Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what training his Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce domestic abuse and support victims.
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the information Lord Mandelson provided as part of the vetting process for his appointment to UK Ambassador to the United States impacted his dismissal from that role
Government Communication Service
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 4233 on Government Communication Service, what the equivalent budget and headcount was for predecessor bodies to the Government Media Unit in 2025-26.
Government Communication Service
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Communications Service is being reduced in size as part of departmental efficiency targets.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what training her Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Rt. Hon Member for Makerfield was given (a) full visibility of the content and b) a detailed breakdown of the economic cost and future funding requirements of the Defence Investment Plan prior to Tuesday 3
Jobcentre Plus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who want to work but are not currently engaged with Jobcentre Plus services.
Warships: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, how many Type 91 uncrewed missile platforms does he intend to build for the Royal Navy.
F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 28, how many F-35A jets will be purchased; and by when will the decision be taken.
Unmanned Marine Systems: Minesweepers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, what is the full scope of the £1.1 billion autonomous mine-hunting capability programme he intends to procure jointly with France
Project Gigabit: Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will ensure that the 5,443 properties descoped from Project Gigabit in Mid Bedfordshire constituency in May 2026 are added to a future programme.
Ofwat: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 9341, on Ofwat: Equality, if she will provide a breakdown of the £4,200 expenditure of external EDI expenditure in 2025-26, includin
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether significant Automated Decision-Making is taking place or planned within her Department, and if she will make a statement.
Data Protection: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what internal guidance her Department has issued on the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 on automated decision-making.
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what safeguards she has implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to information, human review and challenge i
Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, 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.
Data Protection: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, 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.
Airlines: Takeovers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the adequacy of existing public interest powers to scrutinise potential takeovers of strategically important airlines.
Revenue and Customs: Debts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money is owed by a) businesses and b) taxpayers to HMRC i) this financial year, and ii) in the previous financial year, and when that money is expected to be paid back.
Revenue and Customs: Debts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money that is owed to HMRC by a) businesses and b) taxpayers has not been collected as a percentage over the previous five years.
Revenue and Customs: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how does HMRC (a) define and (b) ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.
Revenue and Customs: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to ensure that human oversight of automated decisions is (a) substantive and (b) effective.
Revenue and Customs: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC has taken to assess and mitigate risks of (a) bias and (b) discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.
Revenue and Customs: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how individuals are informed by HMRC that decisions affecting them have been taken (a) in whole and (b) in part by automated means.