Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Union and Constitution cabinet committee has met since July 5th 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the changes to Biodiversity Net Gain requirements on nature recovery in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools, parents and pupils have clear information on whether schools are meeting the School Food Standards once the updated standards are introduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made towards issuing a formal public apology to those affected by historic forced adoption practices in England.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to Stocks and Shares ISAs, including the proposed taxation of interest earned on cash held within such accounts, on (a) retail investors, (b)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Primary PE and Sport Premium on (a) schools' ability to deliver high-quality physical education, (b) participation in competitive school sp
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of brownfield regeneration on community cohesion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is the Department taking to accelerate housing delivery on derelict urban sites?
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms exist for his Department to intervene when local authorities are unable to deliver promised regeneration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatal road traffic accidents occurred in Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of trends in the number of fatal road traffic accidents in (a) Birmingham and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing (a) speeding violations and (b) fatal road traffic accidents in urban areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many average speed camera systems have been installed in England in each of the last five years; and which local authorities have received funding support for such installations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of average speed camera installations on urban roads on numbers of casualties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of average speed camera systems in reducing road traffic accidents in (a) France, (b) Germany and (c) the Netherlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve UK-EU cultural cooperation, particularly for UK based musicians wanting to perform in European destinations.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to WPQ 10566, whether she expects to receive a report from the Listings Taskforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the 1 July 2026 implementation date for the steel trade measure on businesses with procurement lead times in excess of three months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help reduce levels of industrial electricity costs for UK steel producers compared to EU ones.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the potential annual revenue to be generated by tariffs under the new steel trade measure; and whether any of this revenue will be used to mitigate cost increas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to clarify accountability for patient safety where care is delivered across multiple NHS organisations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the legal framework governing the care of people experiencing a mental health crisis in emergency departments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of convening an emergency taskforce to address current medicine shortages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to allow pharmacists to make safe substitutions when a prescribed medicine is unavailable.