Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support people fleeing violence around El Obeid and in the Blue Nile State.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how he and the Coalition for Atrocity Prevention and Justice in Sudan plan to respond to reports of sexual violence and drone strikes against civilians across Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of public playgrounds in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of children’s access to a public playground within walking distance of their home.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data she holds on the number of public playgrounds that have been (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the role of public playgrounds in helping to reduce levels of (a) childhood obesity and (b) physical inactivity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local planning authorities on the provision of children’s play facilities in new housing developments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of children’s play provision in major residential developments approved since 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the availability of accessible and inclusive playground equipment for children with disabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the condition of public playground equipment owned by local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department issues guidance on (a) inspection and (b) maintenance standards for local authority-owned playgrounds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the loss of public green space on opportunities for children to engage in outdoor play.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the volume price promotion restrictions in the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021 on food price inflation f
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of staff turnover and changes of allocated workers on continuity of support and reoffending, and whether this will be measured under the new youth justice stand
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to raise the national security implications of ecosystem collapse at (a) the United Nations Security Council (b) NATO (c) the Council of Europe (
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the national security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk of interstate conflict and military escalation arising from competition for arable land, water and critical minerals, as set out in the national secur
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Ministry of Defence's climate change and sustainability strategy has been updated to incorporate the findings of the national security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and na
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to commission an assessment of the military implications of ecosystem collapse in the six critical ecosystem regions identified by the Joint Intelligence Committee.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade what steps his Ministry is taking to ensure FCA-authorised lenders are accountable for representations made by their introducer networks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the practice of historic NHS dental Penalty Charge Notices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the process for challenging historic NHS dental Penalty Charge Notices and refunding penalties is robust and efficient.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the status of the NHS Business Services Authority as an arm’s-length body of the Ministry means in respect of (a) ministerial accountability, (b) operational independence and (c) financial ove
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what arrangements are in place to scrutinise the NHS Business Services Authority’s processes for issuing, enforcing, reviewing and refunding NHS dental Penalty Charge Notices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the finding from the Adzuna UK Job Market Report, published on 31 July 2026, that there has been a 45.6% year-on-year reduction in