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, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the adequacy of employers' shared parental policies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the provision of public toilets for people with disabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the participation of women and girls in sport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of transport for disabled people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking with the Minister for Women and Equalities, to tackle health inequalities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what cross-government work is taking place to help reduce harms associated with controlled drugs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) press releases on high air pollution episodes and (b) high air pollution alerts her Department sent to news media and weather desks in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the latest indicative estimate is for the calendar year in which the UK will comply fully with the National Emissions Ceilings Regulations 2019 obligation for each regulated pollu
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many non-disclosure agreements does her department have with individual members or advisory groups, agencies and public bodies that restrict their ability to speak on issues relate
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish her response to the consultation on wood burning.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what warnings were issued to military personnel on endurance or other training exercises about air pollution in the UK between May and August 2026 inclusive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department (1) uses and (2) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department (1) uses and (2) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department (a) uses or (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, If he will take steps to increase the speed of upgrades to the Devonport nuclear submarine dock.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to defend freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to increase the speed of the a) development and b) deployment of new autonomous vessels for the Royal Navy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to speed up the a) development and b) deployment of new mine hunting capabilities for the Royal Navy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to adapt laser directed-energy weapons for use on autonomous vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to work with Transport for London to improve the timeliness of public transport provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to work with Transport for London to reduce casualties at (a) underground and (b) overground train stations in Greater London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If she will take steps to reduce the delivery times of transport infrastructure projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to reduce the delivery times of transport infrastructure projects.