Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure cross border policing is effectively maintained across Northern Ireland and Ireland's border.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the fur working group established by her Department will consider the potential public health risks associated with overseas fur farming; and when she plans to publish her Depa
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation seeking to remove the right to sit in the House of Lords from anyone serving in the justice system of Hong Kong.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to give the Cabinet Secretary powers to direct departmental Permanent Secretaries or otherwise amend civil service delegation legislation.
To ask the Attorney General, what advice have the Law Officers given on the personal legal liability of a Secretary of State for actions of their department; and what legal indemnifications are in place for Ministers.
To ask the Attorney General, whether the Government plans to negotiate changes to the European Convention of Human Rights at a Council of Europe level.
To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE) in (a) her De
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any gifts or hospitality, accepted in a Ministerial capacity, by Ministers in the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Downing Street, have been subsequently returned or repaid in calendar year 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 18037, on Civil Service: Trade Unions, whether her Department has a policy on the level of trade union (a) membership and (b) recognition within the Civil Se
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) she and (b) each of the Cabinet Office’s special advisers list pronouns on their email signatures when corresponding within government.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 26 March 2026, to Question HL15648, on Government Departments: Security, and of 9 March 2026, to Question 115864, on Street Trading: Westminster Bridge, whether live information f
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter, "Simplification and Agency of Government - Letter to all ministers", of 7 September 2026, what is the timetable for the more detailed guidance on approaches to public participation
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter, "Simplification and Agency of Government - Letter to all ministers", of 7 September 2026, whether the Cabinet Office Consultation Principles will be amended; and if she will place i
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026, to Question HL2688, on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, and with reference to the answer of 9 December 2025, to Question 96190, on Identity Cards: Digital Techno
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the answer of 3 September 2026, to Question HL2688, on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, how much was spent on social media influences for Digital ID.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a Cabinet Office Minister specifically authorised the exit payment made to the outgoing Cabinet Secretaries of (a) Simon Case and (b) Chris Wormald.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026, to Question 19034, on Minister’s Private Offices, whether the quarterly reviews of the record management policy compliance in relation to the Prime Minister’s Office,
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026, to Question 16155, on Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme, whether (a) white British and (b) middle class students, will be able to join a MI5, MI6 or SIS i
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the comments by the Minister of 2 September 2026, Official Report, Columns 340 and 342, on the Representation of the People Bill, what are the terms of referenc
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the expectation for the office attendance rate of Land Registry staff to attend the office; and what are the addresses of each office of the Land Registry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the comments by the Minister of 2 September 2026, Official Report, Column 342, on the Representation of the People Bill, what is the Government’s policy on (a)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026, to Question 19347, on Pension Protection Fund: FleishmanHillard, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) Scope of Work document and (b) project spec
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the differences in average salaries, for roles of the same grade, between (a) DHSC and (b) NHS England; and whether respective salaries will be levelled up
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce geographic variation in liver disease (a) diagnosis (b) treatment and (c) health outcomes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce health inequalities in liver disease outcomes in the North West.