Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Employment Tribunals Service: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of how long after claims are lodged employment tribunal hearings involving claimants in Scotland are scheduled for.
Unmanned Marine Systems: Procurement
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 autonomous seabed warfare systems capability he intends to procure in order to protect critical nat
Heat Pumps
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what dwellinghouse (i) building standards and (ii) building regulations cover (a) standalone air conditioning units and (b) air to air heat pumps, and what noise limits apply to
Housing: Air Conditioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether standalone air conditioning units have permitted development rights in dwellings.
Employment Tribunals Service: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions Ministers in her Department have had regarding the capacity of the employment tribunal system to deal with cases arising in Scotland.
Elections: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of (a) the Makerfield Parliamentary by-election and (b) Parliamentary by-elections in general; and what information his Departme
Political Parties: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026, to Question 8263, on Political Parties: Finance, on what date were political parties informed that the retrospective ban from 25 March 202
Employment Tribunals Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which delays in the employment tribunal system may deter workers from pursuing legitimate employment claims.
Members and Political Parties: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to Question 11405, on Members and Political Parties: Finance, whether local accounting units will be required to undertake due diligence o
Employment Tribunals Service: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal cases involving claimants in Scotland are currently listed for a final hearing more than 24 months after proceedings were lodged.
Employment Tribunals Service: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest recorded waiting time is between claim lodgement and final hearing for an employment tribunal case involving a claimant in Scotland.
Employment Tribunals Service: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of employment tribunal claims involving claimants in Scotland were concluded within (a) six months, (b) one year, (c) two years and (d) three years in the latest period for which data are availabl
Defibrillators: South Holland and the Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase defibrillator training in schools in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Universities: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there is any guidance from (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Students on the use of POLAR3 and POLAR4 for university admissions by higher education providers.
Attorney General's Office: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Solicitor General, what training his Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what training his Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
Conditions of Employment: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the Good Jobs Bill.
Judiciary: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8930 on Judicial Appointments, in how many judicial appointments in each year since the coming into force of the equal merit provision in the Crime and Courts Ac
Conditions of Employment: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department has provided to improving workers' rights in Northern Ireland, in the context of the time taken for the Northern Ireland Executive to implement its Good Jobs Bill.
Courts: Conditions of Employment and Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional court sitting days they plan to add as a result of the impact of the Renters Rights Act and the Employment Rights Act.
Asylum and Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total legal aid expenditure on immigration and asylum appeals in (a) the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and (b) the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) combined was in e
Asylum and Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the number of (a) controlled work matter starts and (b) licensed work certificates opened for immigration and asylum appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and the Upper Tribunal
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total Exceptional Case Funding expenditure on Employment Tribunal claims was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recent financial year for which outturn figures are held.
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the number of Exceptional Case Funding applications (a) made, (b) granted and (c) refused in respect of Employment Tribunal claims was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recent financial year fo
Nuclear Power: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on ensuring a skilled workforce for the (a) civil and (b) defence nuclear sectors.