Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards recruiting the additional mental health workforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of schools currently have access to a Mental Health Support Team; and what the timetable is for further rollout.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of total NHS spending has been allocated to mental health services in each year since 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of anti-bullying programmes in reducing mental health problems among school-age children.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to negotiating a short-term mobility and work framework for touring creatives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to secure multilateral and bilateral agreements for relaxed cabotage rules for the cultural sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consideration she has given to rejoining Creative Europe.
To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, for each pay band of staff at IPSA, (a) what job titles and (b) what the average salary of staff in that pay band is;
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the criteria used by the Bank of England to determine whether historical figures should continue to be represented on banknotes issued by the Bank of England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of corridor care and delayed transfers from emergency departments on patient safety, including the reported 16,000 deaths annually; and what steps his Depa
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4292, what the formal timeline is for the stakeholder discussions ahead of the early 2027 review; and on what date she intends to publish the terms of reference
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5611, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative impact of (a) electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs) and (b) diesel heavy goods vehicles on road
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5446, if she will list the specific transport projects, in addition to the light rail infrastructure trial in Coventry, that have utilised the proportionate and
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to address the absence of registration for non-EAPC electric bikes, improve rider accountability and support police enforcement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the trends in moped and 51–125cc scooter registrations since 2022.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government IT contracts have been granted to companies predominantly based outside the UK since 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to promote youth employment in the IT sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many unresolved (a) technical and (b) compliance queries his Department has identified relating to the maritime extension of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme; and what steps his Department
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the cost to the public purse of (a) scheme design and development, (b) environmental surveys, (c) ground investigations, (d) land acquisition, (e) legal and planning costs, (f) consultancy costs and (g
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they were consulted by the Bank of England on its decision to replace historical figures on future banknote designs; and whether they will publish any correspondence relating to that consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the completion schedule is for the deep cleaning, minor repairs, and toilet resurfacing across all 115 Class 700 units on Thameslink: and what anti-graffiti measures are being introduced during this refres
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what specific guidance her Department has issued to operators joining the self-driving vehicles pilot scheme to help ensure that services are (a) fully accessible to and (b) meet the needs of older and disabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the total projected expenditure required by Network Rail to achieve a 4 per cent biodiversity net gain by December 2029; and how much of that funding has been formally a
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4292, if she will list the specific automotive manufacturers, industry trade bodies, and consumer groups that have submitted representations requesting an accel
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Audit Office report Innovation in Transport cited in the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5446, what central mechanisms her Department uses to track and evaluate the number of bu