Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question HL16533 on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, whether any Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legally binding agreements, that do not have the stat
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there have been any changes to the (a) Missions and (b) specific Milestones announced in the Plan for Change, CP 1210, of 5 December 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional instructors and permanent staff will be required to deliver Army Reserve basic training at alternative sites following the closure of Army Training Regiment Grantham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of relocating Army Reserve basic training away from Grantham on the geographic accessibility of training for reservists in civilian employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated capital receipt from the planned disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of relocating the units and training functions based at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how capital receipt from the disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks will be used; and whether any will be reinvested in Army Reserve training infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of women waiting for NHS treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of burnout of NHS staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to engage physicians on the assumptions underpinning the modelling of workforce numbers in the 10-Year Workforce Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a long-term financial sustainability plan for community pharmacy co-produced with the community pharmacy sector in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is is taking to help ensure that the Modern Service Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care will be implemented by local integration care boards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to make education about antisemitism mandatory in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what date his Department expects to publish the interim statement on the Modern Service Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of re-orienting the further education funding system to rewards outcomes rather than headcounts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of funding apprenticeship training for under-22s in SMEs on apprenticeship starts prior to announcing an expansion to under-25s.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the independent patient and public scrutiny of NHS and social care services following the proposed abolition of local Healthwatch organisations under t
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's joint consultation entitled Reforming planning rules to accelerate deployment of digital infrastructure, published on 18 December 2025, what pr
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to extend permitted development rights for routine upgrades to existing telecommunications infrastructure in order to support the rollout of standalone 5G.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the National Planning Policy Framework gives sufficient weight to the need to maintain, upgrade and expand telecommunications infrastructur
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the National Planning Policy Framework to state that digital connectivity is essential infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to promote greater consistency by local planning authorities in decisions relating to telecommunications infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to ensure the independent oversight of complaints and safeguarding concerns under the reforms proposed in the Health Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation his Department held with patients, carers, NHS staff and voluntary sector organisations before bringing forward the Health Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the mental health and wellbeing of midwives in the NHS, including access to occupational mental health services, support after traumatic experiences i