Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Defence: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how will the policies of the Defence Strategic Approach to AI ensure that algorithms are both ethical and transparent.
Drax Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ask Ofgem to disclose (a) when Drax Group plc first informed Ofgem of the existence of the December 2022 and February 2023 KPMG reports and (b) whether Ofgem obtained unfettered ac
Navy
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will the split of crewed and uncrewed Naval assets be by 2030.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last three years.
Typhoon Aircraft: Radar
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF Typhoon aircraft are planned to receive European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk2 radars under the Defence Investment Plan; and what the planned delivery timetable is for those radars.
Typhoon Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all RAF Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 Typhoon aircraft are expected to receive the full package of capability upgrades announced in the Defence Investment Plan.
Typhoon Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs supported by the Typhoon upgrade programme in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Scotland, (c) Lancashire and (d) the wider UK defence supply chain.
Typhoon Aircraft: F-35 Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the upgraded Typhoon fleet will operate alongside the F-35 Lightning fleet; and what capabilities are expected to be delivered through integration with Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Typhoon Aircraft: Global Combat Air Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications of the Typhoon upgrade programme for the transition to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
A400M Aircraft: Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the Royal Navy's recent trial involving the airdrop of an uncrewed surface vessel from an A400M aircraft.
A400M Aircraft: Uncrewed Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the date by which the capability to deploy uncrewed surface vessels from A400M aircraft will reach Initial Operating Capability.
Defence: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the economic impact of the Defence Investment Plan by region.
Business Rates: Reviews
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the stakeholders were that they obtained evidence from during the call for Evidence Business Rates review, which closed on 18th Feb.
Attorney General's Office: Staff
To ask the Solicitor General, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.
Smart Devices: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the (a) National Cyber Security Centre and (b) National Security Unit for Procurement have provided advice to (i) Ministers and (ii) officials on risks associated with the use o
Smart Devices: Data Protection and National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) potential impact of the use of Cellular Internet of Things modules in consumer products, including internet-connected vaping devices,
Digital Technology: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of digital exclusion among older people.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 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.
Housing: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage housing developers to prioritise the development of brownfield land over greenfield land for new housing in Yeovil constituency.
Housing: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce (a) stronger incentives or (b) planning reforms to increase the use of previously developed land before greenfield sites are approved for housing de
Planning: Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that planning decisions affecting villages in Yeovil constituency adequately protect their (a) local character, (b) historic setting and (c) surro
Planning: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review national planning policy to strengthen protections for rural communities in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset where proposed housing developments would a
Planning: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of planning applications for large-scale data centres approved since 2020 have been located on greenfield land.
Planning: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on assessing operational noise from data centres.
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in receipt of Universal Credit have (a) no member of the household in employment, (b) no member of the household in receipt of a (i) health and (ii) disability related benefit and (c