Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of helipad accessibility on patient outcomes in air ambulance transfers.
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS Trusts on improving access to helipads for emergency air ambulance services.
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that all major trauma hospitals have access to 24-hour helipad facilities.
Census
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have considered replacing the census with in-depth sampling in the light of ongoing issues at the Office for National Statistics.
Brain Cancer
To ask His Majesty's Government how much, and what percentage of total research expenditure, has been spent on research into (1) Oligodendroglioma, (2) Glioblastoma, (3) Astrocytoma, and (4) Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, brain tumour types in the last
Government Departments: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether each Government department has appointed a Procurement Innovation Champion, as announced in the Autumn Budget; and if he will publish (a) the name of appointees, (b) each depart
Political Parties: General Elections
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the UKSA letter entitled Letter to leaders of political parties in advance of the May 2026 elections, what is the statutory basis for OSR and UKSA monitoring and commenting on statements made by oppos
Cabinet Office: Marketing
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12159 on Cabinet Office: Marketing, whether (a) ONS and (b) UKSA has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commercial Officer l
Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4139 on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if he will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report for the UK Statistics Authority.
Social Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of granting greater powers to local authorities to evict antisocial tenants from social housing.
Local Government Finance: Greater London
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) economic, and (2) social, impacts on central London boroughs of reforms to the local government funding system; and whether they plan to review the reforms on an ongoing basis.
Begging and Vagrancy
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of granting local authorities and the police greater powers to regulate aggressive street beggars and other disruptive or antisocial behaviours by members of the street community
Councillors: Allowances
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of establishing an independent commission to set the rates of allowances for local councillors in England.
Immigration Controls: British National (Overseas)
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to let British National Overseas passport holders use e-Passport Gates at UK airports.
Railway Stations: Access
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 6 July (HL1210), how many stations on the rail network in England are currently not accessible for all users; and how many are expected to become accessible f
Discord: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of Discord when considering the proposed social media restrictions for young people; and whether she has considered including Discord within the scope of th
Defence: Economic Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has held with the East Regional Defence and Security Cluster regarding the potential merits of implementing a Defence Growth Deal for the East of England.
Recreation Spaces: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is he taking to help expand and maximise blue and green spaces in urban areas to improve climate resilience.
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprenticeship starts by 16 to 24-year-olds there were in each year for which data is available.
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the planned purchase of 23 new medium helicopters is the first batch of acquisition or the total number of helicopters to be acquired.
Chinook Helicopters: Procurement
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Defence Investment Plan, (1) how many new Chinooks they will purchase, and (2) when they will purchase them.
Typhoon Aircraft
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the planned out-of-service dates for the current Typhoon fleet; and whether they plan to purchase any Tranche 4 or Tranche 5 Typhoon fighter aircraft.
Imports: Forced Labour
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to identify and prevent the importation of goods which have been made with forced labour.
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement
To ask His Majesty's Government what the division of funding is between the Light Mobility Vehicle programme and the Heavy Protected Mobility programme; what is the procurement timeline for the Light Mobility Vehicle programme; and what is the planned max
Further Education: Autism
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of young people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or Autistic Spectrum Condition who register for a further education college at 16 years old and successfully complete the progr