Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release, "Emergency Alert to be sent to England and Wales as Government steps up wildfire response with funding, military support and BBQ ban", 14 August 2026, whether the recommended
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any assessment has been made of the number of mobile phones where the users have turned off government and emergency alerts in their phone settings.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release, "Emergency Alert to be sent to England and Wales as Government steps up wildfire response with funding, military support and BBQ ban", 14 August 2026, what was the statutory
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release, "Emergency Alert to be sent to England and Wales as Government steps up wildfire response with funding, military support and BBQ ban", 14 August 2026, how many mobile phones
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 27 January 2025, to Question 25755, on Emergencies: Mobile Phones, whether there will be an evaluation report produced for the use of the UK Emergency Alert service on 14 August 2
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 24 January 2024, to Question 10668, on Emergencies: Mobile Phones, what is the cost to the public purse in the Emergency Alerts system over the 2026 to 2029 period.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 24 January 2024, to Question 10668, on Emergencies: Mobile Phones, what is the additional or marginal cost to the public purse of issuing a nationwide Emergency Alert.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document, Frequency Asked Questions about Emergency Alerts, published by the Cabinet Office in 2023, what are the latest criteria for use of the Emergency Alert service in relation to (a) l
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2026, to Question 16971, on Bank Notes: Design, if she will place in the Library a copy of the 4 August 2025 correspondence, reference TO2025/12527, released under the Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not endorsing the findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee on the UK's legal standing.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reclassifying biomedical scientists as healthcare professionals, and (b) including them within the healthcare occupations paid under t
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen incentives for long-term investment in network resilience in rural and storm-impacted areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the forthcoming Energy Resilience Strategy will reinforce the need for a more predictive, data-led and technology-enabled energy network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support network operators to adopt a predictive, data-led and technology-enabled energy network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve accessible transport options for disabled people in rural and coastal communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 12794, what timetable the UK National Screening Committee is working to for (a) reviewing the recently published evidence on the Stockholm3 test, (
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 12794, how the commitment made in the Written Statement of 2 June 2026 to maintain and regularly update the UK National Screening Committee's prost
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered extending the proposed 20% business rates reduction for pubs, social clubs and live music venues to post offices.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much is raised annually from Vehicle Excise Duty on motorcycles with owners registered in Wales.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals in Wales pay Vehicle Excise Duty on motorcycles annually.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making education on antisemitism mandatory in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Plan 2 student loan interest rates, particularly for graduates from less advantaged backgrounds; and whether she is considering further reforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a recognised second-life certification pathway for solar PV.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to allow greater flexibility within Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) eligibility where solar installations can demonstrate safety and compliance, even if they fall outsid
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration she has given to piloting solar PV reuse schemes.