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 to Question 7774 of 12th June 2026, whether organisations that have previously undertaken political campaigning, lobbying or electoral activities will be e
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the length of driving test waiting times in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government press release entitled Bid to supply soft furnishings and accessories to the British High Commission Nairobi, if she will assess the potentia
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will consider the potential merits of additional measures to reduce driving test waiting times in Surrey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if the Government will introduce legislation relating to the statutory regulation of the enforcement sector before the end of this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has submitted proposals relating to the statutory regulation of the enforcement sector for inclusion in the next King’s Speech.
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure the protection of peregrine falcons nesting in the Palace of Westminster.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether officials in his Department have made representations to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on the time taken for complaint allocation during the last twelve
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Ombudsman has sought additional (a) funding and (b) staffing resources to improve complaint handling times.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities are meeting their responsibility to collect household and food waste separately under Simpler Recycling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in Lancashire are in a residential children's home over 20 miles from their family home.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 2026 business rates revaluation on rural pubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on considering the recommendations of the Sir Mike Lyons New Town Commission report from September 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of parental leave entitlements, particularly in cases where one parent receives extended employer-supported paternity leave while the other parent is (a) inel
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure parity of baseline parental leave rights, including the standard two-week entitlement, for parents regardless of their partner’s leave arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the value for money of using Crowborough Training Camp to accommodate asylum seekers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to tackle rogue builders and traders in Newton Abbot constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of future UK production of the Patria 6x6 armoured vehicle on the economy; and when such production could begin.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of rural pubs that have permanently closed in each month since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish options for potential changes to the allocation methodology for capital funding for local highway authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Ministry of Justice Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026 cost to produce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much he has budgeted to spend on executive search firms as part of the Ministry of Justice Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled HMRC doubles funding for customers who need extra support, published on 8 June 2026, for what reasons did HMRC increase the funding for the Voluntary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled HMRC doubles funding for customers who need extra support, published on 8 June 2026, how many taxpayers received assistance through organisations fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled HMRC doubles funding for customers who need extra support, published on 8 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of additional taxpayers