Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,266 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging charges on social enterprises; and whether she has considered extending exemp
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost of introducing a zero rate of VAT on the sale of land intended for the construction of social housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of additional social homes that could be delivered annually as a result of introducing a zero rate of VAT on land intended for social hous
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the potential impact of a zero rate of VAT on land intended for social housing on tax avoidance and abuse.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of more timely Income Tax Self Assessment payments on people with fluctuating incomes.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects the proposed First Time Buyer ISA to become available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of customer satisfaction with HMRC digital services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of annual VAT losses arising from non-compliance by sellers operating through online marketplaces.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of taxpayers who would be affected annually by the proposed extension of powers to recover lower-value tax debts directly from bank accounts.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve protections and support for victims of domestic abuse who are financially tied to their abuser through joint mortgage or property ownership arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that Memoranda of Understanding between train operators in Europe support UK operators to benefit from cross-border collaboration, network interoperability, and route
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the funding settlement and timetable for spending will be for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council for the new Youth Hub provision announced as Tranche 3 of new Youth Hubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the status is of RAAC roof repairs for Holcolmbe Grammar School, formerly Chatham Grammar School for Boys, in Chatham and Aylesford constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to help ensure that an existing claimant with a new or worsening health condition can request a review of their capability for work and have it reassessed with the same priority gi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9696 on the Low Carbon Fuels Fund, what estimate the Department has made of the amount of private sector investment that will be leveraged by the £219 million
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers received six penalty points for using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fixed penalty notices and prosecutions were issued for road traffic offences in England and Wales in each year since 2010, broken down by offence category.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of South Western Railway services arrived on time in (a) the final full year before transfer into public ownership and (b) the most recent year for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on what temperature range the steel in standard gauge tracks across the UK rail network is tempered to be used between.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a replacement to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme on the UK housing sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the additional cost to the public purse of the (a) logistics, (b) training and (c) infrastructure related to the procurement of the F-35A compared to the F-35B.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of US military firearms (a) lost and (b) stolen in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made in filling the post of Chargé d'Affaires and Deputy Head of Mission in the US.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the size of Policing Boards within the new merged Police Authority on (a) effective scrutiny and (b) decision making.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to create a South West regional police force as part of the boundary review.