Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Air Traffic Control: Artificial Intelligence
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence to support air traffic control operations.
Independent Immigration Appeals Authority: Conflict of Interests
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the procedures to be introduced by the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority to deal with potential conflicts of interest among its appointed adjudicators will include a requirement for those adjudicators to dec
Independent Immigration Appeals Authority: Conflict of Interests
To ask His Majesty's Government how they will monitor the appropriateness of recusal in the case of a conflict of interest by adjudicators appointed to serve by the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority.
Licensed Premises: Children
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their plans to lower the voting age to 16, whether they plan to amend the definition of children in section 20 of the Licensing Act 2003 on the exhibition of films from a person aged under 18 to a person aged un
Artificial Intelligence: Astrophysics
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence to support astronomical research and the analysis of data from scientific observatories.
Artificial Intelligence: Young People
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of youth organisations in supporting the development of artificial intelligence literacy and online safety skills among young people.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 20, what progress has he made in establishing the Defence Investment Unit.
Cybersecurity: Public Sector
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce cybersecurity risks arising from the continued use of legacy IT systems in the public sector.
Data Centres: Energy and Planning
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of planning and energy infrastructure to support the development of artificial intelligence data centres.
Pregnancy: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding perinatal services in the community, including increasing provision of (a) specialist perinatal mental health services a
Medicine: British Students Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for each UK Foundation Programme reserve-list allocation round held in 2026, how many applicants were allocated a place in that round from (a) the total pool of non-prioritised applicants, (b) Quee
Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to reduce his capital budget in order to fund the Defence Investment Plan; and whether these reductions will impact prison expansion or construction.
Department for Transport: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much each arm's length body sponsored by her Department has spent on (a) in-house external affairs or public affairs functions and (b) external public affairs or lobbying consultants since 4 July 2024.
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the "Letter from The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP to the Prime Minister", published 10 June 2026, if he will publish the minute of the meeting of 31 July 2024.
Department of Health and Social Care: Marketing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spend on branded goods and merchandise by his Department since the Government Chief
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 19, by when will he convene a Defence Investment Summit.
Migraines: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of migraine on levels of employment, absenteeism and economic inactivity in sufferers.
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the defence housing budget has been delayed to the next Parliament.
Mental Health Services: Artificial Intelligence
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence chatbots and other artificial intelligence tools to provide mental health and wellbeing support.
Mental Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the availability of local in-person support services for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, particularly within the Henley and Thame constituency.
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures have been put in place to mitigate any potential conflicts of interest regarding the Department of Healths' Permanent Secretary involvement in the management and oversight of the NHS
Artificial Intelligence: Civil Servants
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.
Elections: Scotland
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance was issued to the Civil Service in Scotland on pre-election purdah for UK Parliamentary by-elections.
Cabinet Office: Data Protection
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, how does the Department ensure compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating t