Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 23103 on Industry: Huntingdon, by when does he expect the Treasury to decide on programme approvals that will include the Str
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Press Release New paraglider could give British troops an innovative way to strike from the sky, published on 28 August 2026, what are the contracts held with Blakcro.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to question 19556 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, when does he expect to have established the delivery profile for the second tranche.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles have be allocated to Project ATILLA.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in developing a graphene sensing surface configurable to target a) specific molecules, b) chemical agents or c) biological markers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his proposed timeline is for selecting an option for a future SHORAD capability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is full scope of the Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Programme's Capability Uplift Package 1.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that nobody in prison for child sex offences will be released as part of the early release scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Housing Revenue Account debt on local authorities' ability to (a) maintain existing council housing stock and (b) deliver
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to give local authorities access to low-interest loans for building new council homes; and what assessment she has made of trends in the difference between loca
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) bringing forward a greater proportion of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme to the earlier years of the program
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to question 5016 on Military Aid: Fire and Rescue Services, what overseas capacity does the department have for aerial firefighting capabilities for wildfires.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the different rates of Universal Credit standard allowance payable to single claimants and to couples on a) incentives for fraudulent claims and b)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on Debt Management and debt recovery of making advance payments to Universal Credit claimants before the conclusion of their assessment period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will provide i) details of psychosexual clinics supported by the NHS and providing NHS care and ii) comparative figures for the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will introduce free bus travel for young people aged 16-19 in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of communication on recommended cholesterol levels between primary care services, NHS hospital cardiology departments and publicly available NHS patient
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve public understanding of cardiovascular risk factors including cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) sentencing and (b) guidelines in relation to stalking offences tried in the magistrates’ court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the (a) sufficiency and (b) consistency of application of support and protection available to victims of stalking offences throughout the criminal justice process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her predecessor's reported comments to ITV on 12 February 2026, what progress her Department has made on establishing a compensation scheme for victims of sodium valproate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a redress scheme for mothers who lost babies as a result of exposure to sodium valproate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the level of accessibility of live coverage of major national and international sporting events for viewers who do not subscribe to paid stream
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the safeguarding risks arising from the use of AI-enabled and camera-equipped smart glasses in education, youth and care settings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the security of the Falkland Islands.