Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Armed Forces Covenant: Public Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he plans to ensure that the Armed Forces Covenant is interpreted and delivered consistently by public bodies.
PE and School Sport Partnerships Network
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether further guidance will be published on the PE and School Sport Partnerships Network for schools.
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) promptly resolves complaints regarding the reimbursement of overpaid maintenance under Section 41B of the Child Support
Drax Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he or any official or special adviser acting on his behalf has had any communication with the Financial Conduct Authority since 1 May 2026 on its investigation into Drax Group plc.
Revenue and Customs: Productivity
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what productivity targets have been set for HMRC in each year of this Parliament.
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what correspondence his Department had with Global Counsel in the period that Lord Mandelson was Ambassador to the United States.
Sunscreens
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of sunscreen to reduce exposure to ultraviolet radiation; and whether he plans to expand public awareness campaigns on sun protection.
Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if there will be a resumption of Covid surveillance by UKHSA and devolved health authorities as a result of the Covid enquiry.
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Ofcom's advice on how to set the minimum standards of accuracy for the Technology Notice regime under the Online Safety Act, what assessment she has made of the effect
Electronic Cigarettes: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential security and data privacy impact of so-called smart vapes and other internet-connected vaping devices.
Long Covid
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if there is ring-fenced dedicated funding for Long Covid services and renewed, adequately funded research in to Long Covid.
Long Covid
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if there are any plans for a public health messaging campaign to publicise the fact that Long Covid exists and, at the last count, 1.9 million people in the UK are still suffering.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 12 December 2024, to Question 17808, on DSIT: Equality, if he will place a copy of the updated guidance in the Library of the House.
Arthritis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help address variation in remission rates for inflammatory arthritis.
Arthritis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people with arthritis are signposted to holistic support at the point of diagnosis.
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Side Effects
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to NHS trusts and Integrated Care Boards on ensuring timely access to specialist care and treatment for women experiencing complications associated with horm
Food: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of requiring food labels to declare levels of potassium and phosphate content.
Information Commissioner's Office: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Information Commissioner's Office's fee structure on small, self-employed data controllers such as registered childminders;
Charity Commission: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total running costs of the office of the Charity Commission for England & Wales was for the last full year in which data is available.
Roads: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for road safety funding her Department has received from Birmingham City Council in each of the last three years; and how many of those applications were successful.
Information Commissioner's Office: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the total running costs of the office of the Information Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.
Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 920, on Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence, what trials have taken place on AI and public service productivity.
Hospitality Industry: Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the EHRC’s draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations (2026) on the hospitality sector.
Conversion Therapy
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the equality impact of the exemption for those providing healthcare services under section 1.3 of the Draft Conversion Practices Bill.
Shared Ownership Schemes: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to support those in shared ownership properties who are unable to sell their property.