Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,193 questions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Share Incentive Plan five-year holding period on participation rates among employees aged under 35.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs holds sufficient data on participants in Share Incentive Plans to estimate the fiscal effect of reducing the scheme's holding period from five years to two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK missile production capacity in meeting the requirements of a sustained high-intensity conflict; and whether that assessment has been informed by missi
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the risk of a reduction in the Royal Navy frigate force resulting from the withdrawal of Type 23 frigates before the entry into service of replacement Type 26 and Type 31 friga
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to maintain Royal Navy escort numbers pending the entry into service of the planned fleet of Type 26 and Type 31 frigates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the long-term sustainability of UK naval shipbuilding capacity following the completion of programmes funded under the Defence Investment Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on deep maintenance and corrosion inspection of the F-35 fleet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost has been incurred by his Department on corrosion inspection and remediation work for the F-35 fleet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the military flying training systems operated by NATO allies for the purpose of identifying opportunities to improve value for money and pilot output within the UK M
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether stockpile holdings for (a) Brimstone, (b) Paveway IV, (c) SPEAR 3, (d) Meteor and (e) ASRAAM munitions are assessed as meeting departmental planning assumptions and needs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expenditure his Department has forecast on replenishment of munitions stocks between 2026-27 and 2029-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated value is of defence procurement programmes that have received departmental approval but are awaiting contract signature.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the level of requirement for a successor capability to Challenger 3 beyond its planned out-of-service date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to publish the revised statutory Private Parking Code of Practice under the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what timetable has been set for the implementation of the revised Private Parking Code of Practice and associated compliance framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of public funding allocated to the development, validation and uptake of human-specific research methods in each year from 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how much funding was provided to the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research in each year from 2020 to 2025; and what proportion of tha
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of non-human primates in scientific procedures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to address the 38 per cent increase in non-human primates bred in Africa and used for the first time in scientific procedures in the UK in 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the proportion of non-human primates used in scientific procedures that are bred in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of animals in scientific procedures undertaken to meet regulatory requirements outside the UK and EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to introduce a national minimum urban tree canopy cover target for local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to introduce a minimum tree canopy cover target of 30 per cent for new developments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to support the approval of air-to-air heat pumps for inclusion in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of the rule that prohibits UK television broadcasters from showing live Premier League matches on Saturdays between 2:45pm and