Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle structural barriers to private capital investment.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent business rate increases on planned capital investment in regional transport infrastructure, including East Midlands Airport.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the report published in September 2026 by Oxford Economics, entitled The UK’s Investment Shortfall; and whether steps are
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the estimate in the September 2026 Oxford Economics report, titled The UK’s Investment Shortfall, of the potential impact of closing the
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions the Department has had with regional airport operators regarding the potential impact of business rate liabilities on capital investment plans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is planning changes to policy to help ensure that women are not coerced or unduly pressured into becoming surrogates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what evidence the Government has considered regarding the long-term welfare outcomes of children born through surrogacy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of student loan borrowers in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland whose outstanding loan balance increased despite making regular repayments, broken down b
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what legislative enforcement action her Department plans to take against major technology companies following the expiry of the Government deadline for tech firms to introduce device-lev
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of online financial child abuse.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support and guidance her Department provides to young male victims of online exploitation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of UK Visas and Immigration decision-making in relation to international students on the financial sustainability of UK universities; and how her Department
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to introduce legislation banning the (a) sale, (b) possession and (c) use of snares.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds information on Polish citizens resident in Poland claiming benefits from the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to implement the recommendations of the 2020 ‘Raising accessibility standards for new homes' consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of option 2 of the 'Raising accessibility standards for new homes' consultation document, mandating the current M4(2) requirement in Build
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her department has plans to provide help for those living with disabilities, who live in temporary housing and cannot gain access to Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG).
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has his Department made of the vulnerability of the UK's undersea gas pipelines to deliberate sabotage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the £4.75m contribution from the Office of Life Sciences for phase two of the Sequence ME & Long Covid study for this project will be supplemented by funding from MRC.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for South Shropshire dated 19 May 2026 with case reference SA44124.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that households in rural areas that are off the gas grid receive protection from energy price rises comparable to that provided to households con
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Government support in helping households in rural areas that are not connected to the gas grid to decarbonise their homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the £27 million supplement to the Crisis and Resilience Fund in England, announced on 16 March 2026, on levels of financial hardship among rural
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in reference to Question 27585, on how many occasions, over the most recent available 12-month period, the recorded religion of a prisoner has been changed or added in Prison-NOMIS for any reason, broken down by
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the causes behind the monthly increase of 60 youth claimants aged 18 to 24 in Leicester East in August 2026, as reported in the Office for National Statistics