Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Livestock: Weather
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm or in transport as a result of heat stress or other extreme w
Speed Limits: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of West Midlands Police to enforce speed limits through (a) traffic officers and (b) technological measures.
Road Traffic Offences: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with West Midlands Police on the potential impact on its decision to un-cap speeding prosecutions on road traffic accident rates in the region.
Speed Limits: Cameras
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of average speed cameras in supporting police enforcement of speed limits in urban areas.
Radicalism: Islam
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's definition is of Islamic extremism.
Retail Trade: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of high-street related crimes in a) England, b) Essex and c) South Basildon and East Thurrock in 2025.
Retail Trade: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the amount of closures of unlawful high street shops in a) England, b) Essex and c) South Basildon and East Thurrock.
Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, can she confirm that she will submit a formal planning application to North Yorkshire Council should the she decide to use former RAF Linton-on-Ouse for asylum accommodation.
Russia: Shipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vessels identified as part of the Russian shadow fleet have been boarded since 24 February 2022 by UK (a) military and (b) law enforcement personnel; and what information his Department holds on the numb
Veterans: Disability Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his department has had regarding the future of the Veterans Mobility Fund beyond March 2027.
Veterans: Disability Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on veterans of the absence of long-term funding arrangements for the Veterans Mobility Fund and Veterans Hearing Loss Fund.
NHS Trusts: Electronic Messaging
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS trusts are required or incentivised to prioritise digital communication where appropriate; whether a national digital-first policy exists; and what Government arrangements are in place
Fisheries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a national fisheries action plan.
Homelessness: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of homelessness accommodation providers' reliance on Housing Benefit as an income source on homelessness services.
Homelessness: Charities and Voluntary Organisations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the thematic Value for Money Review of homelessness will include an analysis of value added by charitable and not-for-profit homelessness services which do not currently
Retail Trade: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is he taking to set out the High Streets Stategy.
Tree Planting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of trees planted.
Flood Control: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers her Department has to hold local authorities accountable for their performance in maintaining flood defences.
Inland Waterways and Rivers: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Thames Water on the prevention of sewage overflows into rivers and waterways.
Pension Funds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the consultation entitled ‘Trust-based pension schemes: Trustees and governance, building a stronger future’, whether he is taking steps to ensure future guidance doesn’t impede on the
Pension Funds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following the conclusion of the consultation entitled ‘Trust-based pension schemes: Trustees and governance, building a stronger future’, what steps he will take to ensure any guidance to pension fund t
Courts
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to help reduce the backlog of court cases.
Courts
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to help reduce the backlog of court cases.
Agriculture: Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that additional funding for the Farming Innovation Programme is allocated equitably by region.
Minibuses: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported road traffic collisions involving a minibus resulted in (a) fatalities, (b) serious injuries and (c) slight injuries in each of the last ten years, broken down by whether the minibus was being