Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of levels of gaps in access to legal aid for family law cases.
Legal Representation: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to improve legal representation for individuals with mental health conditions.
Administration of Justice: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of court closures on access to justice in rural areas.
Defence Equipment: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to ensure value for money in procurement of military equipment.
Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance or expectation exists for the Health and Safety Executive to seek specialist input from the Office of Rail and Road when exercising its enforcement functions in relation to guided bus systems.
Aviation: Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13039 on Aviation: Antisocial Behaviour, whether her Department holds information on the number of passengers who have been (a) refused carriage and (b) banned
Railways: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13228, what metrics her Department will use to assess whether train operators in public ownership are delivering for passengers; and whether she plans to publis
Network Rail: Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15007 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what guidance Network Rail has issued to its own staff on managing the impact of seasonal ecological survey windows and pro
Airspace
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11818 on Airspace, whether she has made an estimate of the cumulative additional CO2e emissions resulting from delays to the implementation of Free Route Airsp
Railways: CCTV
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 10713 on Railways: CCTV, whether the funding allocated to the Network Rail programme to connect existing station CCTV into a single cloud-based system represen
Hussam Abu Safiya
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made representations to the Government of Israel on the (a) detention, (b) welfare, and (c) legal status of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, including report
Palestine: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of reports of the (a) torture, (b) mistreatment, and (c) denial of adequate medical care, of Palestinian detainees held in Isra
Railways: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether HM Government has received representations from the Mayor of London on the GLA taking control of suburban rail services (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London.
Children: Maintenance
To ask His Majesty's Government why the £156,000 cap on annual income earned by the absent parent eligible for assessment by the Child Maintenance Service has not been uprated since December 2012; and what assessment they have made of the resulting impact
Children: Maintenance
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the methods used by absent parents on incomes above £156,000 to evade full and accurate assessment for child maintenance by the courts.
Aviation: Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13039 on Aviation: Antisocial Behaviour, whether her Department collects data on the number of passengers removed from aircraft prior to departure due to disrup
Intestacy: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure the timely administration of estates when someone has died intestate.
Intestacy: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing time limits for making a claim on the estate of someone who has died intestate.
Breast Cancer: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that young people with symptoms of breast cancer are not dismissed by healthcare professionals because of their age.
Health Services: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many critical incidents were declared by NHS trusts as a consequence of extreme heat, in the week commencing 22 June 2026.
Sanitary Products: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021.
Office for Nuclear Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed revisions to the Office for Nuclear Regulation's charging model on nuclear operators of different sizes.
Office for Nuclear Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what timetable has been set for implementing the lead regulator model referred to in the Office for Nuclear Regulation Strategy 2026.
Russia: Shipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 759 on Russia: Shipping, if he will provide an exact number.
Communication: Emergencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role she considers broadcast infrastructure plays in ensuring that the Government can communicate with the public during national emergencies.