Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Environment Protection: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK’s reliance on imported manufactured goods on the environment.
Badgers: Animal Welfare and Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on how many badgers were killed from (a) badger baiting and (b) badger culling in the South West as a proportion of the total number of badgers ki
Badgers: Animal Welfare and Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) badger baiting and (b) badger culling in the South West.
Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether significant Automated Decision-Making is taking place or planned within her Department, and if she will make a statement.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency: British Overseas Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11742 on British Overseas Territories, which British Overseas Territories officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency have visited since 4 July 2024; and
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which road schemes have been cancelled by (a) her Department and (b) National Highways since 1 May 2026; on what date the decision to cancel each scheme was made; and what the estimated cost to the public purse
Agriculture: Sustainable Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department provides to assist farmers in adopting sustainable farming practices.
Food: Insects
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the "Thematic report on emerging food innovations in the UK", published by the Food Standards Agency on 13 March 2026, whether it is the policy of HM Government to pr
National Highways: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department issues to National Highways on ensuring that expenditure on external affairs and public affairs activities complies with Cabinet Office guidance on the use of public funds for lobby
Driving: Republic of Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of Irish motor insurance requirements for holders of UK driving licences with the principles of the common travel area.
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask His Majesty's Government how many sustainable farming incentive grants were awarded in 2025 (1) in total, and (2) that were of a value greater than £100,000.
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests are awaiting allocation across England.
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of driving test waiting times on learner drivers.
Road Works
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the national standards that utility companies are required to follow for roads and pavements, including reviewing section 58 of the Highways Act 1980 to reduce the requirement for a resurface
Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what internal guidance her Department issued on the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 on automated decision-making.
Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards she has implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to information, human review and challenge in the context of the Data
Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how individuals are informed that decisions have been taken in (a) whole and (b) part by automated means in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what processes are in place to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Department for Transport: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 11745 on Capacity Development Training, how many capacity development training sessions were delivered overseas since 4 July 2024; in which countries those ses
Great British Energy: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the direct ministerial appointments gov.uk portal entry of 20 April, Interim Non-Executive Director Great British Energy and Great British Energy Start-Up Chair, for what re
Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 3350, on Public Appointments, whether the Expert Adviser was seconded when she was previously an adviser in the department on Clean Power 2
Road Traffic Control: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relative effectiveness of (a) average speed cameras, (b) speed bumps, (c) chicanes and (d) raised crossings in reducing vehicle speeds on urban roads.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which of his Departmental projects will be (a) reduced and (b) ended due to departmental funding being reallocated to the defence budget; and how much they will be reduced by.
Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training her Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
Palantir: Corporation Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the total value of employee share acquisition relief claimed by Palantir Technologies UK Limited in each financial year from 2020-21 to 2025-26.