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 assessment he was made of the potential impact of the decision not to uprate Local Housing Allowance in the Autumn 2025 Budget on (a) families, (b) older renters, and (c) people with disabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Shared Housing Rate on the ability of under 35s to secure homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department plans to reply to the correspondence of 26 June 2026 from the hon. Member for Torbay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what oversight and regulation is in place for private adult skills education providers in England.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury alongside the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have explored (a) the potential merits of VAT reform for the hospitality sector to match European countries that use a visitor levy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has worked with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on commissioning a comprehensive assessment of cumulative ta
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he has assessed how far back in time it is possible to produce an adjusted poverty estimate of Households Below Average Income (HBAI); and if his Department will commit to going back as far as they c
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the average repair costs for potholes in England, and what plans she has to reduce those costs.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 10289 on Equality: Gender and Intersex and to the Written Answer of 14 July 2026 to Question HL1591 on Civil Service: Gender Recognition, whether the decision n
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken by the Civil Aviation Authority to complete certification applications was for (a) aircraft, (b) engines, (c) components and (d) modifications in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the European Commission's proposal to extend the EU Emissions Trading Scheme to flights departing the EU to destinations within 5,000 kilometre
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding Active Travel England has made available to local authorities for the maintenance of active travel infrastructure delivered through Active Travel Fund capital grants in each financial year since it
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Civil Aviation Authority has undertaken a review of ground handling safety and security procedures at London Luton Airport, in the context of reports of incidents involving damage to Israir aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger services were cancelled due to rolling stock failures by each train operating company in each month since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger services operated by each train operating company were reported as having defective air conditioning in each month since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of rolling stock was not required for the planned timetable for each train operating company in each month since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with East Midlands Railways on the potential impact of delays and cancellations on people travelling between Leicester and London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with East Midlands Railway on the levels of overcrowding on services serving Leicester; and what steps she is planning to take to increase passenger capacity after October 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made with East Midlands Railway on the introduction of new rolling stock; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this stock on passengers travelling to and
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints on East Midlands Railway services serving Leicester were received by (a) her Department and (b) the Office of Rail and Road in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to increase localised preventive care and diagnostic capacity in parliamentary constituencies where UK Health Security Agency profile data indicates Type 2 diabe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis is for requiring private hire operators to conduct right to work checks on drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Ministers were provided with a breakdown of consultation responses by respondent category, including (a) learner drivers, (b) approved driving instructors, (c) driving schools and (d) other respondents,
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Ministers were advised that responses to the consultation on changes to the driving test booking system were obtained through a self-selecting consultation process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2026 to Question 18165 on Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions, when the Greening Government Commitments 2025–2030 will be (a) finalised and (b) publi