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, whether empty dwellings (a) in a state of disrepair or (b) without a roof, will be liable for the council tax surcharge.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to monitor the number of councils which introduce anti-Israeli boycott or divestment policies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 124737 on New Towns: Public Appointments, who are the four interim advisers who have been contracted through the Public
To ask His Majesty's Government how many patients have died waiting in A&E departments in England in the past 12 months; and how that figure compares with the figure for the period between June 2024 and June 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 21 May 2026, HCWS59, on Neighbourhoods and Public Services, through what legal mechanism will councils be given new powers to restrict
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee document entitled Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps his Department is t
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026, to Question 122500, on Office for Nuclear Regulation: Contracts, if he will publish the EDI training materials.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has donated a book to the Prime Minister’s library.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether WhatsApp messages on No10 official iPhones are backed up remotely.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken steps to facilitate a formal submission to the United States Government to access (a) unredacted and (b) unpublished files relating to Jeffery Epstein and Lord Mandelson.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125684 on Gambling Commission: Business Interests, whether conditions were put on the appointment of Andrew Rhodes in relation to his wor
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125684 on Gambling Commission: Business Interests, what the job titles were of those three staff; and whether any other staff have been g
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Gambling Commission to join organisations regulated by the Gambling Commission since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 421 on Independent Football Regulator, whether the No10 appointments unit gave feedback on the proposed appointment of the board members.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the UK’s national debt as a share of GDP; and how this compares with other G7 countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Chair of the Southbank Centre is (a) a regulated public appointment and (b) subject to the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the planning application to Westminster City Council, Reference No 26/02790/LBC, for 1 Horse Guards Road, what the internal alterations being made are; to which rooms; and what the budget is.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4143 on Bank Notes: Design, whether the Government was previously represented on the Banknote Character Advisory Committee; and on what date that committee was disco
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) individual in Crown Service, (b) individual who has departed Crown Service, (c) Ministers of the Crown and (d) former Ministers for the Crown who were asked to provide information has not replied
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Ministers who had electronic communications with Lord Mandelson in scope of the Humble Address have deleted their communications due to auto-delete functionality.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 4201, on Cabinet Office: Social Media, whether the Advertising Standards Authority guidance embedded in the Cabinet Office social media influencer guidance requ
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2767, on Prime Minister: Diaries, whether the (a) No10 Freedom of Information team and (b) the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information policy team, now deem that
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2754, on By-elections: Aberdeen South and Makerfield, if he will publish the reminder guidance issued to departments in the usual way by the Cabinet Office furt
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the EU-UK Financial Forum met since July 2024, who are its members, and whether the minutes are published.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 4154, on Databases: EU law, whether there is a consolidated list of the data and reporting requirements that the Government must make to the European Commission