Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,124 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Children's Homes are awaiting registration with Ofsted in (a) England, (b) Somerset and North Somerset and (c) Wells and Mendip Hills constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are assigned to Children's Homes awaiting registration with Ofsted in (a) England, (b) Somerset and North Somerset and (c) Wells and Mendip Hills constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will increase quotas for imports of grades of steel not made in the UK from 1 July 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress he has made in improving market access for small car manufacturers to export to Australia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he is making on improving market access for small car manufacturers to export to Canada.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he is making in negotiating an increase in the 10% tariff quota of 100,000 vehicles to the United States from 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of using BMI threshold criteria for joint replacement surgery and the Government's commitment to reducing health inequalities in regions with (a) lo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) data and (b) metrics used in musculoskeletal services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the quality and volume of musculoskeletal content in medical training match the prevalence of these conditions in the population.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by the Prime Minister on 2 February that "it is really important that we champion the building of buses" (HC Deb col 41), what steps they are taking to increase the manufacture of zero emission buses i
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to help reduce the presence of harmful contaminants in international food production.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what measures she is taking with international partners to enforce international legislation protecting endangered wildlife species.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with intentional partners on the effectiveness of animal welfare inspections in abattoirs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners on the potential impact of rural depopulation on local services and economies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to support access to clean drinking water in rural communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with intentional partners to (a) support sustainable fisheries and (b) protect marine biodiversity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding her Department is providing to support international farmers to transition to agroforestry and other climate-resilient agricultural practices.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of of cross-departmental public service delivery in the last financial year.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT policy on employment-based business models in the hair and beauty sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support apprenticeships and youth employment within the hair and beauty sector.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that housing associations, and in particular the larger housing providers Sanctuary, Peabody, L&Q, and Clarion, comply with the standards set by the Regulator of Social Housing.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of disguised self-employment and associated tax losses within the hair and beauty industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is to conclude an application to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme are pending a determination by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of a) Category 1, b) Category 2, c) Category 3 and d) Category 4 calls to East Midlands Ambulance Service were responded to within target times in i) December 2025, ii) January 2026