Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
Internet: Children
To ask His Majesty's Government whether their forthcoming measures on persuasive design will address features such as communication streaks and network expansion prompts that may encourage children to begin or continue contact with unknown or abusive user
Aviation: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people (a) enrolled on and (b) failed to complete commercial pilot training courses in the UK in each of the last five years; and what the corresponding completion rate was in each year.
Paterson Inquiry
To ask His Majesty's Government what cross-departmental mechanism exists between the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Health and Social Care to monitor and report on the implementation of the Paterson Inquiry recommendations; and how progress aga
Paterson Inquiry
To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by Paterson, published in February 2020, have been fully implemented; which recommendations remain outstanding; and what timeline they h
Employment: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many inspections the Health and Safety Executive has undertaken relating to excessive workplace temperatures in each of the last five years.
Palestine: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral answer of 18 June 2026 on support for Christians in Palestine, what representations she has made to the Government of Israel on the protection of P
Universal Credit
To ask His Majesty's Government how many tax credit recipients migrated to receiving universal credit in each quarter between December 2019 and December 2024.
Human Tissue: Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients and their families are informed about tissue freezing options prior to surgery where clinically appropriate.
Coastal Areas: Devolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of devolution settlements for coastal towns located on the periphery of combined authority areas.
Coastal Areas: Economic Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing dedicated funding mechanisms for coastal and former industrial towns not directly impacted by growth in nearby
Personal Independence Payment: Learning Disability
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 26 June (HL886), what specific qualitative evaluation methods are being deployed to guarantee that claimants with learning disabilities in the Transform Decision Making
Construction: Women
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of women entering the construction industry.
Schools: Air Conditioning
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impacts on indoor air quality of the practice of closing windows while running air conditioning units; and whether any such assessment informs their policy around the installation of ai
Schools: Ventilation
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on indoor air quality, ventilation, and learning environments in schools, of different cooling methods, including (1) air conditioning, (2) mechanical ventilation, and (3) other
Schools: Ventilation
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that procurement and design standards for cooling systems in schools distinguish between systems that cool and recirculate indoor air and those that combine cooling with fresh-air ventila
Schools: Ventilation
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of evidence from the Schools’ Air Quality Monitoring for Health and Education project which reports that ventilation rates in the average classroom are significantly below the ventilation rate
USA: Foreign Trade
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from Dr Laura Murphy, The Manifest Modernization Act: Enhancing Visibility Into Forced Labor Risks in U.S. Supply Chains, published on 8 December 2025, and of the benefits of pub
Students: Loans
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 27 April (HL16205), whether Lord Mandelson was involved in the Sale of Student Loans Act 2008 legislation and subsequent policy; and through what mechanisms Lor
Arts: T-levels
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the T Level-model for creative subjects; and what consideration they have given to making changes to improve the applicability of T Levels for creative subjects and the
Air Pollution: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of the potential public health benefits of (a) introducing a national public awareness campaign on the health impacts of air pollution and (b) updating the t
Health Services: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the NHS of illnesses attributable to extreme heat.
Health Services: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of heatwaves on demand for NHS services.
Private Education: Pupil Numbers
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of figures in Schools, pupils and their characteristics Academic Year 2025/26, published on 4 June, showing that the decline in pupil numbers at independent schools is three times the level of
Arts: Further Education
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that reforms to Level 3 qualifications do not narrow routes into creative education and employment in the creative sector.
Cabinet Manual
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 23 June (HC8596), whether the agreement of revisions to the Cabinet Manual requires collective Cabinet agreement or is a decision for the Prime Minist