Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to support people holding vocational qualifications to secure employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent steps have been taken to improve public awareness regarding legislation relating to the use of fireworks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with schools operating under Private Finance Initiative contracts on the adequacy of funding available for school meals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with water companies to ensure customers are adequately informed on (a) planned and (b) unplanned water infrastructure repairs.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to victims of investment fraud in (a) Slough constituency and (b) the South East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect the UK consulate in Jerusalem from unlawful obstruction by Israel.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to assess and mitigate any increased risks to British Jews which have arisen as a result of recent UK sanctions towards Israel and Israel’s response to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer to WQ17788 on 16 July 2026, what portion of the £710 million renewal and retrofit programme is expected to be spent on air conditioning systems for schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Department's Answer to WQ17788 on 16 July 2026, what portion of the £710 million renewal and retrofit programme has been spent on air conditioning systems for schools to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she accepts the conclusion in ADE: Demand's No Home Left Behind that low-income households are effectively paying five times more than wealthier families for clean heat; and what imme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Restricted Patients Statistics, England and Wales 2025, published 30 April 2026, what the mean and median length of time is between a patient becoming subject to a hospital order with restri
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were sentenced to a hospital and limitation direction under section 45A of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last five calendar years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were ineligible for government-funded childcare in 2023/4, 2024/5 and 2025/6 as a result of the £100,000 earnings limit; and what her Department's estimate is of the value of funded childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for first provisional driving licences were received by DVLA in each of the last five complete calendar years by applicant’s country of birth.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who claimed asylum in the UK in each of the last five years had previously held a Student visa, by sponsoring institution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, notwithstanding the delay to local government reorganisation announced on 7 September, if she will meet with Hertfordshire local government leaders to discuss accelerating devolu
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the combined impact of the (a) reduction in ticket office opening hours and (b) removal of ticket machines at railways stations on the accessibility of (i) railcard and (ii
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 118642 on Motor Vehicles: Lighting, to provide an update on her department’s engagement with the College of Optometrists about dazzling headlamps.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 19484 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what average purchase price her Department assumed for (a) diesel and (b) zero-emission HGVs in each of t
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2026 to Question 17595 on Maritime and Coastguard Agency: British Overseas Territories, how many officials participating in each monitoring visit were (a) qualified auditor
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2026 to Question 18371 on Trains: Crimes of Violence, how many knife-enabled crimes were recorded by the British Transport Police as having occurred on board trains in each of
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17041 on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, if she will publish (a) the evidence considered, (b) the conclusions reached and (c) any recomm
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 18158 on Road Traffic, whether her Department or National Highways holds estimates of (a) total hours of delay and (b) the economic cost of delay attributable
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2026 to Question 18207 on Railway Stations: Biometrics, what offences were the 13 individuals arrested for; at which railway station did each arrest take place; and in what wa
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 17404 on British Transport Police: Railway Stations, how many full-time equivalent British Transport Police officers were assigned to each of the 20 major rail