Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether payments have been made to Sanctuary Counsel since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the US Government has allowed the (a) UK Government and (b) Metropolitan Police to have access to the unredacted Mandelson-Epstein files.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, With reference to the letter from The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP to the Prime Minister, published 10 June 2026, if he will name the Global Counsel employee recommended by Lord Mandelson.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Women's Health Strategy’s commitment to tackling medical misogyny includes a review of the language used in women's surgical procedures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Further to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question HL371, on Government Departments: Facilities Agreements, what changes have been made or are being made to the staff resources and facilities being allo
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions if any (a) his department and (b) the Insolvency Service has had with Interpath as administrators to Global Counsel on the retention of emails relating to Lord Mandelson.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back, published 15 June 2026, whether the u
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps have been taken alongside relevant stakeholders to tackle flytipping in the constituency of Slough.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of financial resources given to local stakeholders to help tackle flytipping in the constituency of Slough.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her policy is on introducing automatic release of funds from unclaimed adult-owned Child Trust Funds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pusuant to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to Question 8173, if he will publish a breakdown of expected spending across the Get Britain Working Initiative for financial years (i) 2026/7, (ii) 2027/8 and (iii
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference both to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to question 8173 and to Core Table 1 on page 269 of the Department's 2024/5 Annual Report, if he will provide a breakdown of the £2,528m spent on 'Purch
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to increase public funding for New Approach Methodologies for (a) research, (b) testing and (c) safety assessment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the economic potential of non-animal New Approach Methodologies for the UK life sciences sector.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many hysterectomies were performed by NHS England in the most recent year for which data is available; and what steps they are taking to ensure patients provide informed consent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if the Government will publish annual progress reports on the a) development, b) funding and c) regulatory uptake of New Approach Methodologies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress Government has made in implementing its strategy to phase out animal testing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the number of postal workers in South Shropshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve access to support services for veterans in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what artificial intelligence services and tools are used by her Department; and whether her Department has a contract with providers for those services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what artificial intelligence services and tools are used by her Department; and whether her Department has a contract with providers for those services.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what artificial intelligence services and tools are used by his Department; and whether his Department has a contract with providers for those services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what artificial intelligence services and tools are used by her Department; and whether her Department has a contract with providers for those services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what artificial intelligence services and tools are used by his Department; and whether his Department has a contract with providers for those services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7511, whether the review of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate will have published terms of reference; and if so, on what date she expects those terms of refere