Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which driving test centres were at 24 weeks wait times in a) April 2026 and b) May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for driving licence applications in (a) April 2026 and (b) May 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps were taken to help mitigate potential conflicts of interest arising from Lord Mandelson's commercial interests before he took up the post of Ambassador to the United States.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the failure-to-attend rate for practical car driving tests was in (a) April 2026 and (b) May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 3124, whether she plans to commission an assessment of the cost of insurance premiums for e-cargo bikes in the urban freight sector; and what steps her Departme
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister met Peter Thiel in (a) July and (b) August 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she plans to take to tackle the (a) algorithmic and (b) design features that maximise children's engagement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with BT about its duty to maintain or remove disused, dilapidated and eyesore telephone boxes on high streets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the national gird infrastructure's resilience to hazards caused by climate change in (a) Broxtowe, (b) the East Midlands and (c) Eng
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC on how the Local Democracy Reporting Service ensures political impartiality in reporting on local councils, combined authorities and other local d
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the updated School Food Standards reflect the latest scientific evidence on nutrition.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of safeguards to ensure that BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporters produce balanced and impartial coverage when their reports are supplied t
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the value for money of the Local Democracy Reporting Service; and whether future funding for the Local Democracy Reporting Service will be conditional o
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to manage the risk of wildfires on Stanford Training Area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve dementia care for patients in (a) Broxtowe constituency, (b) Nottingham, (c) Nottinghamshire and (d) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government considered the potential merits of a cost capping order in the latest legal action brought by the WASPI campaign.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of opposing the WASPI campaign's application for a costs capping order in their previous legal action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current estimated cost of the maintenance backlog is for each prison in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of barriers to innovation and technology adoption across police forces; and what steps she is taking to break down those barriers to support crime prevention and pr
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage police forces to adopt advanced technological innovations.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the positive role advanced technology can play in the reporting and prevention of violence against women and girls.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference the Government's December 2025 BBC Charter Review Green Paper proposing the expansion of the Local Democracy Reporting Service, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that i
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of patients waiting to start treatment with Medway NHS Foundation Trust in (a) July 2024 and (b) May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Local Democracy Reporting Service funded reporter posts are currently hosted by Reach plc publications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of patients waiting to start treatment with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in (a) July 2024 and (b) May 2026.