Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the role of small engine supplies on the number of small boat crossings in the English Channel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had his international counterparts, including China's, on preventing smuggling gangs accessing small engine supplies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has the Government made of providing free software for low income self employed people to assist with compliance as part of the roll out of Making Tax Digital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to work toward a ceasefire in Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support humanitarian access into Sudan to provide aid for civilians.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is the UK taking to help the Syrian Government develop governance and security structures which reflect the religious and ethnic makeup of that country.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of removing VAT on sunscreen.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason PhD stipends do not count towards the work requirement for free hours of childcare; what information does her Department hold on the number of PhD researchers who are having to withdraw from the
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Defence Business Services record data relating to (a) the number of complaints received, (b) complaint resolution times and (c) complaint trends.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the safety and resilience of the rail network to a) flash flooding, b) prolonged drought and c) other environmental and weather impacts associated with a warming climate.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to assess the prevalence of chemical submission offences in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research, monitoring and data collection her Department undertakes to assess the prevalence of chemical submission offences in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to prevent abuse of the student loans system from overseas students who fail to repay their loans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence personnel were affected by the reported cyberattack that compromised data associated with the Police National Legal Database and related systems.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Pension Scheme, how many (a) formal Stage 1 complaints under the Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure have been registered by Capita since December 2025 and (b) formal Stage
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the EU's customs charge for small parcels on the (a) comic and (b) wider publishing industry; and whether her Departmen
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the sanctions announced on 17 July 2026 which covered a number of entities including some Sudanese-UAE registered companies involved in Rapid Support Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether criminal convictions given to Hong Kongers in Hong Kong courts under the National Security Act can result in denied Electronic Travel Authorisation to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what methods the Department is using to ensure young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) are being consulted on the future of SEND policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of Sudanese nationals who claim asylum following a grant of entry clearance as a student go on to claim asylum support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) to what extent and (b) via what methods midwives are assessed for asking whether treatment for abnormal cervical cells has taken place at the first appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, at what time between 16 and 19 weeks trusts are assessed for providing the national standard of a scan to be provided between 16 to 19 weeks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to what extent her Department assesses whether NHS health trusts are providing a mechanism for women to report concerns about not being listened to.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator are (a) upheld and (b) upheld in part; and what the average compensation is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what grounds complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator are dismissed; and what equality impact assessments on age, race and disability have been made.