Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 2 June 2026, HCWS78, on Cabinet Manual, whether it will provide additional guidance on how Cabinet Secretaries are appointed.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the aggregate number of special advisers who have joined government since July 2024, and how many special advisers have since left Crown Service, according to information held by Cabinet Office special a
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Property Agency has spent money on outdoor furniture for (a) HM Treasury or (b) Great George Street (GOGGS) since July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during the debate on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address of 3 June 2026, Official Report column 1264, who is conducting the
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during the debate on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address of 3 June 2026, Official Report column 1264, if he will place in th
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to amend (a) secondary legislation introduced under the Freedom of Information Act and (b) guidance on the Freedom of Information regime.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Treasury's policy paper entitled Joint statement following the twelfth meeting of the Specialised Committee on Financial Provisions, published on 4 June 2026, if he will place in the Librar
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his stolen phone was a Government device; and whether official Government information was held on that phone when it was stolen.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether individual Departments are required to record spending on official cars for Ministers and officials separately.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any individual refused to provide information to the Government for the Humble Address.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what metadata is held in relation to WhatsApp messages transferred to the Government to respond to the Humble Address.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has a policy on commenting on the conclusions of a publicly announced leak inquiry once that inquiry is no longer live.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department ceased using Palantir software; and on what date the contract ended.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to mandate clear labelling of ultra-processed food.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to mandate clear label markings on packaged food products to indicate excess a) salt, b) fat, c) sugar, d) trans and saturated fats and e) calories.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for UK supply chain resilience of increased demand for critical minerals arising from the electrification of the heavy goods vehicle fleet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has modelled the effect of increased axle weights associated with zero-emission heavy goods vehicles on pavement deterioration rates across the strategic and local road network; and what
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the NHS Federated Data Platform contract with Palantir ahead of the 2027 break clause, in the context of reported concerns about undisclosed access to identifiable patient data an
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, and whether he is supporting the development of new scanning technologies or screening methods to detect pancrea
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Maritime Industry Security Forum in responding to the current situation in a) the Strait of Hormuz and b) the wider Middle East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to improve the coherence of international maritime security reporting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on a) Royal Navy and b) the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the agreement of the new international Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Code.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Shell plc regarding environmental standards to uphold upon its return to onshore operations in the Niger Delta; and whether the G
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her polices of the governance framework for Nigeria’s oil and gas sector established under the administra
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department maintains data on the country of manufacture of vehicles supported through the Zero Emission Van Grant and Zero Emission Truck Grant.