Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124718, on Pride in Place Programme, if he will set out the numbers and proportions of the constituencies in (a) Englan
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the legislative vehicle by which the council tax surcharge will be implemented, and whether there will be primary legislation in the new session.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the timetable for the review of the definition of irreplaceable habitats.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has ended its policy of non-engagement with Greenpeace.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC and HMRC Valuation Office staff have been allocated to support the council tax surcharge valuations and appeals.
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2026, to Question 118770, on Church of England: Council Tax, if she will publish a copy of the high-level assessment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026, to Question HL16193, on Sustainable Communities Act 2007, how many proposals have been submitted since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 29 September 2025, to Question HL10508, on Rents: Appeals, what metrics will be used, and at what levels, to determine whether the Tribunal system
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what was the cost to the department of correcting errors in the transitional arrangements for councils in business rates pools in the draft Local Government Funding Settlement fo
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government will support a facilitated departure of students from Gaza with fully funded scholarships to universities in Scotland and across the UK this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Home Office and Department for Education on establishing and funding a safe, facilitated departure scheme for the 2026 cohort of stud
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets the Department gives water suppliers for the delivery of alternative water to vulnerable residents following the loss of water supply.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department scrutinises South East Water’s performance in providing alternative water to vulnerable customers following the loss of water supply.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the previous Secretary of State for Health and Social Care accepted his Ministerial severance payment.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a copy of his Department's (a) guidance and (b) manuals on undertaking due diligence.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's webpage entitled Help with the cost of living in 2026, updated on 10 March 2026, if he will include policies on council tax.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Morgan McSweeney, whilst Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, backed up official information on his government-issued iPhone through the Apple iCloud service, and whether the Advanced Data Protection fa
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of resourcing levels in local Trading Standards services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on creating a cross-departmental taskforce on tackling illicit trade involving i) his Department, (ii) HMRC, (iii) the Home Office and (iv) the Ministry of Housing, Communitie
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC will provide police forces with access to tobacco track-and-trace data to (i) support enforcement against organised criminal groups and (ii) identify the provenance of stolen tobacco products.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how (i) consumers and (ii) businesses can report incidents of illicit trade on high streets.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor of London on the causes of gender disparities in the unemployment rate in London.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the causes of gender disparities in the unemployment rate in London.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the causes of gender disparities in the unemployment rate in Sussex.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on gender disparities in the unemployment rate in the South East of England.