Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,265 questions
Menopause: Advice and Guidance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of Advice and Guidance pathways on access to specialist care for women experiencing menopause-related health conditions.
Parliament: Cleaning Services
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what discussions have been had with Churchill Cleaning regarding its proposals to (1) reduce the amount of time spent cleaning in Parliament by over 1000 hours a week, and (2) make 40 cleaners redundant.
Fireworks: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to publish a consultation on the regulation of consumer fireworks.
Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of investment in artificial intelligence data centres on inflationary pressures in the UK economy.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on social influencers directly and via contractors since 4 July 2024.
Agriculture and Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of civil service personnel work on farming matters and on environmental matters.
Social Workers: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of response times from Social Work England for complains about social workers.
Children's Commissioner for England: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total running costs of the office of the Children's Commissioner for England was for the last full year in which data is available.
Free School Meals: Adoption
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has assessed the combined impact of reducing adoption support funding while also changing school meal eligibility.
Livestock: Temperature
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact of the red warning of extreme heat from 24 to 26 June on (1) factory farmed chickens and pigs, and (2) livestock transported by road; and what plans they have to reduce
Public Buildings: Ventilation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to conduct reviews of ventilation in public buildings, prioritising healthcare settings and schools.
Propriety and Constitution Group: Recruitment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2026 to Question HL15091 on Propriety and Constitution Group, whether Ministers will be consulted on (a) the recruitment campaign and (b) the final appointment.
Hare Coursing: Schools
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number of schools in England and Wales that operate beagle packs, and (2) the extent to which such packs are being used to pursue or kill hares; and what plans they have to review t
Buses: Manufacturing Industries
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Leong on 29 June (HL1212), what plans they have to support the UK bus manufacturing industry.
Schools: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a specific legal working temperature for schools.
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of private equity investment on the performance of (a) children’s homes and (b) fostering services.
Affordable Housing: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of potential merits of releasing surplus Strategic Industrial Location at Park Royal for affordable housing.
Children: Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 900535 on Children: Protection, whether (a) current and (b) proposed measures require relevant child risk information about dangerous adults in children’s live
Children: Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 900535 on Children: Protection, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of creating a dedicated mechanism requiring relevant child risk
Clean Energy
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) review, and (2) reduce, the amount of productive farmland being taken out of food production for clean energy schemes.
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the of the impact of private equity investment on staffing in (a) children’s home (b) fostering services and (c) special educational needs schools.
Population
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the latest estimate of population growth over the most recent five year period in (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland and (4) Northern Ireland.
Defence: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential for defence investment to increase private sector research intensity in the UK economy.
Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of the rapists and child groomers released early under the scheme were notified in advance through the Victim Contact Scheme in the constituency of Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Secondment
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them and (b) seconded organisational staff to her Department since July 2024.