Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask His Majesty's Government what impact the NHS Health Check has had on saving money in the long term, through identifying and treating illnesses before they require late-stage care.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they explored the merits of VAT reform for the hospitality sector before introducing a visitor levy.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have completed, or have plans to complete, a full regulatory impact assessment of the hospitality sector before the visitor levy is introduced, or before granting powers to mayors to consult on a levy; and whet
To ask His Majesty's Government what consultation and engagement they have had or intend to have with businesses and hospitality and tourism trade bodies (1) prior to the visitor levy consultation, (2) before the Government response to the consultation is
To ask His Majesty's Government what work they have completed on commissioning an assessment of the cumulative tax burden on hospitality businesses, and what impact adding an additional visitor levy will have on (1) consumer spending on the high street, (
To ask His Majesty's Government what research, if any, they have commissioned on the impact of ringfencing the potential visitor levy revenues on (1) jobs in hospitality and tourism sector, (2) high street spending, and (3) tourism and destination investm
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made on the recent finding of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding prisoners serving an Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consultation they have undertaken with prisoners serving imprisonment for public protection, detention for public protection, and "two-strike" sentences imposed before 2005 on means of improving coordination between Pa
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect passenger rail services to run between Oxford and Bletchley serving the new station at Winslow.
To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the delay in opening the current phase of East West Rail passenger services, and what steps they are taking to ensure that future phases are delivered and opened on schedule.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average daily percentage of rolling stock available for passenger service for each train operating company in every month since June 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many full-time equivalent staff in each government department were members of the Government Communication Service on (a) 4 July 2024 and (b) the most recent date for which figures are available.
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment has been made of the security, privacy and confidentiality implications of camera-, microphone- and AI-enabled smart glasses in areas of the Parliamentary Estate for which the House of Lords Administration
To ask His Majesty's Government what work they have done to assess the feasibility of introducing some form of military service for young UK citizens.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reintroducing dog licenses.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to develop a new incentive for first time buyers to save for their first home.
To ask His Majesty's Government what specific help has been offered to Nepal following the recent floods.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with European countries in which large inflatable dinghies used to transport illegal immigrants to the UK are manufactured or marketed.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on UK citizens of the closure of bank branches.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to join UNICEF's Partnership for a Lead-Free Future.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have considered introducing monitored driving conditions for offenders who would otherwise face disqualification for repeat motoring offences.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 23 September 2025 (HL10215), what further progress they have made in developing new registration fee arrangements for early years providers.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics, published on 26 March, that they consider the recommendatio
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics, published on 26 March, that non-party campaigner and candid
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics, published on 26 March, that foreign-funded political advert