Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5016 on Military Aid: Fire and Rescue Services, what provision is there for a civilian national aerial firefighting capability i
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that public procurement processes are accessible for organisations in the fashion sector.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of public procurement policy in supporting British garment manufacturers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress she has made on the Creative Industries Sector Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will confirm that introducing health monitoring for frontline firefighters in 2027 remains a priority for his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to meet with the Fire Brigade’s Union to discuss the roll out of consistent and regular health monitoring for firefighters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to have discussions with experts on implementing health monitoring for firefighters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department issues guidance to local authorities on the eligibility criteria for disabled persons’ bus passes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of people with (a) medical conditions and (b) disabilities during transportation to a police station following arrest.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) plant-based and (b) cultivated meat products will be continue to be marketed as such given dynamic alignment with EU law.
Family Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to roll out Best Start Family Hubs.
Schools: North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for schools in North Shropshire constituency.
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to local education authorities with place planning following recent trends in birth rates.
Holocaust: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that primary school children are educated about the Holocaust.
Special Educational Needs: Surveys
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including acquired brain injury as a specific category in the special educational needs survey.
Extracurricular Activities: Hyndburn
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to help increase enrichment activities for children and young people in educational settings in Hyndburn.
Children: Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a child risk disclosure scheme.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average university student debt for (1) tuition fees, (2) maintenance loans, and (3) tuition fees and maintenance loans combined, in each year since 2010.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many universities are in a financial deficit.
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the twenty universities with the largest financial deficits.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for asylum have been made in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what process is in place for new innovative assistive technology devices to be identified and included in the annual report on research and development work required by section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 19
To ask His Majesty's Government what process is in place for the monitoring of research and development work identified and included in the annual report on research and development work required by section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970
To ask His Majesty's Government how many mobility products, such as electrically powered wheelchairs, have been included in the last five years in the annual report on research and development work required by section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabl
To ask His Majesty's Government who has ministerial responsibility for the development and take up by the NHS of devices included in the annual report on research and development work required by section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970.