Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when was the last trial of the Sea Viper missile.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a formal target for the length of service for reserves personnel in the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Air Force, (c) Royal Navy and (d) Royal Marines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised a change to the timeline for delivering the Type 83 programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106653 on Type 83 Destroyers: Procurement, when the outline business case will be submitted.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106653 on Type 83 Destroyers: Procurement, whether the review of the Type 83 concept will published as part of the Royal Navy's Hybrid Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 5 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how much of the new savings have been achieved as of 26 June 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 5 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how much saving will be achieved through (a) efficiency and productivity savings, (b) civilian workforce changes and (c) structu
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how much of the new funding for homeland air and missile defence has been spent as of 26 June 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to accelerate the delivery of the Global Combat Air Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a target date for the first flight trial of the Global Combat Air Programme demonstrator.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review, published 2 June 2025, how much of the £1bn investment to deliver the new Digital Targeting Web has been spent as of 26 June 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to implement the proposed exemption from mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain for developments of less than 0.2 hectares by the end of July 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 6 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, whether all of the new long-range weapons will be delivered in the current Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to monitor how accredited lenders are applying the Growth Guarantee Scheme, including the use of personal guarantees, the interest rates being charged, and the crite
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has provided to Access to Work case managers on assessing applications; and when that guidance was last updated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out how his Department defines the distinction between enabling support and replacement support for the purposes of Access to Work assessments.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Police Pension Scheme 1987 on serving and retired scheme members.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out which stakeholders were consulted in the decision-making process of changes to the Police Pension Scheme 1987.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what analysis her Department has conducted on the potential benefits and impacts of redirecting a portion of Annual Licence Fee revenues towards resilience-enhancing measures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Technology what discussions she has had with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and DNOs on ensuring rapid restoration of power to telecommunications sites during major inc
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with HM Treasury on alternative uses of spectrum-related revenues to support national connectivity and resilience objectives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure the safety of rail passengers travelling in extreme heat conditions in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure the safety of staff working on the rail network in extreme heat.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken with relevant stakeholders to ensure the safety of vulnerable groups during periods of extreme heat in Slough constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of legislation in ensuring workplaces are maintained at a reasonable temperature during periods of extreme heat.