Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government what the expenditure has been on both initial and dispersal accommodation for asylum seekers paid to (1) Serco, (2) Mears Group, and (3) Clearsprings Ready Homes, in each month since July 2024.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to tackle rogue builders and traders in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protection legislation regarding forced obsolescence where manufacturers intentionally terminate (a) software and (b) cloud infrastructure requir
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will introduce mandatory minimum service and functionality periods for smart home devices to prevent sudden product obsolescence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of electronic waste generated annually by the premature withdrawal of software and cloud infrastructure support for functional hardw
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure proper scrutiny and oversight of the activities of the Research Information and Communications Unit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Department has spent on litigation relating to its position on WASPI compensation since its initial decision to reject compensation in December 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to encourage business investment in (a) Royal Sutton Coldfield and (b) the West Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of the demand on water resources in the West Midlands; and what are the principal contributors to that demand.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken with international partners to prevent Russian Shadow Fleet vessels utilising the re opening of the Straits of Hormuz.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households of one family unit where there is one husband and more than one wife as a result of ceremonies performed outside the UK have been in receipt of benefits in (a) 2023, (b) 2024, and (c
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department held with representatives of Coastguard Rescue Officers before the recently announced changes to remuneration were made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 128643, when he expects the academic Peer Review to conclude its findings and issue a Report.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support she is giving to the new government of Syria to combat ISIS.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Will the Paymaster confirm how many chronic Hepatitis B and chronic Hepatitis C victims received their compensation and how many do the IBCA intend to review because of administrative mistakes on the redefinitio