Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Blood: Donors
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) recognise blood and the wider blood supply chain as critical national infrastructure; and (2) invest in improving the resilience and redundancy of the UK's blood supply.
Blood Transfusion Services
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a national blood resilience strategy covering health, defence and civil contingencies.
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for medical driving licence renewal applications for G1 and G2 licences in June 2026.
Retail Trade: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to lay commencement regulations for Sections 45-47 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026.
A10: Ely and East Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether funding for the A10 improvements in Ely & East Cambridgeshire remains secure following the Government's Defence Investment Plan; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of planned
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Invite to Offer stage of negotiations will open before the end of 2026 for businesses shortlisted under the second Hydrogen Allocation Round.
British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the budget for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme is over the Spending Review period.
Companies: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies registered in England and Wales have declared a trustee of a (a) trust and (b) legal arrangement as a person with significant control.
Ophthalmic Services: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the General Ophthalmic Services contract in England with Scotland and Wales.
Police: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of police officers required to travel to Northern Ireland to assist the PSNI in its response to the recent violent disorder.
Devolution: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the department plans to consult on secondary legislation in respect to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act in order to give Transport for London the power to regulate micro mobility.
Active Travel
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set targets for the proportion of short journeys walked, wheeled and cycled in every a) strategic and b) local highways authority.
Active Travel
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of which local transport authorities have the greatest opportunities to increase the modal share of a) walking, b) wheeling and c) cycling.
LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to include within the Financial Recognition Scheme ("FRS") those veterans who resigned from the armed forces as a result of pressure to do so on account of their sexual orientation;
LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether the Independent Impact Panel has sufficient capacity to determine all outstanding claims, before the Financial Recognition Scheme closes, made by veterans pressured into lea
LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met with Fighting with Pride to discuss the operation of the Financial Recognition Scheme.
West Coast Main Line: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what has been the average time delay for Avanti West Coast trains in each of the five years up to and including 2025.
Sovereign Grant
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merit of replacing the Sovereign Grant by a Royal Duties Grant similar to the former Civil List which would be considered and approved by Parliament annually.
Further Education: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tertiary education finances in Wales.
Defence: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many documents an SME has to complete before being considered eligible to bid for contracts with his Department.
Alan Milburn
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 8 July (HL1547), what mitigations, if any, have been approved and put in place in the Department for Health and Social Care with regard to any potential conflicts of inte
Asylum: MOD Bicester
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of its ability to safely manage and operate asylum accommodation for up to 1,250 residents at Site A at MoD Bicester.
Asylum: MOD Bicester
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information relating to criminal convictions, safeguarding concerns or other relevant risk factors will be routinely shared with Thames Valley Police in respect of individuals prior to their acco
Asylum: MOD Bicester
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to monitor entry to and exit from Site A at MoD Bicester by residents and visitors under proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Water: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor water usage nationally from the growth of data centres.