Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what weight local planning authorities may give to constraints on (a) highway capacity, (b) access to primary care, (c) school capacity and (d) sewerage infrastructure when deter
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Department has made of the potential implications for former mining communities in Walsall Borough of reducing the categories of planning application on which
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional council homes the Department expects Walsall Council to deliver by 2031 as a result of the measures announced on 25 August 2026; and what funding will be prov
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many proposed data centres have (a) requested and (b) received an electricity-grid connection offer; what their combined requested capacity is; and what assessment has been made of the po
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the cost of electricity-network reinforcement required to connect new data centres will be met by (a) data-centre developers, (b) network operators and (c) electricity cons
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many data-centre developments have applied for a connection to the gas network; what generating capacity is proposed in connection with those applications; and what assessment the Departm
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many incidents involving the impersonation of foreign government representatives targeting (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) senior civil servants have been reported since 1 January 2024; and what
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that decisions on affordable housing grant allocations do not disadvantage smaller and community-based housing associations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken research on the potential impact of a 20p discount on business rates for hospitality businesses on the entire high street.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cumulative tax burden on the hospitality sector, including VAT.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has commissioned on the impact a lower rate of VAT for hospitality would have on (a) visitor numbers, (b) visitor spend and (c) length of stay of visitors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the exemption from producer fees under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme to social enterpri
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department's review of the wider impacts of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme includes engagement with the social enterprise sector to assess the impact of produc
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what outcome measures NHS England uses to assess the quality of care provided to people living with schizophrenia; and whether her Department plans to strengthen the use of outcome-focused metrics
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to Question 9022, on Education: Equality, whether universities' admissions policies will be deemed to be a decision of a strategic nature under the socio-economic duty pro
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 1 September 2026 to Question 13819 on Opportunity Mission Board, on what dates the Opportunity Mission Board has met since it was de-classified as a Cabinet Committee.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO Services Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to 2026, HC 458, 3 July 2026, how many contractors were incorrectly paying taxes following the HMRC invest
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 16927, on European IDAHOT+ Forum: Finance, in what way are the grants being allocated; and whether there is a bidding or
To ask the Prime Minister, how many staff are assigned to work permanently in Number 10 North; and how many staff are assigned to the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026, to Question 16155, on Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme, whether the UK Intelligence Community classifies the internship schemes which are not open to whi
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the total cost of the No10 North Downing Street replica door, and who were the supplier or suppliers.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question HL1786, on the United Kingdom, whether the previous commitment in the Safeguarding the Union command paper to publish a series of papers on the case for the Uni
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff had held meetings with representatives of Arden Strategies since his appointment.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 17510 on Department for Transport: Public Relations, whether the public affairs consultancy contracts held by the Arm’s Length Bodies of the Department for Tr
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026, to Question 16155, on Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme, whether the UK Intelligence Community is utilising (a) Section 158, (b) Section 159 or (c) Sectio