Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
199,399 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the total funding gap associated with the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the long-term competitiveness of the UK automotive industry in the context of increasing reliance on software-defined vehicle technologies.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to reduce the waiting times for visa administrative reviews.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to publish the guidance issued to Departments on the use of the national security exemption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department's planned timetable is for the publication of best practice guidance on where tenants can access information on furniture provision to supplement the Decent H
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support alleged victims of modern slavery in the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will undertake a review of the effectiveness of the ban on single-use vapes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 4 of the Statement of National Importance for Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre, published in March 2026, what the evidential basis is that current demand for immigration de
To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to strengthen co-ordination between high-level spatial development strategies and local energy planning to support community energy projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the occupancy rate was across the immigration detention estate in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the needs assessment accompanying the Statement of National Importance for the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department applied in determining that the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre meets the threshold of national importance under Regulation 4(c)(iii) of the Tow
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated capital and annual operating cost is of the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre; and what the cost per detention bed is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of mental health support available to families and carers of children with SEND in North East Hampshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of support offered to early years professionals to improve early identification of SEND.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the strategy for recruiting fire station volunteers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment they have made of the potential impact of Natural England's proposals to include Dartmoor ponies in livestock counts on the future population and conservation of Dartmo
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of renewable intermittency on future household electricity bills.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of maintaining gas fired generation as backup capacity in a renewables led electricity system.
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the current priorities and remit of the Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of higher levels of renewable generation on seasonal variations in wholesale electricity prices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of heat pump deployment on winter peak electricity demand.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the role of long duration energy storage in supporting renewable electricity generation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of hydrogen produced from surplus renewable electricity in improving energy security.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to increase SME participation in public procurement opportunities arising from the new guidance.