Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recognition does the Department make of polygamous marriages in the benefits system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding has the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer made to employment schemes since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of May 2026, to Question 1176, on DWP: Public Appointments, if he will name the four Direct Ministerial Appointments who made declarations of political activity and list the polit
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to support (a) the rights of women and (b) the role of biological sex in policy making.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she intends to update the guidance or secondary legislation on gender pay reporting in relation to requiring reporting based on biological sex.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the answer of 16 March 2026, to Question 115824, on Cabinet Office: Equality, what is the terms of reference for the commissioned research project.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many FTE staff were employed by the Government Equality Office / Office for Equality and Opportunity in (a) April 2024, (b) April 2025, and (c) to date.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Professor Sullivan report, Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender: executive summary, published 19 March 2025, what steps is the Office for Equality and Opportunity tak
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the consultation outcome, Consultation on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting: government response, of 25 March 2026, from what financial year will the reports be mandatory.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what representations has she received from Liberal Democrat (a) Hon Members and (b) councillors, on the updated code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to commence section 14 of the Equality Act 2010 on combined discrimination.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12159 on Cabinet Office: Marketing, whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chie
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcoun
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the Office for Equality and Opportunity since the Govern
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount s
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the answer by Lord Coaker of 29 July 2026, to Question HL2207, on Armed Forces: Clubs, whether the review in private members’ clubs is considering single-sex clubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Direct Ministerial Appointment portal entry, Chair of the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan, what is the business case for paying the chair £452,018 per annum, and whether it will
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spend on branded goods and merchandise by the department since the Government Chief Commercial Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any members of his Department met with or corresponded with Lord Mandelson in relation to commercial deals between the UK Government and Palantir.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117534 on Cyber & Specialist Operations Command: Costs, what was the business case for the branded lanyards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list each Non-Legally Binding Instrument that has been signed by the department and it's Arms Length Bodies since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to the department, excluding secondments involv
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129003 on Global Counsel: Palantir, whether the wider Department corresponded with Global Counsel on the visit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124859 on Defence: Finance, what monetary amount of NATO qualifying spend was outside the MOD budget in 2024-25; and from which departments and funding st