Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the agreement signed in December 2020 by the Chief of the Defence Staff and his Israeli counterpart formalising military collaboration between the UK and Israel remains in place; and whether it has been (
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures introduced to reduce delays in criminal courts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the average waiting time between charge and trial in a) magistrates’ courts and b) the Crown Court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in trial effectiveness in a) magistrates’ courts and b) the Crown Court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of criminal trials that proceed as scheduled.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the primary causes of ineffective trials in criminal courts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal trials were ineffective due to overlisting in each of the past five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in court expenditure on (a) court efficiency and (b) case resolution times.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 4044, how the estimated emissions embodied in imported goods consumed in the UK in 2022 compared with figures for each of the previous ten
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 4044, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of imported emissions on the UK’s progress towards net zero targets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of imported embodied emissions on the competitiveness of UK industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what measures are in place to ensure that imported goods consumed in the UK are produced to environmental standards comparable to those required of UK producers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will make an assessment of the a) resilience and b) capacity of the local water provision following shortages in the Weybridge area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of additional house building on the resilience and capacity of a) water and b) sewerage systems in the Runnymede and Weybridge area
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the potential impact of changes on level crossing down times will be a factor in the upcoming SWR timetable review and consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what perfomance metrics will be considered as part of SWR's leadership performance review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of high service charges and low resale prices of inherited retirement flats on people living in those flats.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is aware of any cases in the last five years where a child was placed in the primary care of an individual who is a registered sex offender.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects data relating to children placed in households including a registered sex offender.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the increase in the number of assessors to clear the Access to Work backlog will be funded from the current allocated fund for Access to Work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she makes of the number of V5C logbooks that were obtained fraudulently every year for the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 126661, on Growth Mission Board, for what reasons the Growth Mission Board was replaced by the Growth and Living Standards Committee in November 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the DVLA's processes to prevent stolen vehicles from being disguised or cloned by criminals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to guarantee that NHS dentistry benefits proportionately from any additional NHS funding secured in future Spending Reviews.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many replacement V5C log books have been issued every year for the past five years.