the southeastern network on performance and costs.
Shipping: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there will be a review of the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy before the end of the current Parliament.
Health and Safety: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the need for greater standardisation of Council's in England approach to approving health and safety training providers for their services.
Tonnage Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her estimate is of Corporation Tax relief for qualifying shipping company groups in the Tonnage Tax in 2026-27.
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the effectiveness of arrangements within the Child Maintenance Service whereby HMRC evidence is used to establish CMS payments.
Martial Arts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the financial support available to athletes selected to represent Great Britain in karate at European and World Championship level competitions.
Comcast: ITV
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has held discussions with Comcast Corporation on the potential acquisition of ITV plc since 5 July 2024.
Veterans: Mefloquine
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that the MOD Defence Medical Service updates its policy on Mefloquine-damaged veterans to (a) acknowledge the recent confirmation by NHS England that Mefloquine neurotoxicity (i) exists and (ii)
Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total value of payments made to With-Profits Annuitants under the Equitable Life Payments Scheme as of 30 May 2026.
Civil Service: Sick Leave
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of working days lost due to sick leave in the Civil Service.
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what independent external evaluation arrangements have been established for the Child Poverty Strategy.
Bananas: Overseas Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with counterparts in Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire on the proposed cost of living tariff suspensions on fresh bananas and their po
Leasehold: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to bring into force the remaining provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024; and whether they will publish a timetable for their implemen
Life Sciences: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments, published on 9 July 2026, what st
Life Sciences: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments, published on 9 July 2026, what pr