Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
190,605 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage children and young people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire to learn an instrument.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will visit the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support communities holding Jazz Festivals in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support the work of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she will take to encourage more people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire to take up cycling.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide an update on her Department’s work to ensure all relevant governance structures are appropriately established when the post of Police and Crime Commissioner is abolished in 2028.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the a) funding and b) development of Radio astronomy in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what engagement his officials have had with the UK Space Agency since his appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with Cabinet Colleagues on the role of science in the national security of the United Kingdom.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Public Sector Fraud Authority has been transferred to the Department for Work and Pensions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the NICE (NG12) Suspected Cancer: Recognition and referral guidelines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to review the age criteria for two week cancer referrals.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministerial A
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at public
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the answer of 8 July 2026, to Question 14349, on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if they will list each of the internship schemes have been made available in the last 12 months through the department
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 17754, on Government Departments: Industrial Disputes, if they will list each industrial dispute live within the department, including the nature of the dispute and
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whether
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 10189, on Databases: EU law, if they will list the data and reporting requirements that the department must make to the European Commission and its agencies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the department’s (a) Permanent Secretaries and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what written representations have Ministers received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the percentage of desks provided for staff as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in the department's London headquarters.