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, whether she has assessed that the proposed development at MOD Bicester Site A is required in a matter of days or weeks; what operational deadline has been identified; what eviden
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Department's Accounting Officer has reviewed proposals for Site A at MoD Bicester against the principles of Managing Public Money.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 44 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, in what year does he expect the new F-35As will be able to join the NATO Dual Capable Aircraft nuclear mission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 44 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what funding has been granted to a) developing and b) procuring nuclear weaponry for the new F35As.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many of the over 90,000 annual cyber attacks on Defence systems were assessed as (a) serious and (b) successful in the 12 m
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, which (a) state and (b) non-state actors are responsible for cyber attacks on Defence systems.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 14 July 2026 on National Resilience, on what date the national resilience public awareness campaign will launch.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of levels of gold purchases by overseas central banks since 2022 on UK reserve-management policy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the proportion of official reserves held in gold by (a) the United Kingdom, (b) France, (c) Germany, (d) Italy, (e) Poland, (f) the United States and (g) other
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what limits his department places on the maximum proportion of the UK’s official reserves that may be exposed to any single foreign currency.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his department has made of the effect on the Exchange Equalisation Account of a (a) 10 per cent, (b) 20 per cent and (c) 30 per cent depreciation of the US dollar against sterling.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his department has made of changes in the share of global foreign-exchange reserves accounted for by the US dollar when determining the asset allocation of the Exchange Equalisation Account.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his department has established a target range for the proportion of official reserves held in assets without counterparty credit risk.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the UK’s official reserve assets carries (a) sovereign, (b) financial institution and (c) other counterparty credit exposure.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of gold in reducing currency concentration risk within the UK’s official reserves.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the UK’s foreign-currency reserve assets is invested in securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governments.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the UK’s exposure to US-dollar-denominated assets within the official reserves.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what the funding allocated to artificial intelligence is between 2026-27 and 2029-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what funding is allocated to defence artificial intelligence between 2030 and 2035.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what funding is allocated to the development of the Defence AI Centre between 2030 and 2035.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, regarding the statement that AI will feature within the Digital Targeting Web, Integrated Air and Missile Defence, Project ASGA
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, if he plans to publish the Defence Strategic Approach to AI.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure better safeguards are put in place for service personnel who receive court correspondence while deployed on exercise.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen financial support and working rights for unpaid carers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that late-night venues, such as nightclubs, are accessible to wheelchair users.