Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Visas: Immigration Controls
To ask His Majesty's Government how many Notice of Refusal letters they have issued since 2024, broken down by month.
Heating: Waste
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of waste created as a result of consumers changing heating technologies.
Heating: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of redundant oil and gas assets following installation of new heating technologies such as heat pumps on the environment.
Energy Supply: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Regional Energy Strategic Plans, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the 10% voting share for demand-side stakeholders on Strategic Boards, as highlighted in the
National Grid: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential for empowering local authorities to assess flexibility and microgrid opportunities before pursuing network buildout, in the context of the recomme
Leasehold: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of leaseholders over the age of 80 who hold the lease on properties in a) England and b) London.
National Security Strategic Investment Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the minimum amount of investment that the National Security Investment Fund can provide.
National Security Strategic Investment Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the maximum amount of investment that the National Security Investment Fund can provide.
Housing: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 10162 on Housing: Greater Manchester, if he will publish the Facility Agreement.
Energy Supply: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the ADE: Demand report entitled Powered by People, Powered by Place, what assessment has his Department has made of the appropriateness of the exclusion of contracted consum
Social and Affordable Homes Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the profile is of Homes England grant allocations under the new Social and Affordable Homes Programme.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to MHCLG: spending over £25,000, April 2026, published on 30 June 2026, what the reason was for the receipt from the Greater London Authority, Ref: 3700024963.
Children: Care Homes
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase (1) transparency, and (2) knowledge of the use of, unregistered children’s homes in England.
Children: Care Homes
To ask His Majesty's Government what role they envisage for regional care co-operatives in reducing the use of unregistered homes in children’s care provision.
Children: Care Homes
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to allowing Ofsted to recognise Care Quality Commission-registered children’s care placements.
Children: Care Homes
To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have paid for private companies to look after children in unregistered care homes in each of the last three years for which such information is available.
Children: Care Homes
To ask His Majesty's Government what support they plan to provide to local authorities to increase the number of specialist placements in children's care homes which they operate.
Department for Work and Pensions: Westminster Hall Sittings
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the annual cost to his Department of preparing Ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates.
Children: Poverty
To ask His Majesty's Government how they will assess whether investment in early intervention children’s services is contributing to reducing and alleviating child poverty, in line with the child poverty contextual outcome in the Local Outcomes Framework.
Animal Welfare: Reoffenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of individuals convicted of animal welfare offences went on to commit a further animal welfare offence in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion of those repeat offenders had previously be
National Curriculum Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impacts of SATs on a) children with SEND, b) looked-after children and c) those eligible for free school meals.
Housing: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Homebuying shake-up to slash delays, cut costs and stop sales falling through
Housing: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Homebuying shake-up to slash delays, cut costs and stop sales falling through
Housing: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Homebuying shake-up to slash delays, cut costs and stop sales falling through
Housing: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Homebuying shake-up to slash delays, cut costs and stop sales falling through