Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,124 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Planning Assumption for Service Entry is for Challenger 3.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the level of availability of accessible third spaces for people under the age of 16 following the introduction of the proposed social media ba
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of women at abortion clinics.
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to project 4 in the non-technical summaries of project licences granted January-March 2026 that require a retrospective assessment under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, what assessment they have m
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to protect and support transgender individuals following the implementation of the proposed under 16s social media ban.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to require schools to educate Year 6 pupils on county lines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the new biodiversity net gain exemption for small sites will apply to existing planning applications in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the appeals process against parking fines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of improving regulation of the way that debt collection is carried out in the case of parking fines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing the Industry Code to ensure that a parking fine is automatically cancelled where a motorist is able to provide evidence of mitigating circumstance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the use of sanctions by trade associations on private parking operators where they breach the Industry Code.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the grace period where a motorist takes longer than the time allowed to pay but can evidence a full payment before leaving.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her written statement of 23 June 2026 on The UK’s Approach to Deforestation Regulations, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed due dili
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 23 June 2026 on The UK’s Approach to Deforestation Regulations, HCWS 137, which forest-risk commodities will be included within t
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to project 4 in the non-technical summaries of project licences granted January-March 2026 that require a retrospective assessment under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, what assessment they have m
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of aligning due diligence requirements with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to launch the consultation on the proposed deforestation policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in increasing local audit market supply since his department published its paper on 'Local audit reform: A strategy for overhauling the local audit sys
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether clause 2 of the Armed Forces Bill includes a unitary authority within the definition of a local authority in section 343AZB(3) of the Armed Forces Act 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether clause 2 of the Armed Forces Bill includes a Foundation Strategic Authority within the definition of a local authority in section 343AZB(3) of the Armed Forces Act 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure that all women over 70 are being reminded of the importance of having mammograms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards the Government’s ambition to eliminate tuberculosis in a) England b) London c) London Borough of Newham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Sri Lankan counterpart on the arrest of Sangeethsan Ganeskumar, also known as Hip Hop Sangee.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Lindsay and Craig Foreman secure the regular medical treatment in Evin Prison that they need.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to work with the UK’s allies to secure the release and return of Craig and Lindsay Foreman to the UK.