Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment Ofwat has made of South Staffs Water’s progress in reducing leakage; how the reported saving of one million litres per day from leaks repaired in 2025 compares with the
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what requirements apply to South Staffs Water’s collection, retention and use of smart-meter consumption data; at what frequency household usage will be recorded; which third parties m
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed railway station at Aldridge has been included in any assessment of land subject to the National Planning Policy Framework policy on development around well-c
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Department has made of the potential effect of the National Planning Policy Framework published on 17 August 2026 on the preparation of the Walsall Borough Lo
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Department has made of the amount of brownfield land in Walsall Borough that is (a) suitable, (b) available and (c) viable for housing development; how many h
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local planning authorities may set parking standards above national expectations where proposed development would otherwise increase on-street parking or congestion; and
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Walsall Council applied for strategic partnership status under the Social and Affordable Homes Programme; and what support will be available to enable Walsall Council to
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what safeguards will ensure that the proposed transfer of greater control over Social and Affordable Homes Programme funding to mayoral strategic authorities results in an equita
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of homes funded through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme in Walsall Borough will be available for (a) social rent, (b) affordable rent, (c) shared owners
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the additional £340 million announced on 20 July 2026 to address long-term rough sleeping will be allocated to (a) Walsall Council and (b) the West Midlands; and how
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether receipt of (i) support and (ii) priority access to an electricity-grid connection by a data-centre development will be conditional on compliance with minimum standards for
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what methodology he uses to assess the employment impact of proposed data centres; whether published employment estimates distinguish between temporary construction roles and perma
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to require data-centre developers and operators to disclose their expected and actual annual water consumption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the projected demand for water from data centres in each water-resource zone.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance she is providing on the weight local planning authorities may give to the cumulative effect of proposed data centres on (a) water supplies, (b) electricity-network
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria is used to determine whether a proposed data centre is of national significance and should be directed into the nationally significant infrastructure project regime
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether pay for staff assigned to No10 North who were previously designated to a London office is based on the National or the London pay range.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Strengthening the regulation of commercial sunbeds in England, published 22 May 2026, whether it remains her Department's policy to introduc
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the ratification and implementation of the EU SPS Agreement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of staff assigned to No10 North are loaned.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether office attendance data is collated for staff who work in No10 North.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to his Department.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 16936, on Conflicts of Interest, what is her Department's current policy, prior to the Home Office review, on whether a ban on engagement includes (a) socia
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what was the nature of the expenditure undertaken and for what goods and services, in relation to th
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20546 on Cabinet Office: Glasgow, how many Ministerial visits there were in that period.