Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has her Department held with Northern Trains Limited on the proportion of its services on the Calder Valley Line which have been short-formed.
Developing Countries: Overseas Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken to help ensure British International Investment’s use of taxpayer funds is consistent with value for money and the Government’s policy of encouraging
British International Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure British International Investment’s use of taxpayer funds is consistent with value for money and the Government’s policy of encouraging wide
Video Games: Vocational Guidance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that careers guidance in schools promotes video-games careers to girls and young women.
Video Games: Work Experience
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help expand access to work experience placements for young people interested in careers in the video games industry.
Asylum: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what feasibility assessments have been completed for each of the proposed former military sites announced on 29 June 2026.
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 20 asylum hotels announced for closure on 29 June 2026 are expected to cease operating, and on what dates.
Asylum and Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of appeals disposed of in the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recent financial year for which data is held.
Pension Funds: Australia
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-Australia Investment Partnership on levels of foreign direct investment into the UK.
Pension Funds: Australia
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of whether regulatory barriers remain to increased Australian pension fund investment in the Government's eight growth-driving sectors identified in its industrial strategy.
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the closure of asylum hotels doesn't lead to an increase in undocumented migrants dispersed in communities.
Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of individuals accommodated at the asylum site in Crowborough at its opening remain in residence; and what proportion have subsequently left, including through relocation, grant of sta
Northern Ireland Executive: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the flexibility of capital financial management; and what steps she is taking to ensure that future capital underspends can be re
Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) procedures and (b) mechanisms are in place to control entry and exit at the asylum accommodation site in Crowborough; and what guidance is issued to security staff on how to verify and differ
Renewables Obligation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of moving the cost of the Renewables Obligation levy from household energy bills to general taxation.
Aviation: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional commercial pilots required by the aviation sector over the next (a) five and (b) ten years.
Air Traffic Control: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many licensed air traffic controllers there were in the UK in each of the last five years; and how many (a) were recruited, (b) retired, (c) ceased being air traffic controllers for other reasons in each of
Aviation: Engineers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people (a) applied for, (b) commenced and (c) successfully completed approved aircraft maintenance engineer training in each of the last five years; and how many approved aircraft maintenance engineers
Aviation: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with airports on expanding airport-based training academies and colleges to increase the supply of skilled workers for the aviation sector.
Asylum: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who is responsible for recording and reporting the number of asylum seekers at individual accommodation sites; and what systems are used to collect and manage that data.
Clean Energy: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role of pension fund capital in financing the clean energy transition.
Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce grid connection delays for renewable energy projects.
Community Energy: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce financial incentives for community-led battery storage projects.
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department collects data on passengers unable to board resulting from short-formed services on the Calder Valley line.
Renewable Energy: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on expanding and developing renewable infrastructure to match renewables expansion.