Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of nuclear test veterans in the United States and France; and what lessons they have learned from comparisons with those countries’ approaches to the provision of compensation
To ask His Majesty's Government how many British military personnel who took part in nuclear weapons testing are currently alive; and what plans they have, if any, to compensate them.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Minister for Communities in Northern Ireland regarding reform of licensing laws, including the surrender principle, and the creation of a new licensing system to invigorate the brewin
To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the recommendation of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review that any dispute of facts relating to the resignation or dismissal of an LGBT veteran should be decided with a reverse burden of proof, what steps
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the list of Cabinet committees and interministerial groups, including their memberships and terms of reference.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many Intensive Work Search claimants are allocated to each Jobcentre Plus.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Timpson on 18 July 2025 (HL9111), when they expect HMP Millsike to be operating at full capacity.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have published the submissions they made regarding justiciability of statements made under section 20 of the Environment Act 2021 in the case of R (Wild Justice) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities an
To ask His Majesty's Government how many childminders there are active (1) today, and (2) in July 2024; and what assessment they have made for the change in number.
To ask His Majesty's Government what the retention policy is for submissions made to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government during public consultations.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have a formal procedure for responding when a person residing in the UK is designated or sanctioned by a foreign government on the basis of an alleged association with a terrorist organisation, particularly whe
To ask His Majesty's Government what the definition of sectarianism is in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government command paper Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom, published on 9 Mar
To ask His Majesty's Government how many animals they have approved for experimentation over the next five years during the year to date; and how this relates to their manifesto commitment to phase out animal testing.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Sherlock on 1 September (HL Deb col 7), what plans they have to work with not-for-profit microfinance organisations such as Purple Shoots to support unemployed people to start their own bu
To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the publication of the British Journal of General Practice study Diagnosing in the dark, published on 31 May, what discussions have they had with NHS England and GP organisations to (1) ensure that GPs rece
To ask His Majesty's Government how many appraisals by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for medicines indicated for kidney disease have (1) received a positive recommendation, (1) received a negative recommendation, and (3) been termi
To ask His Majesty's Government how many appraisals by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for follow-on indications for (1) kidney disease and (2) rare kidney disease have (a) received a negative recommendation, or (b) been terminated,
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the contractual requirement introduced on 1 October 2025 requires GP practices to provide (1) an online consultation system, (2) an online appointment booking system, or (3) both; and what percentage of GP practices
To ask His Majesty's Government how many GP practices have been assessed as not complying with the contractual requirement to provide online access during core hours since 1 October 2025; and what action is being taken to increase compliance.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make pension tax relief conditional upon undertakings by the funds to invest at least 15 per cent of their equity portfolios in British public and private companies.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (a) gains to HM Treasury from the years of operation of quantitative easing, and (b) the losses to HM Treasury since 2022 from quantitative tightening as a result of the implementation of the
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the effect of bond sales by the Bank of England, undertaken because of quantitative tightening, on long-term borrowing rates; and what assessment they have made of the additional 30 basis poi
To ask His Majesty's Government how many data centres are using or adapting their equipment to enable recycling of their own water for cooling systems; and how many data centres of older design and construction are not proceeding with such improvements an
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are taken by the NHS to inform asthma sufferers of the availability of biologic injections as a possible treatment for their condition; and whether the NHS policy on such public information varies from area to ar
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of developing a sixth-generation jet fighter, in the light of the increasing use of unmanned drones in warfare.