Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
Asylum and Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many asylum and immigration appeal hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) at which the Secretary of State for the Home Department did not appear and was not legally represente
Artificial Intelligence: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure AI skills programmes such as TechLocal and the AI apprenticeship reach young people not in education, employment or training in Glasgow South West con
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of appeals disposed of in the First-tier Tribunal (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recent financial year for which dat
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest recorded waiting time from lodgement to disposal in the First-tier Tribunal (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recent financi
Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, published in June 2026.
Asylum and Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of asylum and immigration appeal hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) that were adjourned before completion was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the mos
Asylum and Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the number of individual cases adjourned on more than one occasion during the same appeal was in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recen
Asylum and Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, of adjournments in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) where the initiating party is recorded, what the breakdown is by (a) appellant or appellant's representative, (b) Secretary of State for
Renewables Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to remove the renewable obligation levy.
Electric Bicycles: Regulation
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate importers and retailers of electric bicycles which do not comply with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983 (SI 1983/1168).
Video Games: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the curriculum is encouraging young people to consider careers in the video games sector.
Electric Bicycles: Regulation
To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have taken to publicise the fact that electrically-powered bicycles which do not conform with the requirements of the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983 (SI 1983/1168) are classified as m
Local Government Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her policies for fiscal devolution in relation to income tax on trends in the level of funding for local authorities.
Immigration: Chess
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing professional chess players to qualify for leave to remain in the UK under the a) International Sportsperson and b) Global Talent
Economic Growth: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of economic growth opportunities in West Dorset.
Electric Bicycles: Regulation
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency undertakes roadside testing to ensure electric bicycles are complaint with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983 (SI 1983/1168).
Musculoskeletal Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of Inclusion Body Myositis and other rare progressive muscle disorders.
Department of Health and Social Care: Stonewall
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any of his Department’s Arm’s Length Bodies (a) affiliate or (b) subscribe to Stonewall and its services.
India: Non-governmental Organisations
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of India regarding the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2026, and in particular about the impact the Bill would have on poor and vulnerable citizens in I
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to announce any changes to Access to Work by the end of 2026.
Motability: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16-year-olds were in receipt of a vehicle through the Motability Scheme in (a) 2024–25 and (b) 2025–26 by vehicle model.
Personal Independence Payment: Motability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16-year-olds in receipt of the enhanced rate of the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment have received funding through the Motability Foundation Driving Lessons Grant in (a) 2024
Productivity: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of heatwaves on economic growth and business productivity.
Fibroids
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) diagnostic delays and (b) higher rates of hysterectomy experienced by Black women with uterine fibroids.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: British Indian Ocean Territory
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many officials from her Department with responsibility for the British Indian Ocean Territory are working a) within the British Indian Ocean Territory, b) from her Depart