Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109179, and of 21 January 2026, to Question 105241, on Public Sector: Reform, for what reason publishing the key performance indicators for the Test, Learn & Grow progr
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109179, and of 21 January 2026, to Question 105241, on Public Sector: Reform, if he will publish the job titles and organisations of the people on the evaluation panel.
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the answer of 3 February 2026, to Question 109155, on Cabinet Office: Remote Working, which office attendance data gathering method does Cabinet Office use to monitor and ascertain office attendance in (a) 70 W
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what was the nature of the expenditure undertaken and for what goods and services, DOWNING STREET MODERNISATION PROGR
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 8060, on Cabinet Office: Expenditure, when will the Social Mobility Commission write to the Hon Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire with its response.
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what was the nature of the expenditure undertaken and for what goods and services, in relation to the transaction LGB
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the FCDO Services Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to 2026, HC 458, 3 July 2026, which central government bodies did the HMRC investigation into unpaid taxes in relation to IR35 compliance cover, an
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC 424, July 2026, page 171, for what reasons Ministers took the decision for the Plc company not to issue further certificates of HM Treasury S
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any authority under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 has been granted to personnel of the Chinese Embassy in London.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the incident involving the alleged use of prohibited weapons that took place at the Chinese Embassy in London on 3 July 2
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the risks associated with the unlawful importation of prohibited weapons using diplomatic privileges, including but not limited to diplomatic consignments protected un
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of police powers in responding to suspected offences committed by diplomatic mission staff where evidence is withdrawn into inviolable diplomatic premises
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met with the Chinese Ambassador to the UK since 3 July 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote compliance with international humanitarian law in Mongolia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to protect online privacy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to safeguard the right to privacy in relation to emerging technologies such as smart glasses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help improve preparation for droughts and wildfires in woods and forests in the context of the recent extreme temperatures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the relative requirements of the Lee Valley reservoirs compared with the Northern Lower Thames reservoirs in times of drought.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment was made of the relative requirements of the Lee Valley reservoirs compared with the Northern Lower Thames reservoirs in times of drought in 2022.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (1) Ministerial and (2) Civil Service oversight of the (a) Government Property Agency, (b) Government People Group and (c) Artificial Intelligence Taskforce will be undertaken by (i) the Office of the Pr
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has an update on the timetable for responding to the report by the Migration Advisory Committee entitled 'Family visa financial requirements review', published in June 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will assess the potential merits of amending planning rules to allow bike stores in front gardens.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow people born prior to section 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 coming into force on 6th April 2009 to retrospectively amend their birth cert
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on the a) effectiveness and b) future of the Common Travel Area between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help (a) halt and (b) reverse species decline in the UK.