Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,124 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made to end the use of non-human primates in scientific testing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for the Department to publish a breakdown of the expenditure on the Universal Credit (UC) housing and Housing Benefit (HB) over the last ten years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to quotas for Category 26 of the UK's Steel Safeguard Measures on downstream manufacturers reliant on imported stainless steel tu
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5478 on Motability: South West, if she will take steps with Motability Foundation to introduce (a) exemptions to the reduced Motability mileage allowances and (
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will launch an inquiry into the level of threat of potential interference from the Russian Government in UK politics to help inform his Department's policies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying a reduced or zero rate of VAT to essential fire safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what levels of funding have been provided to Fair4All Finance and what governance structures are in place for monitoring the spending of this funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold discussions with Natural England on the implementation of the Fursdon Review Recommendation 27 on Dartmoor commons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the development of Bacteriophage Therapy, and when he expects such treatments to be available for use across the NHS.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of energy and water infrastructure to support the development of artificial intelligence data centres in AI Growth Zones.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure access to Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy training in the North of England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the research his Department commissioned on the effects of the Schengen immigration limit on the international operations of GB-based HGV and coach businesses that hold standard interna
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the eligibility criteria of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme for households that installed air source heat pumps prior to the introduction of gove
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what due diligence his Department undertook in relation to the renewal of the CMS2012 contract with Tata Consultancy Services in August 2024, including consideration of relevant legal proceedings involv
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date he expects to commence the administrative liability order provisions under sections 32M and 32N of the Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023; and what statutory mechanism currently provides
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with Cash Access UK on opening banking hubs at weekends.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will create a statutory regulator to oversee the funeral sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing minimum standards for the funeral sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of potential funding models for any future regulation of the funeral sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing legislation to prevent the carrying of crossbows in public buildings, including hospitals and educational institutions.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the workforce skills requirements arising from the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies by UK businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on consumer protection measures for the funeral sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early and equitable access to diagnosis and treatment for people living with ataxia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what lessons learned reviews have been undertaken by her Department into delayed railway station construction projects since 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department requires independent verification of baseline cycling and pedestrian counts used to support applications for Active Travel England funding.