Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,591 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much additional money will his Department receive beyond the annual budget set out in the 2025 spending review in each remaining financial year of the current Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his department has assessed the potential impact of income tax on retirees who rely solely on the State Pension as their main source of income.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact that changes to Income Tax rules for retirees will have on pensioners in receipt of the basic State Pension with an Additional State Pension (SERPS) o
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of Bramford Substation on (a) the probability of a fire and (b) the local environment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his department has plans to outline the potential impact that the proposed Norwich to Tilbury pylon line will have on i) the Bramford Substation, and ii) energy security for South Suf
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his department has to ensure that the installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems at the Bramford Substation does not increase the chance of i) fire or ii) environmental risk.
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the report from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death Learning together, published on 11 June, whether they have any plans to introduce statutory mechanisms to monitor whether acute t
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any named exercise has been cancelled before it began since 5 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections in place for UK-registered civilian vessels in the English channel from Russian military vessels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to safeguard UK-registered civilian vessels against aggressive action showed by Russian military vessels in the English channel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the personal statement by the Rt Hon. Member for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough on 16 June 2026, Official Report, Col 731.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Investment Plan will include details of the financial contributions from all Government Departments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans on providing additional funding to the Ajax programme beyond the original fixed-price contract agreed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will meet with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to discuss the potential impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on morale within the armed forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised a change to the projected lifetime cost of the Ajax programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held recent discussions regarding the Global Combat Air Programme with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a target percentage for UK food production required to support national food security.
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the report from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death Learning together, published on 11 June, what directions they plan to give to integrated care boards under the medium-term planni
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a target for the percentage of food consumed in the UK that is produced domestically.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Ofcom's approval of changes to STV's regional news programming on access to locally relevant news for rural and remote communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that viewers in areas such as the Highlands and Islands are not impacted by the centralisation of broadcast news production.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on local democratic engagement and accountability of reductions in dedicated regional news services in the north of Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to ensure that distinct local voices continue to be represented in public service broadcasting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on ensuring that changes to regional broadcasting licences do not lead to a disproportionate concentration of news production in central urban areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will review the public service broadcasting framework to increase protections for local and regional news provision.