Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing a response to the Law Commission’s 2023 report on surrogacy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been recorded as changing their religion, broken down by prison, in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims were originally contacted advising them that their perpetrator may be released from prison early as a result of the Sentencing Act 2026, but whose perpetrator will now no longer be eligible as a
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date the submissions to the call for evidence by the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition were deleted.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the total cost of legal aid provided to a) prisoners convicted of terrorism offences and b) people convicted of terrorism offences, in the past two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether justice ministers have visited Number 10 North.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Lord Hermer accepted a ministerial severance payment upon leaving office as Attorney General.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) why the Minister for Courts and Legal Services decided to appoint Professor Christina Pagel as an adviser on court efficiency and modernisation, (b) whether she or Professor Pagel declared any conflict of int
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to proceed with the proposed restrictions to jury trials in the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a breakdown of conviction data by nationality for the past five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners his Department expects to be released in the first tranche of early release under the Sentencing Act 2026 progression model by establishment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of sentencing outcomes under the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act 2019 for violent attacks against police and emergency service animals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will direct the Sentencing Council to review sentencing guidelines for offences involving severe bodily harm inflicted on service animals.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces regarding the prosecution of offenders who assault service animals alongside emergency responders.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Inheritance Tax treatment of pension savings on household saving and investment before announcing the policy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his written statement on Economic Growth of 7 September 2026, what the regional disparities in public investment per head referred to are; and if he will publish a table showing public investment p
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which local authorities and combined authorities will receive additional powers and resources under the measures announced in his written statement of 7 September 2026.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing youth unemployment on UK productivity and economic growth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the financial sustainability of community pharmacies under the 2026-27 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reimbursing community pharmacies for business rates through NHS funding, in line with arrangements applying to GP and dental practices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the number of community pharmacies in Fylde constituency, with other areas across England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how long she expects the review of local government reorganisation to take.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's recruitment and retention targets are for each of the three Services for 2026/27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what legal advice the Government has received on the compatibility of the proposed UK-Mauritius agreement with the 1966 UK-US Exchange of Notes concerning the British Indian
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of declassifying First Class accommodation on Great Northern and Thameslink services serving Cambridge on passenger capacity and crowding levels d