Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Further Education: Autism
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure further education colleges place autistic students on the most suitable courses for them.
Music and Dance Scheme
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider the Music and Dance Scheme to have successfully enabled social mobility through arts education; and whether they intend to provide a full £4 million increase to the funding of the scheme recommended to
Schools: Governing Bodies
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a national system for monitoring vacancies on the boards of trustees of schools and colleges.
Further Education: Governing Bodies
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to continue the FE Governor Recruitment Service contract due to expire in March 2027; and what assessment they have made of the impact of uncertainty around the future of the contract on colleg
Further Education: Autism
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure colleges connect their courses to local job opportunities in sectors and roles where young autistic people can thrive.
Homework: Artificial Intelligence
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of homework as a means of assessing pupils' learning in light of the increasing use of artificial intelligence.
Letting Agents
To ask His Majesty's Government what checks are required, if any, before a letting agency is admitted to a government approved property redress scheme or tenancy deposit protection scheme; whether they consider those checks are sufficient to prevent fraud
Gaza: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to written statement UIN HCWS144, what steps she taking to ensure that students from Gaza due to study in Scotland, are able to enter the UK prior to the earlier academic year start dates in Scotland.
Gaza: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to written statement UIN HCWS144, if she will make a statement on the available support for students from Gaza, including whether support will operate in the same form as 2025, with the same format and
Gaza: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to written statement HCWS144, what ongoing communications plans are in place within her Department for liaising with universities and other local services to prepare for the arrival of students f
Gaza: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to written statement HCWS144, whether evacuation costs will be charged to universities.
Pensions: Chronic Illnesses
To ask His Majesty's Government whether their ongoing pension reviews will assess the pension gender gap for women living with a terminal diagnosis.
Darlington Economic Campus: Remote Working
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13158 on Darlington Economic Campus: Remote Working, which departments are based in the Darlington Economic Campus; and what the headcount of each department is.
Artificial Intelligence: Weather
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resilience of artificial intelligence research infrastructure in extreme weather events.
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 428 on Members: Correspondence, and with reference to the Civil Service Complaints Procedures, for what reason consideration of a Stage 2 complaint cannot be ta
Civil Service: Reviews
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether he will consult His Majesty’s Official Opposition on the propo
Elections
To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 29 June (HL1025), whether their discussions with the Electoral Commission included the merits of requiring the publication of official turnout figures in loca
Protest
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of restricting, or banning, repetitive protest marches in order to prevent undue restriction on the activities of residents, businesses, and visitors.
Family Hubs: Mental Health Services
To ask His Majesty's Government what role they intend Best Start Family Hubs to play in identifying and supporting mothers experiencing perinatal and postnatal mental health difficulties.
Visitor Levy
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the proposed overnight visitor levy will go to local authorities; and what assessment they have made of the potential effects of the levy on the hospitality and hotel sectors.
Osteoporosis
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the pathway to treatment for a patient diagnosed with osteoporosis.
Brain Cancer
To ask His Majesty's Government what indicator outcomes have been agreed for improving brain cancer outcomes across the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, the National Institute for Health and Care Research, regulators, and delivery bodies
Further Education: Autism
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the success rates in each A-Level, T-Level, and applied general qualification, for young people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or Autism Spectrum Condition.
Housing Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has the Department issued to local authorities on the mechanisms for scrutinise Housing Benefit claims in the period prior to the implementation of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversi
Asylum: Children
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safeguards in place to prevent the immigration detention of unaccompanied children for over 24 hours.