Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the cross-government scrap supply working group has been established; and if he will publish (a) a list of meetings held to date and (b) the membership of that working group.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of recent changes to DVSA driving instructor test allocations on waiting times for Part 2 Approved Driving Instructor qualification tests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the effect of delays in Part 2 driving instructor qualification tests on the supply of qualified driving instructors and access to driving lessons for learner drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that trainee driving instructors are able to complete the Approved Driving Instructor qualification process within the validity period of their theory test certific
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that artificial intelligence technologies are developed and used ethically.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with regulators on cybersecurity standards for emerging technologies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to accelerate translational research from universities to commercial applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 6 August 2025 to Question 68333 on Hussam Abu Safiya, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure the immediate and unconditional release of
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, about the steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of the Single Justice Procedure.
To ask The Leader of the House what steps she is taking to ensure the Department of Health and Social Care answer Questions for Written Answer within 10 working days.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 125681 on 10 Downing Street: Official Hospitality, whether the No10 finance system records information on the cost of receptions not published in quarter
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget is for (a) media advertising, (b) marketing and (c) communications for the consultation on Digital ID; which creative agencies have been selected; and which types of media have been commissioned.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics’ has a policy on (a) dynamic alignment and (b) divergence with the Eurostat's Nomenclature of Economic Activities.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 122722 on Government Departments: Freedom of Information, whether his Department has used the mosaic effect justification in responses to Freedom of Info
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 16 April 2026 to Question 125528 on Labour Together, whether his Department has specific (a) advice and (b) guidance on engagement with Labour Together.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2026 to Question 122717 on Civil Service: Redundancy, and to the Annex 6F document, in what circumstances does his Department apply an employer top up to pension for a mu
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the acting Director General for Propriety and Constitution Group has served in that role for more than six months.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any of the planned payments being made to the European Union as a consequence of the UK/EU reset will be counted towards the % GDP targets of (a) Overseas Development Aid or (b) NATO defence and security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the appointment of Jessica Sargeant to the Propriety and Constitution Group was subject to a Civil Service Commission exception.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Commission Audit Report, on the Cabinet Office, published on 1 April 2025, which divisions of his Department were responsible for the two serious breaches; and whether his Dep
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 1 April 2026 (HL15859), how they intend to assess the effectiveness of the NHS Health Check programme in identifying chronic kidney disease, given that data on follow-on
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 13 April 2026, to Question 123694, on Public Appointments: Business Interests, whether his Department provides guidance to Arm’s Length Bodies on processes to manage potential con
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 124130 on Government Departments: Communication, which senior civil servant approved the guidance.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office, Organogram of Staff Roles & Salaries, published on 11 November 2025, for what reason the title of the job description with entry PCG_008, SCS2, in the Propriety and Constitu
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to issue a consultation on the Freedom of Information Act 2000.