Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,399 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department produces (a) statistics and (b) accounts for tax receipts received from the Central List for business rates in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has a policy on public prayer (a) outside abortion clinics in a Public Space Protection Order zone and (b) in a public square.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what circumstances new unitary councils will be able to apply for borough status once they are in (a) shadow and (b) vested form where predecessor councils were boroughs; and
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the Valuation Office's latest estimate is of the number of distribution warehouses’ category under Special Category Code 151 on the final 2026 Rating List which have a Rateable Value of above £500,000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124640 on MHCLG: Remote Working, with what frequency data on workplace and staff attendance in regional offices is colla
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to amend the Local Government Transparency Code so that information published by individual local authorities under the requirements of the Code are
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what requirements local planning authorities have to consult him on planning decisions in relation to housing where they are minded to refuse the application; and what provisions
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the approach to quantitative tightening undertaken by the European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve, which allow the relevant bonds to mature rather than engaging in the sale of such bon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR's Economic and Fiscal Outlook, March 2026, para 3.31, what assessment she has made of the underlying policy or valuation causes of the (a) 5.2 per cent increase in 2025-26 and (b) 10.0 per
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statutory guidance, Appointing mayoral commissioners and setting/reporting allowances, updated 9 June 2026, paragraph 81, what guidance his Department has p
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that employers correctly implement Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance in relation to the rights of transgender employees, including protections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local councils in enforcing the 90-day rule for short-term lets in London; and whether he plans to strengthen enforcement powers wh
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that all people living with Huntington’s disease have a named professional acting as a single point of contact to coordinate their care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to publish detailed information on steel safeguard quota allocations and anticipated utilisation in advance of the implementation of those measures on 1 July 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on maintaining operational readiness and emergency response capability following the introduction of the new Coastguard Rescue Officer operat
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate has been made of the percentage of appointments made in Community Diagnostic Centres; and if he will publish them.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of glass products from the extended producer responsibility measures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2108 on Undocumented Migrants: Statistics, whether any statistics on migrants crossing the English Channel include those arriving in (a) yachts, (b) f
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current uptake of existing T-levels in the creative and performing arts; and what expectations of uptake were.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2108 on Undocumented Migrants: Statistics, whether statistics on migrants crossing the English Channel include any estimate of those arriving undetect
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2732 on Visas, which countries operate Citizenship by Investment schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 127538 on Members: Extradition, whether his Department has a policy on whether the Speaker of the House of Commons should be (a) informed or (
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 27 May 2026, to Question 2108, on Undocumented Migrants: Statistics, what assessment her Department has made of the accuracy of the data provided by the French Government.
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026, to Question 5423, on Political Parties: Finance, what assessment the Electoral Commission has
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission provides on (a) reporting and (b) returning an impermissible donation if the donee only becam