Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department's position is on the territory of Western Sahara.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken by National Savings and Investments to return the savings of customers who have died to their bereaved families.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with the AQA exam board on staff pay and conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026 to question 477 on Public Sector: ICT, if her Department will consider the use of open source software for the public sector to move away from reli
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 491 on Government Departments: Correspondence, what steps he is taking to ensure that written correspondence from Members of Parliament receives a response from
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will outline his plans for increasing the number of early prison releases.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2025 to question 60227 on Cricket: Women, what further progress her Department has made on increasing participation in cricket by women and girls in the last 12
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the early release of offenders on victims of (a) violent crime and (b) domestic violence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase support for victims of domestic violence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the probation service is adequately resourced.
To ask His Majesty's Government following the Supreme Court's judgment regarding the Cheshire West framework and associated statutory independent checks and safeguards (UKSC/2025/0042), what steps they are taking to establish targeted protections for vuln
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his department has made of the potential impact of the early releases of offenders on public confidence in the justice system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase victim training as part of the professional qualification in probation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support victim liaison officers.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June to Question 4321 on Palantir: Software, whether the National Cyber Security Centre expert guidance on the awarding of software contracts to Palantir included (a) any objections o
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential role of faith-based organisations in (a) supporting victims of domestic abuse and (b) contributing to the domestic abuse pathway.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides training for faith-based organisations on (a) recognising potential signs of domestic violence and (b) supporting victims.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 5014 on Driving Licences: Health, how many claims for financial compensation relating to delays in the processing of medical driving licence applications by the
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will introduce the Police Reform BIll.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation on gas system resilience.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what impact the delay in responding to the gas resilience consultation will have on (a) energy security and (b) preparedness for future supply shocks.
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Supreme Court's judgment regarding the Cheshire West Framework (UKSC/2025/0042), what steps they plan to take to ensure that families of individuals who no longer qualify for automatic, non-means-tested legal
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing skills bootcamps for the public service vehicles sector that mirror those available to HGV drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle rural disparities in cancer care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on the number of NHS appointments that have been missed due to administrative issues in the last 12 months.