Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,124 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Active Travel England requires local authorities to reconcile differences between published promotional material and baseline traffic counts contained within Outline and Full Business Cases.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4646, what assessment she has made of whether the number of Animals in Science Regulation Unit inspectors is sufficient to scrutinise the scientific p
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4646, how harm–benefit analysis is undertaken in relation to studies authorised under service licences where the specific substances are not specified
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of active travel schemes funded since 2020 have had their Outline and Full Business Cases published in full.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4646, what assessment her Department has made for the implications for her policies of page 14 of the The Animals in Science Committee’s Non-Human Pri
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4648, what assessment her Department has made of whether the statutory Home Office guidance used by inspectors and the Animal Welfare and Ethical Revi
To ask His Majesty's Government what strategies are in place to address the impacts of escalating energy prices on the cost of living.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of protections for small businesses that pay holding deposits during negotiations for commercial premises.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4646, how the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) ensures statutory requirements are met in practice when granting generic licences for regulato
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government on protections for small businesses entering into commercial lease negotiations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of legal redress for small businesses in disputes relating to commercial property holding deposits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what payments have been made through the Local Democracy Reporting Service to each participating publisher in each year since the scheme's inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the annual financial value of Local Democracy Reporting Service contracts awarded to each participating publisher is for the current contract period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate has been made of the annual value of Local Democracy Reporting Service funding received by Reach plc and its subsidiaries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average annual cost to the BBC is of each Local Democracy Reporting Service funded reporter post.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Local Democracy Reporting Service expenditure is allocated to (a) reporter salaries, (b) publisher overheads and (c) administration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to review the level of fees payable to legal aid solicitors undertaking mental health legal aid work.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the overall cost of net zero policies to the British economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on ensuring that the statutory duties of local highway authorities for the public rig
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 83666, how new permanent legal rights of public access will be created through the Government's proposals for nine new river walks
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to investigate, regulate and monitor the potential impact of water pollution originating from highway runoff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of supplier lock-in risks in relation to the NHS Federated Data Platform contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the provisions in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 relating to the removal of marriage value in leasehold enfranchisement will be brought into force, and what the
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support is available to local authorities to maintain public library services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support is available to maintain historic church buildings that also serve as community spaces.