Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the announcement on 26 May 2026 of the cancellation of later-stage Project Gigabit contracts, what steps she is taking to prevent rural and hard-to-reach communities f
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has a strategy for reducing inequalities experienced by care-experienced children and young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support for fuel poor households.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the criminalisation of children while in care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of the impact of (a) electric and (b) petrol cars on road surfaces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support micro-businesses in Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of projected increases in the energy price cap on the number of households in fuel poverty in winter 2026/27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of (a) differences in vehicle excise duty between electric and petrol vehicles and (b) the impact of those vehicles on road conditions and associated maintenance costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that defence procurement supports SMEs in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking reduce annual energy costs and reduce fuel poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support farmers with the cost of fertiliser in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to publish an annual assessment of care leavers' experiences of education, training and employment destinations, housing status and criminal justice involvement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help clean waterways in Surrey Heath constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for Indefinite Leave to Remain applications submitted under the ECAA businessperson route.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure applicants under the European Communities Association Agreement businessperson route receive (a) timely and (b) informative updates on the progress of the
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) compliance and (b) enforcement processes for financial orders made in divorce proceedings; and whether he will make an assessment of the potenti
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial support her Department provides for (a) B & K Universal and (b) MBR Acres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the role of (a) gyms and (b) fitness businesses in delivering health prevention measures to the public.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the 20% VAT rate on (a) gyms and (b) fitness businesses that are delivering preventative health outcomes for the public.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) gyms and (b) fitness businesses from VAT where they can demonstrate clear preventative health outcomes for their users.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered formally recognising gyms and fitness facilities as part of the wider preventative health infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Health and Safety Executive’s enforcement powers in relation to employers exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica dust during the cutting of
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure compliance with Health and Safety Executive guidance prohibiting dry cutting of engineered stone without water suppression controls.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to introduce a statutory prohibition on dry cutting of high-silica engineered stone without appropriate dust suppression measures.