Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
Veterans: LGBT+ People
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to LGBT veterans.
Veterans: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on ensuring that veterans are not financially disadvantaged as a result of service-related injury and illness in East Grinstead and
Railways: Chichester
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the resilience of railway infrastructure in extreme weather in Chichester constituency.
Army: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the opening address by the Chief of the General Staff at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2026, what is the British Army data standard adopted by the US military.
Community Right to Buy Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Community Right to Buy Fund will open for applications; and what the timetable is for allocating the £61 million announced on 16 June 2026.
Community Right to Buy Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria will be used to identify areas with historically low levels of investment for the purposes of allocating Community Right to Buy Fund support.
Community Right to Buy Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the Community Right to Buy Fund will interact with the wider Pride in Place programme and associated high street funding streams.
Community Right to Buy Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures will be used to assess the effectiveness of the Community Right to Buy Fund in sustaining community assets at risk of closure; and whether the Department will publi
Memorials: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been provided to support war memorials dedicated to specific faith groups in the last ten years, broken down by religion.
Walls and Fences
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve party wall agreements.
Armed Forces: Firearms
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 18 June 2026, to question 11277 on Armed Forces: Firearms, can he confirm whether the C8 rifles were lost on overseas operations.
East West Rail Line: Railway Stations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether new stations on the Marston Vale Line will be built prior to services between Oxford and Bedford beginning.
Army: Military Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the opening address by the Chief of the General Staff at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2026, what is the MVP profile of the Asgard decide system.
Air Force: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project HORNETS NEST.
Defence: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2025 to question 83109 on Defence: Industry, what was the outcome of the consultation on the UK offsets regime launched on 23 October 2025.
F-35 Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to question 10787 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on UK F-35 Lightning Force of the Global Support Solution reset.
Guided Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, how many of the 7,000 new long-range weapons have been delivered as of 29 June 2026.
Defence: Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, how much of the £400m investment in UK Defence Innovation has been spent as of 29 June 2026.
Global Combat Air Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions on the acceleration into service of the Global Combat Air Programme.
Marines: Amphibious Warships
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Press release “High-speed boats and new drones for elite Commando Force under Defence Investment Plan” published on 28 June 2026, under what project name is the Commando Insertion Craft bein
Defence: Satellites
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025, to question 79460 on UK Space Command, what is the name of the project for new detection technology to spot lasers that adversaries may use to dazzle satellites and inte
Boxer Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to question 11054 on Boxer vehicles; which infantry units are currently due to receive the Boxer vehicles between now and 2030.
CASOM: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in procuring SCALP.
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to update building regulations to require new homes to be designed to reduce overheating during periods of extreme heat.
Housing: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new housing and major development schemes contribute to meeting net zero targets, including through energy efficiency, sustaina