Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,345 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled PM: Farmers should not carry the risk of a changing climate alone, published on 14 August 2026, what existing schemes within D
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's Preliminary market engagement notice 2026/S 000-077285, published on 28 May 2025, under what circumstances would the Future Asylum Contracts Transformation programme
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Preliminary market engagement notice 2026/S 000-077285, published on 28 May 2025, how many properties are required within the scope of the Future Asylum Contracts Transformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what investment his Department made in improving the physical condition of the prison estate at HMP Northallerton between 1997 and 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the specific reason cited for the closure of HMP Northallerton and on what date was that decision taken.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to procurement notice 713027450 Project TROUBLER, published on 4 March 2025, what is the planning assumption for service entry for the new 5.56mm lightweight assault machine gun.
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, Protector, what progress he has made in resolving the Protector programme’s Fu
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, Multi Role Strike Ship, what was the change to the programme total cost that c
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 Air Dominance System, whether he has built the evidence needed to infor
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, SKYNET 6 (aka FBLOS), following the publication of the Defence Investment Plan
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, Armed Forces Recruitment Programme, which aspects of the service are not progr
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, Armour Main Battle Tank Programme, what is the length of the forecast delay an
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, Next Generation (Fixed) Communication Network, how far beyond the allocated fu
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, Land Environment Tactical Communication and Information Systems, whether the p
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, Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio, which projects have been resubmitted an
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, Armoured Cavalry 2025, whether a re-approval is required following the Ministe
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, E7 Wedgetail, what is the extent of the schedule optimism bias that has caused
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 are the recognised capability shortfalls.
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, what steps is he taking to mitigate the unaffordable
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil service posts across the Ministry of Defence are currently being filled by service personnel owing to the civil service recruitment freeze.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many child-sex dolls have been seized via Operation Shiraz in each year since the operation began.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the cost of the Emergency Alert sent to England and Wales on 14 August 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date did the Rt Hon Member for Tottenham vacate the grace-and -favour residence at One Carlton Gardens.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he has taken to ban the importation of child sex dolls.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Defence funding update (HCWS165), published on 30 June 2026, whether it is still the Treasury’s expectation that departments will bring forward details of the monetisation of assets to fund def