Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of successful applicants under the India Young Professionals Scheme who remained in the United Kingdom after the expiry of their visa by switching to anoth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the India Young Professionals Scheme on net migration to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of holders of India Young Professionals Scheme visas who are employed in (a) professional occupations, (b) skilled trades and (c) other occupations.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of India Young Professionals Scheme visa holders who have subsequently applied for (a) settlement or (b) indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of compliance rates among holders of India Young Professionals Scheme visas with the conditions of their leave to remain.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of India Young Professionals Scheme visa holders who have overstayed their visas in each year since the scheme was introduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of demand for places under the India Young Professionals Scheme; and how many applications were received for each available place in the most recent ballot.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of India Young Professionals Scheme visa holders (a) residing or (b) working in Essex.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the British High Commission New Delhi's press release entitled, UK Trade Secretary in New Delhi to progress next stage of trading relationship, published on 1 June 2026, whether the I
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the British High Commission New Delhi's press release entitled UK Trade Secretary in New Delhi to progress next stage of trading relationship, published on 1 June 2026, whether any pr
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the British High Commission New Delhi's press release entitled UK Trade Secretary in New Delhi to progress next stage of trading relationship, published on 1 June 2026, whether any co
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many subject access requests the Department received in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many subject access requests to his Department were responded to within the statutory deadline.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average completion time was for completed subject access requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many subject access requests exceeded the statutory deadline in the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for complaints reviewed by the Independent Case Examiner.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Centrepoint's report entitled The Youth Homelessness Databank 2024-2025, what information his Department holds on the reasons behind the percentage of young peo
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the proportion of young people approaching local authorities for homelessness support who receive a homelessness assessment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his proposed timetable is for publishing a new neighbourhood governance framework following the passage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 4046, what estimate he has made of the annual electricity consumption associated with 6GW of AI-capable data centre capacity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI-capable data centre growth on regional electricity network constraints.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the system operator on energy demand associated with AI-capable data centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI-capable data centre growth on the Government’s clean power objectives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has the Government made of the availability and affordability of public liability insurance for diversified agricultural businesses that rely on visitor income.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with insurers on the availability of public liability insurance for diversified agricultural businesses that host members of the public as pa