Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
190,605 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (i
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in his Departm
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in hi
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will provide an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in his Dep
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if she will provide an estimate of the number of hours were spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in her
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the North West region being the region with the highest number of asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by Local Authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gives to police forces on the use of facial recognition technology to catch wanted persons.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Department is taking to increase the number of drug searches at transport hubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military family homes have been fully upgraded under the Defence Housing Strategy since its publication, broken down by region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional Service Family Accommodation properties are scheduled to be upgraded during the 2026–27 financial year.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government maintains records of instances in which government-issued electronic devices assigned to Ministers have been lost or stolen.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what procedures apply following the loss or theft of a government-issued electronic device assigned to a Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an estimate of the costs relating to the establishment of Number 10 in the north.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what digital devices are issued to Ministers as part of their roles; and who is responsible for keeping an inventory of devices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much was paid to households to participate in the English Housing Survey in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Business Secretary: “I'm backing investment and innovation to power good growth in every corner of the UK”, published on 22 July 2026, what assessment he has made of t
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled Business Secretary: “I'm backing investment and innovation to power good growth in every corner of the UK”, published on 22 July 2026,
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press notice entitled £708 million to accelerate UK next-generation air combat technology, published on 22 July 2026, whether the funding announced for the Future Combat Air Sys
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has the Future Combat Air System programme received in each financial year since 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £708 million to accelerate UK next-generation air combat technology, published on 22 July 2026, what assessment he has made of trends in the regional dist
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the export potential of technologies developed under the Future Combat Air System programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on skills provision for the Future Combat Air System programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to his Department's press notice entitled UK invests in homegrown space tech to boost national resilience, published on 20 July 2026, whether the funding announced f
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the value for money of the C-LEO Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the regional distribution of funding will be under the National Space Innovation Programme.