Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to work with local authorities to support the nightlife sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to work with local authorities to support pubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the local government funding formula for the London Borough of Havering.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable local authorities to give greater priority in the allocation of social housing to British citizens with a longstanding c
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to assist local authorities in providing temporary accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mesh removal surgeons are performing mesh removals since the setting up of the nine specialist removal centres in 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether mesh removal surgeons receive an approved and accredited training course for removals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have received full mesh removals since the setting up of the nine specialist removal centres in 2021, in comparison to partial removals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what work has been done in collaboration with international experts to reach a consensus on whether full or partial removals are best for mesh-harmed women; and whether NICE is actively monitoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on commissioning a retrospective sample audit of the POP/SUI database to work out the risk percentage of mesh complication experienced by women.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the UK impacted by scam call centres based in Georgia, and what action he is taking to work with the Government of Georgi
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has undertaken research on the safety of airline passengers taking electric, battery powered, ride-on children's suitcases on to civilian aircraft.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered increasing penalties available for the manufacture, supply and use of illegal vehicle registration plates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce enhanced screening and background checks for vehicle registration plate suppliers, including criminal record checks where appropriate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of the risks associated with purchasing vehicle registration plates from unauthorised and non-compliant suppliers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce mandatory vehicle registration plate compliance checks as part of the MOT testing regime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to fund police technology, capability and training to assist police forces in detecting and enforcing offences relating to illegal vehicle registration plates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to strengthen enforcement and prosecution powers available to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency against suppliers who fail to comply with vehicle registration plate regulations.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs last updated the non-eligible postcode list published under the Notice to Importers: imports from Israel into the United Kingdom; and whether that data is shared with the Department for E
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2026 to Question 17740 on Permanent Secretaries: pay, if he will place in the Library the senior pay control request.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister uses (a) Whatsapp and (b) Signal for government business.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department's special advisers have had meetings with representatives of Arden Strategies since July 2024.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC 424, July 2026, page 15, what information his Department holds on the reasons for the 0.3% fall in Real Household Disposable Income per capit
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the council tax for the Chancellor’s official residence in Downing Street is being paid for by (a) the Cabinet Office, (b) HM Treasury and (c) the Government Property Agency.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the publication, Cabinet Office - The Prime Minister's Gifts - July 2026, updated 27 August 2026, what use is being made of the firearm and ammunition from President Erdogan; and whether it has been b