Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2801 on Transport: Innovation, how many projects have had their business case approvals process adapted to support innovative activity since 4 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1283 on Department for Transport: Official Cars, what assessment her Department has made of the compatibility of collecting anonymised data on the manufacturing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide for each driving test centre in Great Britain the car practical driving test waiting time in weeks in May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a practical car driving test was in (a) April 2026 and (b) May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure adequate funding for the police investigation into the Horizon IT System for sub-postmasters, including 93 year old Betty Brown.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much National Highways has spent on its in-house external affairs work since 4 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the welfare and health of Craig and Lindsay Foreman; and when UK officials last received consular access to them.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners on securing the release of British nationals detained in Iran, including Craig and Lindsay Foreman.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to the family of Craig and Lindsay Foreman; and whether additional assistance has been offered following their sentencing in Iran.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of the use of non-English language campaign material during local and general elections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social media use on the wellbeing, sleep and educational outcomes of children and young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wait for practical driving tests is at a) Darlington, b) Middlesbrough, c) Northallerton, d) Hartlepool test centres and e) in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full time equivalent driving test examiners are employed at the a) Darlington, b) Middlesbrough, c) Northallerton, d) Hartlepool driving test centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional full time equivalent driving test examiners have been recruited for a) Darlington, b) Middlesbrough, c) Northallerton, d) Hartlepool and e) England as a whole in each of the last two years,
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical driving tests have been completed at a) Darlington, b) Middlesbrough, c) Northallerton, d) Hartlepool and e) England in each of the last two years, broken down by quarters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the letter of 22 May from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Hon. Member for Stockton West, how many qualified DVSA staff have returned to front line examining roles and how many exams
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the letter of 22 May from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Hon. Member for Stockton West, how many Ministry of Defence driving examiners have been used for civilian driving exams and
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the letter of 22 May from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Hon. Member for Stockton West, if he will set out what steps he has taken to increase training capacity so that new examine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the letter of 22 May from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Hon. Member for Stockton West, if he will set out some of the incentives being offered to examiners to perform more tests;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the rise in youth unemployment among people aged 16 to 24 in the past 24 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to provide tailored employment support for young people aged 16 to 24 who are unemployed or economically inactive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of closing Army Training Regiment Grantham on the deliverability of the Strategic Defence Review 2025 recommendation to increase the Army Reserve by 20%.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the decision to dispose of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks was last formally reviewed; and whether that review post-dated the publication of the Strategic Defence Review 2025 on 2 June 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the disposal timeline for Prince William of Gloucester Barracks remains 2028; and what recent assessment he has made of that timeline in light of the Strategic Defence Review 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Army Reserve recruits completed an element of their basic training at Army Training Regiment Grantham in each of the last five years.