Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Carbon Emissions: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce emissions associated with goods and services imported into the UK.
Carbon Emissions: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of whether reductions in UK territorial emissions have been offset by increased emissions embodied in imported goods.
Carbon Emissions: Offshoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that progress towards net zero targets is not achieved through the offshoring of carbon-intensive businesses.
Courts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of court backlogs on victims of crime.
Department for Education: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
Employment Tribunals Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of employment tribunal waiting times on workers pursuing claims relating to (a) unfair dismissal, (b) discrimination and (c) unlawful deduction from
Employment Tribunals Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of whether employment tribunal delays disproportionately affect (a) women, (b) disabled people, (c) ethnic minority workers and (d) other groups protected under the Equalit
Pre-school Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of one-off
Pre-school Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of recipi
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, a) what AI training her Department provides, b) how many hours of AI training her Department provides and c) what topics and skills are covered.
Pre-school Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of additional gradu
Pre-school Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the increase in the number of
Pre-school Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of graduate nursery
Pre-school Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what criteria were used to select the local authority areas
Pre-school Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the
Pre-school Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press release entitled £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries, published on 11 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from recent conflicts regarding the adequacy of existing international legal frameworks in addressing conflict-related sexual violence.
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of international sanctions regimes in addressing conflict-related sexual violence.
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
To ask His Majesty's Government what aspects of international law relating to conflict-related sexual violence they consider would benefit from further clarification, development or strengthening.
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
To ask His Majesty's Government what contribution the United Kingdom is making to international discussions on the future development of international law relating to conflict-related sexual violence.
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
To ask His Majesty's Government what gaps, if any, they have identified in existing international legal frameworks relating to accountability for conflict-related sexual violence.
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they support the further development of international legal standards relating to the protection of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.
Private Education: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on independent school fees on state school capacity.
Treasury: Recruitment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her department uses numerical reasoning tests as part the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
Sewers: Housing and Schools
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of misconnections to the sewerage system for (1) homes, and (2) schools.