Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department is taking to protect freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26362 on Speed Limits: Cameras, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number and (b) the proportion of speed awareness courses that have been ca
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 21965 on Aerospace Industry, what was the average time taken by the Civil Aviation Authority to complete certification applications in each year since 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 21972 on Large Goods Vehicles: Licensing, what specific reforms to (a) operator licensing requirements and (b) associated regulatory processes her Departme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 26119 on East West Rail Line, how many drivers are required for the commencement of passenger services between Oxford and Milton Keynes; how many have comp
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 19238 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, whether the analysis referred to in the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 11454 will be published in ful
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26159 on Speed Limits: Cameras, on what date testing of the Home Office-approved solution commenced; when she expects that testing to conclude; and when sh
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is the Government’s policy to oppose the imposition of discriminatory transit charges on commercial shipping using international waterways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times Mayors from devolved Mayoral authorities have had meetings with the [i] Prime Minister and [ii] Prime Minister's Officials at Number 10 North since July 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times Council Leaders from non Mayoral authorities have had meetings with the [i] Prime Minister and [ii] Prime Minister's Officials at Number 10 North since July 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the legal advice she has received relating to local government reorganisation also pertains to Surrey.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the membership list of the Prime Minister's AI Taskforce.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which ministerial office is the AI Security Institute accountable to following recent machinery of government changes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of General Optical Council guidance on ensuring high street opticians offer patients all clinically appropriate lens options, including short distance v
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure commercial eye care providers refer patients for NHS cataract surgery without delay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the British Support Team in Ramallah has identified any instances of UK nationals or UK-Israeli dual nationals engaging in settler violence in the West Bank.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the British Support Team in Ramallah has identified any UK nationals or UK-Israeli dual nationals among individuals living on illegal settlements in the West Bank.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to set out further details on funding for lidos.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria the Government is using to define a “trustworthy news provider” in the Media Green Paper’s proposals on news prominence on social media platforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of state involvement in determining which news providers are “trustworthy” on editorial independence and press freedom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has received representations from international counterparts on the Media Green Paper’s proposal to require social media platforms to make news content from public service me
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what conditions must be met before a Digital Terrestrial Television switch-off in 2034 can proceed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of a 2034 Digital Terrestrial Television switch-off on older and disabled viewers and people living in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what public information activity is expected ahead of a Digital Terrestrial Television switch-off decision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish a White Paper setting out policy decisions for the next BBC Royal Charter.