Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria Skills England will use to identify priority occupations and future skills needs in sectors such as aviation engineering.
Skilled Workers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role Industry Training Boards will play in supporting skills development in sectors with technical workforce shortages like aviation engineering.
Destroyers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the decision to move away from destroyer-led air defence fleets at a time when other major naval powers are increasing the size of their destroyer fleets.
Heathrow Airport: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of climate change on Heathrow Airport over the next a) 10, b) 20 and c) 50 years.
Offices: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the written answer of 25 March 2026 on the Valuation Office Agency's reclassification of flexible office spaces, what estimate her department has made of the change in business rates revenue from the recl
Tree Planting: Urban Areas
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between tree canopy cover in urban areas and measurable outcomes for public health.
Development Aid: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has carried out an impact assessment on the decision to further reduce the Official Development Aid budget.
Folic Acid
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 3756 on Folic Acid, whether he is taking steps to help ensure patients will be made aware of the fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour; and w
Folic Acid
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113069 on Folic Acid, to clarify where the impact assessment has been published as it is not available on the cited link.
Folic Acid
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government response of 29 June 2026 to the petition entitled End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately, what assessment he has made of the ade
Multi-academy Trusts
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of multi-academy trusts on the autonomy of individual schools.
Headteachers: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which areas will participate in the place-based Headteacher Retention Incentive pilot.
Journalism: Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of the UK government advocating for a new United Nations Convention for the Protection of Journalists and Media Wo
Teachers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional teachers the Government expects to be recruited by the end of the Parliament.
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new restrictions on stranger communications on online services do not negatively impact online learning platforms.
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the construction timeline of the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what size of workforce will be required to build the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.
Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of retiring the OHID Liver Disease Fingertips Profiles on the UK's ability to monitor steatotic liver disease indicators and meet the World Healt
Broadband: South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the quality of mobile phone connections in South Shropshire.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Marketing
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the cost it has spent on branded goods and merchandise.
Respiratory Diseases: Didcot and Wantage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Didcot and Wantage compared wi
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure respiratory health is prioritised nationally, including through the introduction of a Modern Service Framework for respiratory care.
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the Department has had with the Department for Science and Technology about the potential for a respiratory Modern Service Framework to strengthen the UK’s life sciences ecosystem
Neurological Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce avoidable emergency admissions for people with neurological conditions; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including a target to redu
Neurological Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to establish a targeted, ambitious and measurable Modern Service Framework for neurological conditions.