Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,124 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Boost for Britain’s air defence stockpiles in the Middle East with hundreds more UK-made missiles, published on 1 June 2026, when the full delivery of Lig
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April to Question 122757 on Ministry of Defence: Finance, whether the (a) Government document and (b) plan referred to will both be published to Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April to Question 122757 on Ministry of Defence: Finance, whether either the (a) Government document and (b) plan referred to will be secret documents.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on implementing a national conversation on defence and security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the announcement of a 6 month review into NATO.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held recent discussions with his US counterpart on the NATO Force Model.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts from (a) Italy and (b) Japan on the prospect of further nations joining the Global Combat Air Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June to Question 10199 on Challenger Tanks: Procurement, when the demonstration phase trials will (a) begin and (b) conclude.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 16 June (HL Deb col 227), what are the associated costs of the changes to the voting system introduced by the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) O
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June to Question 10199 on Challenger Tanks: Procurement, when he plans for formal reapproval to be undertaken.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June to Question 10199 on Challenger Tanks: Procurement, what information his Department holds on the supply chain delays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June to Question 10199 on Challenger Tanks: Procurement, whether he has authorised any change to the cost envelope of delivering Challenger 3.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total value that his Department plans to spend on munitions in each remaining financial year of the current Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money will be assigned to the Defence Housing Service in (a) each remaining financial year of the current Parliament and (b) each financial year of the next Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on military accommodation in the next ten financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing multi-year funding for Active Travel England grants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the proportion of short stages in towns and cities in England that are currently walked and cycled.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing a congestion charge in respect of journeys to and from Heathrow Airport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Department has made of the real-terms value of Bereavement Support Payment since its introduction in April 2017, including the change in value adjusted for CPI inflation in each fina
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 26 November 2025 (HL11857), what (1) progress they have made, and (2) further investigations they plan, in assessing allegations that foreign nationals par
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what methodology is used in the annual uprating assessment of Bereavement Support Payment; and whether CPI inflation is explicitly incorporated into decisions on maintaining its real-terms value.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason there is no dedicated bereavement-related income support payment paid directly or specifically in respect of bereaved children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assess whether sites like the Shelford landfill have followed environmental permit rules.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Nigerian counterpart on the recent kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the period product scheme will continue within schools in 2026-27.