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, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the average time for SMEs to receive a decision on bank loan applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4081 on Navy: Portsmouth, how many units within HMNB Portsmouth have a UIN for accounting purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance for people with cystic fibrosis as we mark cystic fibrosis awareness week from 8-14 June.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of co-morbidities such as liver disease which affects one in five people with cystic fibrosis as we mark cystic fibrosis awareness week from 8-14 June.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to a review of the prescription charge exemption list to reflect the changing nature of many long-term conditions including cystic fibrosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost to her Department is of the development, delivery, and accreditation of Carbon Literacy Project training since 2020; and if she will provide a breakdown of these costs for (a) Department for
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which 10 (a) railway lines and (b) station sections recorded the highest number of trespass incidents in 2025; and what physical security measures are being deployed at those hotspots.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the transaction COD Chief of Staff to FCDO Services, Ref: 2037004694 w
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 2 June (HL195), how many times Lord Mandelson was recorded as visiting 10 Downing Street between 4 July 2024 and being appointed ambassador according to (1) the 10 Downing
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the transaction GRS THIRD PARTY PROVISION to PEOPLESCOUT LTD, Ref: 103
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the transaction GCS NEW MEDIA UNIT PROG to ACADEMIA LTD, Ref: 10372781
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the Digital ID programme transaction to SMART SURVEY LTD, Ref: 1037275
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the topics of opinion research commissioned from Ipso Mori were for th
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on the new government brand.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Contractfinder, Provision of socio-legal research into equal pay and combined discrimination - Lot 2, Ref: CCZZ24A18 - Lot 2, whether the research has been completed.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of dynamic alignment with the EU on energy and the carbon adjustment mechanism on trade deals with other nations and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreemen
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of Civil Service Pension Scheme members have been provided with an Annual Benefit Statement for a) 2024-25, b) 2023-24, c) 2022-23 and d) 2021-22.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the ONS National Statistics Socio-economic Classification, and the Social Mobility Commission’s classification, of a trade union official who works for a local authority under 100% facility time.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 112183 on Peers: Children, what is the social class of children of peers according to the policy.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 26 May (HL111), when they last made representations to the government of Israel about the ill-treatment, including sexual assault, of Palestinian children
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 123213 on Peers: Recruitment, whether a mandatory retirement age will be applied to direct ministerial appointments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle skills shortages in areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment in areas with high economic inactivity historically impacted by deindustrialisation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage a culture of economic growth in deindustrialised areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that support offered by Growth Hubs is not only used in places of concentrated wealth.