Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,346 questions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of inheritance tax on middle-income households whose estates are primarily comprised of residential property, including the effect on their ability to fund social care costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of support services for (a) families and (b) babies in North East Hampshire.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners have become liable to pay income tax in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of frozen income tax thresholds on pensioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department has considered implementing a 40mph speed limit on unmarked single carriageways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to move troops to the eastern border with Russia if required to repel a Russian attack.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of troops and equipment to repel an attack from Russia on a NATO ally on the eastern border with Russia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the threat of Belarus and Kaliningrad closing the Suwalki pass.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has the capability to respond swiftly if Belarus and Kaliningrad attempt to close the Suwalki pass.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a NATO troop mobility plan to repel any attack from Russia on the eastern flank.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is her timeline for ending the culling of male chicks in the egg industry.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the different compensation awards available under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme on (a) infected people who are still living and (b) the estates of
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate she has made of the average time taken to process compensation payments to the estates of deceased infected blood victims; and what steps she is taking to processing times in cases where the estate
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley, sent on 28 May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he will respond to the letter of the Hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley originally sent 29th of April, and if he will outline the Department's guidelines regarding anti
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of Local Housing Allowance on a) poverty b) homelessness among Universal Credit claimants in Dewsbury and Batley.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the (a) prevalence and (b) level of passenger drop-off charges at UK airports with major international airports overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department collects data on the annual revenue generated by UK airports from passenger drop-off charges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities and multi-academy trusts on verifying teachers’ qualified teacher status and completion of statutory induction; and what steps are recommended where of
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the hierarchy of road users in the Highway Code on road users.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce conveyancing delays during the process of buying and selling a home.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what update his department can provide on (a) waiting times for access to work and (b) the steps being taken to reduce the backlog of applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) what assessment he has made of the accessibility of the Access to Work application process and ongoing communications for people with different disabilities and (b) what steps he is taking to ensure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the suitability of guidance on non-cladding relevant defects for defective fire doors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recourse is available for leaseholders in buildings with non-cladding defects where their developer has entered insolvency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with major letting agents regarding the implementation of the Renters' Rights Act.