Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Voluntary Work
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote governance volunteering more explicitly as a social value activity within public procurement and commissioning processes; and what steps they are taking to encourage organisations biddi
Pregnancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to increase awareness of the reproductive and sexual health implications for young people presenting symptoms that may lead to unplanned or medically complex pregnancies.
Legal Aid Scheme: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number and geographical distribution of legal aid providers undertaking mental health work to meet existing demand and the future demand anticipated as a result
Navy: Deployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Royal Navy is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa.
Air Force: Deployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Royal Air Force is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa.
Army: Deployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Army is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa.
Armed Forces: Deployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support allies and partners, including in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific, South America and Africa, through permanent deployments.
Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence the Department considered in concluding that existing premises closure order powers are insufficient; what estimate has been made of the number of cases in which current maximum closure
Birth Rate: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial insecurity on birthrates.
Police: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered introducing financial support for the veterinary care of retired police dogs for injuries and health conditions sustained during operational service.
Stamp Duty Land Tax: Reform
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her Department's policy to (a) reduce and (b) reform stamp duty.
Business: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number of businesses currently unable to pay VAT by Direct Debit, (b) the number of VAT-registered businesses which do not maintain a UK bank account capable of suppo
Business: PAYE and VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what enforcement mechanisms are being considered for businesses that do not pay PAYE and VAT by Direct Debit; whether penalties have been modelled for non-compliance; whether exemptions have been assessed by sector,
Business: Direct Debits
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the impact of mandatory Direct Debit payments on (a) businesses without access to mainstream banking services, (b) rural businesses and (c) financially excluded businesses; and wheth
Common Travel Area: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Home Office about the operation of the Common Travel Area.
UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to improve trade links between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Business: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a trader licensing scheme similar to the schemes in the Australian states and territories.
Business: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a trader licensing scheme on rogue and fraudulent traders.
Universal Credit: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for complaints submitted to the Independent Case Examiner on Universal Credit in the latest period for which data is available.
Department for Work and Pensions: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.
Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to invest in evidence-based training, guidance and resources to improve health and education professionals' understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions and su
Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will bring forward regulations under the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
Cardiovascular System: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address supply issues of Ramipril.
NHS: Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the NHS Productivity Plan.
Pancreatic Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure a.) patients with pancreatic cancer can easily access information about relevant clinical trials and b.) they are automatically linked onto clinical tr