Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the planned launch date for the single point of search tool that will allow all pet microchip databases to be searched.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the trends in costs for using recycling centres; and whether she has made an assessment of whether there is a link between these costs and the number
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to address the fire risk posed by batteries and other combustible items in landfill sites during periods of extreme heat.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the SEND tribunal case process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to increase funding for non-animal New Approach Methodologies to improve innovation and support the transition away from animal testing.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration has been given to (a) varying or (b) suspending the Civil Service Pension Scheme's four month quotation process.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise Civil Service Pension cases where there are urgent (a) health, (b) financial, or (c) other exceptional circumstances affected by delays under the Capita contract
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 18023, on Social Rented Housing: Eligibility, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing councils to
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the professions of the members on DEFRA’s Infrastructure Board.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce transitional safeguards against speculative development in local authority areas undergoing local government reorganisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that local planning authorities prioritise brownfield development and urban densification before considering the release of Green Belt land in
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on aligning housing development around railway stations with the (a) frequency, (b) capacity and (c) journe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rail connectivity between Camberley and London to support projected housing growth in Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices in Surrey Heath constituency were accepting new (a) adult and (b) child NHS patients in each year since 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of disparities in access to NHS dentistry on health inequalities in Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS trusts whose maternity services are rated as requiring improvement for safety are required to publish (a) improvement plans and (b) regular progress reports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK nationals have been issued with deportation or removal decisions from EU member states following rejected residency applications under the Withdrawal Agreement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many requests for consular assistance have been received from Britons facing deportation following rejected residency applications under the Withdrawal Agreement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Review of local government reorganisation launched, published on 7 September 2026, whether local authorities will be req
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the European Commission on the protection of UK nationals’ rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness among UK nationals living in the EU of their residence rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many appeals by UK nationals against decisions to reject applications for residence status under the Withdrawal Agreement have been successful since 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many complaints his Department has received on EU member states’ implementation of the citizens’ rights provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement since 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many late applications by UK nationals for residence status under the Withdrawal Agreement have been made in EU member states since 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that park home residents who purchase electricity from a site owner rather than directly from a licensed supplier receive the full benefit of the