Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether an assessment has been produced of the potential impact of an Overnight Visitor Levy on visitor attendance at major events and festivals across England.
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to require mayoral authorities to consult local accommodation providers before introducing an Overnight Visitor Levy.
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an Overnight Visitor Levy on the competitiveness of tourist destinations in the South West compared with destinations in Wa
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the administrative costs to accommodation providers in collecting and remitting an Overnight Visitor Levy.
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to issue guidance on the proportion of revenue from an Overnight Visitor Levy to be spent on tourism-related infrastructure and services.
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of an Overnight Visitor Levy on financial viability of small independent bed and breakfast operators and gue
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether overnight stays associated with major infrastructure projects, including Hinkley Point C in Somerset, would be within the scope of a future Overnight Visitor Levy.
Visitor Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether consideration has been given to exempting business-related overnight stays from a future Overnight Visitor Levy.
Housing: Air Conditioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on local authorities asking householders to remove air conditioning units as a condition of the (a) extension and (b) re-development of the
Shops: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) on the ability of local authorities to prevent the reopening of vape shops
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Count of Traveller Caravans, January 2026: England, published 2 July 2026, what assessment has been made of the reasons for the increase in caravans on unau
Digital Outdoor Advertising: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the impact of outdoor digital billboards on communities in the context of the revised National Planning Policy Framework.
Consumer Goods: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans she has to ensure the safety of products sold online.
Prisoners: Men
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential mental health benefits of increasing men’s talking groups within prisons.
Ministry of Justice: Westminster Hall Sittings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the annual cost to her Department of preparing ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates.
Fuels: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department assessed the implications for the UK's sanctions policy of importing jet fuel from the Jamnagar refinery in India; and what assessment has he made of the UK's need for that fuel
Asylum: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow asylum seekers to register with their most local police station.
Department for Business and Trade: Policy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which policies his Department has introduced since July 5th 2024 have been implemented without a published impact assessment.
Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have left asylum accommodation having been granted asylum in each month of (a) 2025 and (b) 2026 for which the latest data is available.
West Coast Main Line: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the resilience of rail infrastructure on the West Coast Main Line to the effects of climate change, including track buckling and overhead line sagging caused by ex
Department for Transport: Westminster Hall Sittings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost to her Department of preparing Ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates.
Asylum: Immigration Controls
To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugees they intend to allow into the UK under the proposed new capped safe and legal routes.
Asylum: Immigration Controls
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to prevent abuse by applicants of the proposed new capped safe and legal routes for asylum seekers.
Armed Forces: Body Armour
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what items of a) uniform and b) equipment have been manufactured by Source Tactical under the Virtus programme multi-year contract.
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department last tested contingency arrangements for maintaining the distribution of medicines on the Critical Medicines List in the event of a major disruption to a) supply chains or b) tr