Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Suicide: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement the suicide prevention strategy.
Asbestos: Public Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to order the removal of asbestos from public (a) buildings and (b) workplaces.
Voting Rights: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made on introduction of votes at 16.
Voting Rights: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what provision is being made to ensure that 14 – 16 year olds are being equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed decisions when they vote.
Water: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether householders not on social tariffs can require that the smart element of their smart water meter is deinstalled if they decline to participate in a (a) progressive water meteri
Defence: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Defence funding update, published on 30 June, HCWS165, how much of the £298 billion to be spent on defence over the next four years will be spent in finan
Inaayah Makda
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make UK police resources available to liaise with the Moroccan authorities in relation to the disappearance of Inaayah Makda in Casablanca on 28 January 2026; and what discussions she has
Aviation: Engineering
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Skills England has undertaken an assessment of current and projected workforce shortages in aviation engineering, including the implications of new apprentice registrations remaining below pre-p
Water Companies: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 17 of the Water White Paper of January 2026, whether the integrated water regulator will have the same budget as the Environment Agency, Natural England, Ofwat a
Aviation: Engineering
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment Skills England has made of the aviation sector’s reliance on overseas-based licensed engineers.
Civil Service: Reform
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement entitled Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the potenti
Aerospace Industry: BTEC Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that students who have studied BTEC Level 3 in Aerospace Engineering and similar qualifications are not prevented from accessing employer-led levy funded en
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 78, what is within the scope of hard but necessary decisions.
Military Aircraft: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 73, under the recapitalisation of the Jet Training System, what estimate he has made of the number of training jets that will en
Ballistic Missile Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan provides short-range air defence.
Ministry of Defence Police: Seized Articles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11878 on Ministry of Defence Police: Seized Articles, if he will provide a breakdown by a) weapon type and b) current status of all small arms referred to in the
Bank of England: Connect
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has the Bank of England spent on public affairs services provided by Connect since July 2024, and for what purposes.
Bank Notes: Design
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a copy of the full focus group findings referenced in Bank of England's Banknote imagery advisory group minutes - October 2025, meeting held on 14 October 2025, Item 3, published on 17 April 2026
Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which of the 36 broad categories of growth-driving inputs identified by the Supply Chain Centre are produced or could be produced in the UK.
Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how he decided on the 36 categories of growth-driving inputs where the UK needs a secure supply.
Supply Chains: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what budget and resources are being allocated to the Supply Chain Centre he announced in June 2026.
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact on patient outcomes of there being no single NHS clinical specialty or department responsible for overseeing the care of people living with hypermobile Ehl
Royal Family: Finance
To ask the Leader of the House, whether he plans to take steps to improve parliamentary scrutiny of the public finances of the Royal Family.
Royal Family: Finance
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will institute an annual debate on public funding for the Royal Family.
Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 10741, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of meeting the Department's draft Greening Government Commitments (2025–2030) targ