Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to apply the reduction in VAT on domestic electricity bills to Northern Ireland.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that French police assist migrants seeking to cross the Channel to the UK in small boats.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial sustainability of the hospice sector; and what plans they have, if any, to provide short-term revenue support to hospices to maintain services whilst they develop a long-term
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan on the imprisonment of Imran Khan.
To ask His Majesty's Government which non-governmental organisations they have discussed the future of the Chagos Islands with since 20 July 2026.
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the command paper Protecting What Matters, published on 9 March 2026, whether they plan to publish the details of which 40 areas they assess social cohesion to be under pressure and in line for the alloca
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the command paper Protecting What Matters, published on 9 March 2026, whether they will publish the details of how the £92 million Places of Worship Renewal Fund will be spent.
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the command paper Protecting What Matters, published on 9 March 2026, which (1) individuals, (2) groups, (3) organisations, (4) businesses, and (5) bodies will support the roll out of training on how reli
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the command paper Protecting What Matters, published on 9 March 2026, which civil society organisations will help to spend the £11.5 million invested in Local Covenant Partnerships which also include loca
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the command paper Protecting What Matters, published on 9 March 2026, whether they plan to publish the membership details of each Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education.
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the command paper Protecting What Matters, published on 9 March 2026, by what date will they have refreshed the content of the Life in the UK Test.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure adequate and accessible provision for women experiencing rough sleeping.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the system benefits created by heat batteries which shift demand away from peak times.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to prioritise heat batteries as a tool to cut the cost of bills.
To ask His Majesty's Government what contribution will the British steel sector, including Speciality Steel UK, play in (1) delivering their Industrial Strategy, and (2) supporting growth in key sectors across the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of maintaining continuity in specialist steel production in response to the lengthy accreditation and homologation processes required by customers in the (1) automotive, (2) aerospace, and (3)
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement recommendation 6.5 of the Independent Sentencing Review, published on 22 May 2025, to commission a study on the impact and consequences of the assault on emergency workers legislation; and
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Ministry of Defence's reliance on Microsoft products and cloud services; and what steps they are taking to ensure resilience and competition in the procurement of digital infrastructure
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reliance of the NHS on Microsoft products and cloud services; and what steps they are taking to ensure resilience and competition in the procurement of digital infrastructure.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which law enforcement agencies in England and Wales rely on Microsoft software and cloud infrastructure; and what steps they are taking to ensure those agencies have access to
To ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens are awaiting compensation for the seizure of their land by the government of Zimbabwe.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 15 July (HL1814), what evidence they relied on when describing reviews conducted using the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool as “high-quality”, “objective” and “robust”; an
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 15 July (HL1814), whether they consider a review conducted by the hospital or hospitals responsible for the care under review to constitute an independent investigation;
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 15 July (HL1814), which specific findings or recommendations in the final report of the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation they consider relevant to determinin
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 15 July (HL1814), what safeguards exist to prevent uncertainty or error in the assessment of gestational age, or in the retrospective classification of a stillbirth as an