Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Marriage: Relatives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 106603 answered on 26 January 2026 about Marriage Relatives, what recent discussions the National Disease Registration Service has had with hospital trusts on improve the quality an
Diets: Religious Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to question 12530 titled Diets: Religious Practice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the current guidance on protecting patients’ religious o
National Curriculum Tests: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the total value of the contract awarded to Pearson Education Limited in April 2024 for the delivery of Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Tests.
National Curriculum Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date officials first became aware of risks to the publication of Key Stage 2 SATs results.
National Curriculum Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ministers had discussions with Pearson Education Limited before 1 July 2026 regarding risks to the publication timetable for SATs results.
Antiship Missiles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 6 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the current status of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship weapon.
Nutrition: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if hr Department will commit to ensuring healthy eating education takes into account autistic and other neurodivergent children, including those who may interpret simplified or rule-based messages about food li
Social Security Benefits: Applications
To ask His Majesty's Government why some benefits applied for via an online application form still receive a reply by post.
Artificial Intelligence: New Businesses
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the competitiveness of the United Kingdom as a destination for investment in artificial intelligence start-up companies.
Insurance: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of of insurance ghost broking conducted through social media and messaging platforms; and what steps her Department is taking to tackle that form of
Anthony Finkelstein
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the news story entitled Independent Review of the Use of Non-corporate Communications Channels in Government, of 2 July 2026, whether Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein is a direct Ministerial a
Gordon Brown
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 10647 on Gordon Brown, whether his office is in (a) 70 Whitehall, (b) Dover House and (c) 26 Whitehall.
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 94015 on Lord Mandelson and Deposited Paper 2025-0825, committed on 2 December 2025, if he will publish the information provided in answer to Questions
Overseas Students: EU Nationals
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to offer EU students home tuition fee rates in order to facilitate a new EU/UK agreement.
Diplomatic Service: Official Cars
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, the breakdown of (a) make and (b) type of cars used by (i) ambassadors and (ii) embassy officials at British embassies; and what proportion are manufactured by British manufa
National Highways: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13259, on National Highways: Expenditure, who are the stakeholders in relation to the external public affairs contract, and whether they included (a) Governme
Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4343, on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, whether the higher parking charges from the trial remain in force in that locality.
General Practitioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the GP contract changes on (a) patient safety, (b) primary-care capacity and (c) workload transferred to general practice prior to its impleme
Department for Transport: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which projects within her Department’s capital budget are planned to be (a) cancelled, (b) deferred, (c) rephased and (d) reduced in scope to contribute to the funding allocated by her Department towards the De
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were waiting more than (a) 18, (b) 26 and (c) 52 weeks for treatment by the Community Dental Service in England at the latest available date.
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of Community Dental Services in England to meet demand.
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Community Dental Service waiting times on attendance at hospital accident and emergency departments.
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the NHS Business Services Authority's planned timetable is for publishing the Community Dental Services waiting times data.
Palliative Care: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of geographic inequalities in access to high-quality children’s palliative care.
Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the findings of the College of Policing report on police leadership published on 6 July 2026.