Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,591 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated financial deficits of the a) Vehicle Certification Agency b) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, c) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and d) Maritime and Coastguard Agency are in monetary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed school food fat and oil restriction for bread on bread products that meet the proposed 3 grams per 100 grams fibre threshold but contain a sm
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the restructuring process on staff morale and retention.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in relation to the FCDO 2030 restructuring review, what steps she is taking to ensure continuity of departmental delivery during the period in which staff are applying for ne
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in relation to the FCDO 2030 restructuring review, Ministers have undertaken of departmental priorities to reflect any anticipated short-term disruption to delivery.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in relation to the FCDO 2030 restructuring review, when she expects to publish comparative data on staffing numbers by grade before and after the restructuring.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to update Universal Credit childcare costs regulations and guidance in line with paragraph 4.18 of the 2025 Budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children eligible for benefits receive their entitlement.
To ask His Majesty's Government, for each financial year from 2023–24 to 2025–26, what was the total maximum funding available through centrally procured or directly managed national Skills Bootcamps contracts, and what was the final amount spent through
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides for people who believe they have not been paid the correct child benefits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has held discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on the evidential and public interest thresholds applied when deciding whether to seek a second or subsequent retrial in cases involving alleged
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that police officers who are assaulted while carrying out their duties are supported throughout criminal proceedings and any related conduct inves
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance handovers at the University Hospital of North Tees exceeded (a) 30 minutes, (b) one hour and (c) two hours in each month since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average ambulance handover time at the University Hospital of North Tees in each month since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of ambulance crew hours lost due to handover delays at the University Hospital of North Tees in each quarter since 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of ambulance handover delays at the University Hospital of North Tees on emergency ambulance response times in Stockton West constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to reduce ambulance handover times at hospitals operated by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether discharge times at hospitals operated by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are contributing to longer ambulance handover times.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many occasions there were on which no ambulance crews were available to respond immediately to emergency calls in the Stockton West constituency area due to hospital handover times in each of t
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the skills required by the UK financial services workforce to adapt to the increasing use of artificial intelligence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122234, what steps were taken in response to those three whistleblowing reports; and whether any procedural, governance and training change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the (i) risks to women involved in commercial surrogacy arrangements in Nigeria, including (a) maternal mortality, (b) contractual condi
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of networks linked to the Iranian regime using AI-generated images and videos to dissem
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the maximum fine that may be imposed by the courts for a householder (a) refusing access to a council tax valuation officer who has given notice as required of the exercise of their power of entry into th
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of drivers using learner driver plates to work.