Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Shared Ownership Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Audit Office report into shared ownership (25 March 2026), what steps the Government is taking to improve affordability of shared ownership propert
Shared Ownership Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Government has made of introducing a statutory right to a buyback for all existing shared owners.
Gambling: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to stop illegal gambling apps that are using registration; and what support will be put in place for victims of these apps.
Extended Services: Berkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the affordability of wraparound childcare in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.
Offences against Children: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June to Question 8123 on Offences against Children: Disclosure of Information, if she will hold discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Lo
Streaming: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to assess whether gambling companies are able to advertisements on streaming platforms during the day.
Family Hubs: Voluntary Organisations
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the role of volunteer-led family support services in supporting the objectives of the Best Start in Life and Family Hubs programme.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Secondment
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which organisations have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them and (b) seconded organisational staff to her Department since July 2024.
Offences against Children: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on Operation Hexagon conducted by Greater Manchester Police.
Offences against Children: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received briefings on Operation Hexagon conducted by Greater Manchester Police since 2019.
School Meals: Meat
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on the (a) sourcing of stunned and non stunned meats for school diners and (b) the labelling of meat based on methods of slaughter for school diners.
Private Education: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the involvement of the United Front in the purchase of independent schools by Chinese investors since 2014.
Youth Guarantee
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Jobs Grant placements the Government plans to support in each financial year of the Spending Review period.
Youth Guarantee
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost per job created through the Youth Jobs Grant.
Youth Guarantee
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of adequacy of the regional distribution of Youth Jobs Grant placements.
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risks of age verification methods involving facial or biometric data to enforce a social media ban for under-16s.
Air Pollution: Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on the impact of local businesses located in the Baylis and Salt Hill ward in Slough on air quality.
Vehicle Number Plates: Belarus and Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 11753 on Personalised Registration Numbers, whether the a) Russian Federation and b) Belarus foreign missions have ever been issued with a personalised registr
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications of the Dillon judgement for his Department's policies.
Water Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of water companies’ environmental and service performance on water bills.
Chlorine: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has commissioned or reviewed since 2000 into potential health effects associated with long-term domestic exposure to chlorinated mains water through bathin
Chlorine: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of absorption of chlorine or chlorine by-products through the skin or by inhalation during bathin
Gratuities
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of upcoming changes to tipping requirements on part time workers.
Water Supply: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any epidemiological studies commissioned or conducted by her Department have examined health outcomes associated with changes in household water-supply configuration from indir
Gratuities
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses required to revise their tipping policies before October 2026.