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, if he will make a statement on the enforcement capacity of Trading Standards in respect of the proposed high-caffeine energy drinks ban.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many judges he plans to recruit to help speed up Section 8 repossession orders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether county courts will have additional sitting hours to deal with Section 8 possession orders following the commencement of the Renters Rights Act.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of reducing the qualification time for people to sit on a first tier tribunal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there are additional sitting hours for first tier tribunals after 1 May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which estate agencies does his Department consult with regularly in large urban areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with a) Cabinet colleagues, and b) her Armenian counterpart about the UK’s support for the Armenian economy following Russia’s trade embar
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of Russian attempts to influence the Armenian parliamentary election on 7 June through (a) economic coercion and (b) hybrid
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total cost to businesses of complying with any new certification, labelling, IT system, and regulatory requirements arising from a future U
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many businesses in each sector are included within the Government's estimate that up to 500,000 businesses may be affected by a future UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps Network Rail is taking to collect direct cost data, including Delay Repay and damage repair costs, relating to rail trespass incidents.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises that may need to make changes to production processes, certification, labelling, IT systems or
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial assistance the Government plans to make available to businesses required to make operational or regulatory changes as a result of a future UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanita
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 31 May 2026 on Preparing for a future Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement with the European Union: Business readiness informatio
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, for each of (a) February, (b) March and (c) April in (i) 2024, (ii) 2025 and (iii) 2026, what was the average daily number of (A) total adult in-patien
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for the Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, for each of (a) February, (b) March and (c) April in (i) 2024, (ii) 2025 and (iii ) 2026, what was the average daily number of (A) total
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, for each of (a) February, (b) March and (c) April in (i) 2024, (ii) 2025 and (iii) 2026, what was the average daily number of (A) total adult in
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who in Government is responsible for issuing guidance and/or requirements for the retention, storage and back up of Cabinet ministers a) personal and b) professional whatsapp messages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of opportunities for employment for people with long-term health conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for carers receiving Carer's Allowance who wish to enter employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of housing support available through Housing Benefit.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect the rights of people with disabilities following the Supreme Court ruling that overruled the Cheshire West framework for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of benefit claimants experiencing deductions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of benefit sanctions on the mental health of claimants receiving Universal Credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to digital services for claimants who are unable to use online platforms for Universal Credit applications and management.