Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Dental Services: Exemptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the estimated total cost to the NHS was of providing free NHS dental treatment in England under maternity exemption rules in each of the last five years.
Ministry of Justice: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether significant Automated Decision-Making is taking place or planned within his Department, and if he will make a statement.
Ministry of Justice: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what internal guidance his Department has issued on the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 on automated decision-making.
Data Protection: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards he 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 (U
Data Protection: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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.
Ministry of Justice: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the capital budget reduction from 2026/7 to 2029/30 on her Department's delivery of its spending plans; and where reductions hav
Ministry of Justice: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training his Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
Ministry of Justice: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legal advice he took before the Ministry of Justice published the Public appointments diversity and outreach strategy 2026.
Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which capital projects have been (a) cancelled, (b) delayed, (c) descoped and (d) reprofiled to fund the Defence Investment Plan by region, original funding allocation and revised funding allocation.
Crimes of Violence and Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Government's early release scheme, (a) which categories of serious offenders are eligible for release and (b) how many offenders convicted of rape and other serious violent or sexual offences have
Prisoners: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of his Department's report entitled Prison leavers in substance misuse treatment.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the capital budget reduction from 2026/7 to 2029/30 on his Department's delivery of its spending plans, and where reduction
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Darlington
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 5340 on MHCLG: Darlington, what was the average percentage attendance rate of assigned Darlington staff in the most recent work
Prison Officers: Resignations
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers left the prison service in each of the last five years.
Prisons: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels across the prison estate.
Prisons: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison staff were recorded in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses entered insolvency in each region of England in each of the last five years.
Finacial Services: Women
To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Women in Finance Charter, published on 30 June, what is the definition of a woman used in the gender diversity targets that must be reported to HM Treasury, and whether biological men who self-identify as a w
Warships: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of missile will be carried on the Common Combat Vessel.
Warships: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many missiles will be carried on a single Common Combat Vessel.
Civil Service: Menopause and Periods
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration has been given to roll out British Standard BS 30416 to the civil service workforce.
Cabinet Office: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what training his Department provides on AI; and (a) how many hours and (b) what topics and skills are covered by such training.
Office for National Statistics: Standards
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, following errors identified in the Labour Force Survey, whether the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) UK Statistics Authority made an assessment of the accuracy of Office for National Statistics statistics.
National Memorial Arboretum
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 10 September 2025 (HL10181), what progress they have made in relation to plans to provide up £1 million to build a War Memorial to those of Muslim faith who