Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of ports on (a) economic growth, (b) skills and (c) employment in coastal communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of (a) apprenticeships and (b) technical training opportunities for young people in coastal communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Jonathan Powell visited China on Departmental business between 5 July and 8 November 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what meetings took place between Jonathan Powell and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office civil servants from the Overseas Territories and Polar Directorate between 5
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for MRI scans for patients with suspected brain tumours.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many offshore energy workers have been winched to safety from (a) fixed offshore oil and gas installations, (b) floating production storage and offloading units and (c) offshore wind farms on the UK Contine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the median time is from symptom onset to diagnosis for patients with brain tumours: and what steps he is taking to reduce that time.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all veterans impacted by the historic ban on homosexuality in the Armed Forces are proactively informed of the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme, particularly those who may not be i
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many merchant seafarers have been winched to safety from commercial vessels in (a) territorial and (b) international waters on the UK Continental Shelf by HM Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopters in each
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that personalised cancer vaccines for brain tumour patients will become available on the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the n
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, what are the lessons from the conf
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the (a) Maritime and Coastguard Agency, (b) Civil Aviation Authority and (c) Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on oil and gas employers’ proposals on the weigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, what proportion of contracts assoc
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, whether he is taking steps to ensu
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the v
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s policies on the operational limits of Search and Rescue winching systems on helicopters contracted to conduct offshor
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the
To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications to the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme have been unsuccessful; and how many have been referred to the Appeal Board.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, how many small and medium-sized Br
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the r
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the adequacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, what plans he has to develop counter-drone
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Europe's largest drone testing centre opens in Swindon to boost defence innovation, published on 12 June 2026, what the potential military applications ar
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on instructing external legal firms to defend claims relating to vehicle damage caused by potholes; and whether she plans to review the (a) cost-effect