Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Vans: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of light commercial vans that will require at least one enroute charging stop during a typical working day following the transition to zero emission vans.
Shipping: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions Ministers and officials have had since 4 July 2024 with representatives of the maritime industry, maritime training providers and trade unions on barriers to employing 16 and 17-year-old seafar
Libya: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to support the provision of British military training and the export of appropriate defence equipment to Libya to strengthen its capacity to police its borders with Chad, Sudan and Nige
Roads: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract on Birmingham City Council's ability to clear its existing backlog of road repairs.
Roads: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract on Birmingham City Council's ability to conduct road maintenance and improvement works.
Roads: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract on Birmingham City Council's ability to conduct pothole repairs.
Roads: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the level of highways funding Birmingham City Council will receive for each financial year until the end of this Parliament.
Roads: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Birmingham City Council on contingency funding for highways maintenance following the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract.
Roads: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract on road safety in Birmingham.
Driving: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of simplifying or consolidating the statutory qualification and certification requirements for professional bus, coach and heavy goods vehicle dri
M55: Road Traffic
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of congestion on the M55 corridor on economic growth in Fylde.
Small Business Commissioner: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total running costs of the office of the Small Business Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Asbestos: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the steps taken by retailers to warn the public of sold products that contain asbestos.
Department for Transport: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which capital projects have been (i) cancelled, (ii) delayed, (iii) descoped and (iv) reprofiled to fund the Defence Investment Plan by (a) region, (b) original funding allocation and (c) revised funding alloca
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the forthcoming Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia includes a standardised and proactive post-diagnostic support offer for people living with dementia.
Public Transport: Lincolnshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve public transport connections in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Disabled Facilities Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing the financial limit for the disabled facilities grant.
Migraines: Drugs
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has to undertake an indication-specific review of suspected adverse drug reaction reports recorded within the Psychiatric Disorders System Organ Class for m
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what waiting times are for applicants awaiting DVLA Medical Licence Renewal decisions.
General Practitioners: Hinckley and Bosworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 29 April 2026, official report, Volume 784, column 895, what is the evidential
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet the deadline set by the Patient Safety Commissioner for the Government to set out its position on a compensation scheme for people harmed by pelvic mesh
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department intends to respond to the Patient Safety Commissioner's call for a decision on a compensation scheme for patients harmed by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate by 16th July 2026
Roads: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to Birmingham City Council of retendering contracts for highways services following the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract.
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out a timetable to publish the Hydrogen Strategy update.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Asia House and David Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether special advisers in his Department have had meetings with (a) David Taylor and (b) Asia House since 4 July 2024.