Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,345 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2026 to question 18797 on Railways: Armed Forces, by what date he plans to establish an integrated approach to international and domestic rail movements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2026 to question 18232 on Navy: Unmanned Marine Systems, by when the concept phase for the Type 94 uncrewed radar platform will a) start and b) finish.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2026 to question 18796 on Defence and National Security, whether he plans to launch a national resilience public awareness campaign in 2026 in the context of the change in admini
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2026 to question 18797 on Railways: Armed Forces, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the integration of military and domestic rail services
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2026 to question 18796 on Defence and National Security, what progress her Department has made on starting the Prime Minister-led national conversation to increase public awaren
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the Press release “Patients to benefit from faster access to medicines as UK moves away from animal testing in science”, published on 12 August 2026, by when will
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by when he plans to decide whether to exercise the first year option regarding spares from Colt Canada for the L119A2.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row 144 entitled Armoured Cavalry 2025 in the spreadsheet accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority's document entitled NISTA Major Projects Annual Report 202
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row 157 entitled European Common Radar System Mk 2 in the spreadsheet accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority's document entitled NISTA Major Projects Annua
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row 158 entitled E7 Wedgetail in the spreadsheet accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority's document entitled NISTA Major Projects Annual Report 2025-26, pub
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row 159 entitled Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance in the spreadsheet accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority's documen
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the responsiveness of the abstraction licensing system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Statement by Ambassador Sarah MacIntosh, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Palestine, delivered on 11 August
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding his Department allocated to improving the physical condition of the prison estate at HMP Reading between 1997 and 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the specific reason cited for the closure of HMP Reading and on what date was that decision taken.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row 161 entitled Lightning Programme in the spreadsheet accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority's document entitled NISTA Major Projects Annual Report 2025-
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of water pipe movement in dry soils on the volume of water lost due to broken pipes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress she has made on commissioning firefighting planes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Future Combat Air System, whether the current Delivery Confidence Assessment a
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Mine Hunting Capability, what steps he is taking to improve the Delivery Confi
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Type 31, by when does he plan to reset the programme’s Approved Budgetary Limi
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Ground Based Air Defence, for what reason was the agreed Whole Life Cost cut f
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Type 31, whether he expects to be able to deliver the Type 31 programme by its
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on delivering the Fens Reservoir.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Section 57 spray irrigation restrictions have been applied to licences in the Huntingdon constituency in August 2026.