Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,591 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill contains provisions to ensure housing-with-care is affordable to as many retirees as possible.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recent notification of changes to the Police Pension Scheme 1987, including the rationale for the proposed amendments.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Police Pension Scheme 1987 on serving and retired scheme members.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which stakeholders were consulted in the decision-making process of changes to the Police Pension Scheme 1987.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has she made of the potential merits of reducing VAT to 10% for hospitality businesses in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether steps have been taken to reduce waiting times for an application for deputyship to be seen at the Court of Protection.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the situation in El Obeid, Sudan; and what steps her Department is taking to help prevent atrocities ther
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult on the use of electric bikes and scooters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with X on removing illegal material.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with X on removing illegal material which it has been made aware of through means aside from its new UK illegal content form.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with X on removing illegal material in different instances relating to how it becomes aware of that material.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prison discharges taking place on a Friday evening or weekend.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is his assessment of the potential impact of Friday evening and weekend prison discharges on reoffending.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his department holds about regional differences in the prevalence of Friday evening and weekend prison discharge rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is her assessment of the percentage of e-bikes on British roads which are not compliant with the EAPC regulations concerning a) electric motors exceeding 250 watts and b) possessing electrical assistance w
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is her estimate of the number of e-bikes registered as road vehicles in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is her department taking to help ensure that e-bikes are not exceeding 15.5mph.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what actions have her department taken regarding the online sale of lithium-ion batteries that could be used in an unsafe manner on e-bikes.
To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to enforce restrictions on high-risk online activities, including (1) live-streaming, and (2) contact with strangers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 117052 on Electric Bicycles: Delivery Services, whether the National Work-Related Road Safety Charter has been produced and, if not, what ongoing work is
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question 65474 on Electric Bicycles: Delivery Services, what response her department received about the actions taken to comply with relevant legal requirements an
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question 65474 on Electric Bicycles: Delivery Services, which food delivery companies were contacted.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the table SOPS 1.1 Analysis of resource outturn by Estimate line on page 157 of HMRC's document entitled Annual Report and Accounts 2024/5, published on 17 July 2025, for a breakdown of the (a) £1,
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7211 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what payments Network Rail has made to the consultancy arm of the Wildlife Trusts for work relating to habitat management p
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7215 on Railway Stations: Nitrogen Dioxide, at which Network Rail managed stations ventilation upgrades, air cleaning technologies or other engineering interve