Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,591 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and protect Palestinian civilians from further settler violence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing a response to the Law Commission’s 2023 report on surrogacy; and what steps it is taking to address concerns about the impact of potential
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to ensure consumers are not left financially disadvantaged when travel is disrupted by geopolitical events, including circu
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June to Question 9171, what passenger revenue assumptions underpinned the forecast £464.6 million reduction in Support for Passenger Rail Services in 2025-26; and what the actual pa
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure local accountability for policing following the abolition of Police and Crime Commissioners, and whether she will publish the accountability framework before the Pol
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the (a) skills, (b) training and (c) time commitment required of councillors appointed to the new Policing Boards, and whether she will take steps
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Police & Crime Lead will be required to chair the Policing Board.
To ask His Majesty's Government how the acceptance by the UK Ambassador to Bahrain, Alastair Long, of the Order of Bahrain (First Class) Medal conferred by the King of Bahrain on 21 June is consistent with paragraphs 6 and 6.1 of the Rules governing the a
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of centralising the modern slavery unit on the responsiveness of services to local policing needs in (a) Devon and (b) Cornwall.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential operational impact on Devon and Cornwall Police of closing the Torquay custody suite and consolidating custody provision in Exeter.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the criteria and cost benefit analysis for the proposed Pathfinder merger options.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that community policing priorities in Devon towns are supported following the implementation of national and metropolitan policing models currently being considered.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to ensure that RASSO capability is embedded across all policing functions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential resource implications of implementing force wide VAWG improvement plans in Devon and Cornwall.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trauma related sickness and retention challenges in RASSO teams on the work of such teams.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter to West Sussex Council leaders sent on 25 March 2026, if he will share his Department's financial modelling for the two proposed unitary authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to support forces in embedding equality, diversity and inclusion across operational policing, in particular during proposed police force mergers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent reforms to the IOPC and police misconduct system on public confidence and independent oversight of policing.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of community consultation in the development of water management solutions; and what steps they are taking to ensure best practice is pursued in the ongoing reforms to the wate
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on taxpayers of discrepancies between savings interest data reported to HM Revenue and Customs by financial institutions and the information provided by those ins
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential financial impact on residents of Devon of harmonising police council tax precepts across larger policing areas following any future police force mergers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Report Stage and other future stages of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will take place before the Summer Recess.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the percentage of the National Crime Agency’s core annual budget for each of the last five years that was spent on tackling economic crime and corruption.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many mutual legal assistance requests received by the UK Central Authority related to money laundering for each year from 2018 to 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the (a) annual budget, broken down by core budget and external funding lines and (b) headcount FTE in each of the past 5 years for the National Crime Agency’s (i) National Economic Crime Comm