Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Asylum and Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the operational expenditure attributable to the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recent financial year for which outturn figures are held.
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any Ministry of Defence programmes have been delayed, cancelled or rescoped as a consequence of budgetary constraints since July 2024.
Civil Service: Temporary Employment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the internship schemes in operation (a) across the Civil Service, and (b) across departments and agencies, according to information held by the Civil Service People Group.
Cabinet Office: Counselling
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 4183 on Cabinet Office: counselling, what is the annual cost and the provider of the dedicated sessions for individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of people convicted of (a) rape and (b) sexual offences involving children that will be released under the early release scheme in the next five years in Stone, Great Wyrle
Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are excluded from eligibility for the early release scheme.
Defence Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project PRESAGIUM.
Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what platform the Future All Terrain Vehicle is based.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish a framework for measuring the economic return on defence investment.
Defence: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of private capital investment required to meet the UK’s defence capability requirements over the next decade.
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the timescales for procurement of the Common Combat Vessels outlined in the Defence Investment Plan.
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps has his Department taken to ensure that construction of the Common Combat Vessels outlined in the Defence Investment Plan is timed to coincide with the completion of orders of the Type-31 frigate progr
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of whether the design of the Common Combat Vehicles outlined in the Defence Investment Plan will be based on the Type-31 frigate.
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his foreword in the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what were the projects that were delayed or over budget; when were they due and how much were they delayed by; and by how
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his foreword in the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, if he will set out the amount of GDP to be spent on defence by the end of the decade to the third decimal place.
Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 73 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, by when the programme to develop UK autonomous jets will begin.
Uncrewed Systems: Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the regulatory approval process on the testing of uncrewed and autonomous systems.
Uncrewed Systems: Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the regulatory frameworks on the testing of uncrewed and autonomous systems.
Gender Based Violence: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland.
Terrorism: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of security in Northern Ireland.
Civil Service: Greater Manchester
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure civil servants in the wider north west benefit from the construction of the Manchester Digital Campus.
Lobbying: Finance
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance to departments and arm's length bodies on the use of public funds for public affairs, external affairs and lobbying activities.
Opinion Polls
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question 7133, on Cabinet Office: Expenditure, if he will publish the most recent public sentiment polling for (a) England and (b) Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,
Angling: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what savings her Department has made to communications and marketing spending by cancelling the Environment Agency Fishing Licence Marketing Campaign since July 2024.
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the rollout of new safe and legal routes for refugees.