Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
Home and Economic Affairs Committee
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Home and Economic Affairs cabinet committee has met since 5 July 2024.
Digital and Technology Committee
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Digital and Technology cabinet committee has met since 5 July 2024.
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of further CPTPP enlargement on UK businesses.
Academies: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of parental representation and involvement in governance arrangements within academy trusts.
Academies: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance on the length of time parental representation can be excluded within academy trusts where a school is underperforming.
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has assessed the effectiveness of the academy trust governance framework in ensuring that community and family engagement is prioritised by academy trusts.
Cabinet Office: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what artificial intelligence services or tools are used by their department; and whether the department has a contract with each provider of those services.
Biometrics: Gaza
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her department plans to facilitate biometrics checks in Gaza following the statement by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to the House on 24th June 2026 rega
Teachers: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Home Secretary on taking steps to reduce barriers to the recruitment and retention of international teachers in shortage subjects, including Modern Foreign Languages.
Teachers: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with the British Council on supporting the recruitment and retention of international teachers, including through improvements to visa sponsorship, induction and profe
Overseas Students: Gaza
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help students from Gaza who hold places at UK universities to come to the UK for studies beginning this year.
Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to address the recruitment and retention of teachers in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of faith-based oversubscription criteria in school admissions on (a) racial and (b) ethnic groups.
Marines: Amphibious Warships
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2026 to question 125423 on Project Catherina, and with reference to the Press release “High-speed boats and new drones for elite Commando Force under Defence Investment Plan” pu
Products: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on the UK’s new product safety framework.
Trade Agreements: New Zealand
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the New Zealand Government's proposed prohibition on findings of tort liability for greenhouse gas emissions on the UK-New Zealand Fre
Prime Minister: Religion
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to legislate to ensure a Prime Minister of any religious faith can discharge all of his or her responsibilities.
Animal Experiments: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to provide regular public reporting on progress made against the recommendations of Replacing Animals in Science, published in November 2025.
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the minimum earnings eligibility criteria for the additional funded childcare entitlement on parents who are paid on a four-weekly payroll cycle; and whet
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has estimated the number of parents who have been found ineligible for the additional funded childcare entitlement solely because they are paid every four weeks rather than monthly.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department's GDPR guidelines allow the publication of declared political activity for their Direct Ministerial Appointments.
Employment: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of heatwaves on workers in outdoor and high-temperature workplaces.
Recreation Spaces
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the number of new parks required by 2033 to maintain present levels of provision per person; and what steps his Department is taking to support the
Brexit
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission an impartial and independent review of the impact of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union, including the benefits and disbenefits.
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Government-funded home energy efficiency and retrofit schemes in reducing the risk of overheating during periods of extreme hea