Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
196,546 questions
Veterans: Radiation Exposure
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide compensation to nuclear test veterans.
Warships: Lighting
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of LED lighting on board Royal Navy vessels and the effects this may have on the health of personnel on board.
Carers: Cost of Living
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support unpaid carers over the next 12 months in the light of increases to the cost of living.
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains Government policy to transfer ownership of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius.
Nature Conservation: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on their commitments to support the protection of tropical forests and oceans.
UNRWA: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government how much they will provide in funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency in the 2026-27 financial year.
Conflict Resolution: Women
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement their commitment to establish and publish a cross-government monitoring framework for Women, Peace and Security.
Morocco: Human Rights
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise instances of the use of Pegasus spyware against journalists, foreign politicians and human rights activities with the government of Morocco.
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask His Majesty's Government whether any new legislation to implement the UK-Mauritius treaty on sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory will be brought forward in this session of Parliament.
Personal Independence Payment
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of Citizens Advice following findings that an increasing number of households are being directed towards Personal Independence Payments when contacting Citizens Advice for
Charity Commission
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to take any steps in light of the Committee for Privileges in the House of Commons, Matter referred on 4 September 2025: Actions of the Charity Commission; and in particular what steps they are taking to r
Energy: Taxation
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are planning to increase the Energy Profits Levy.
Defence: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to meet the efficiency savings outlined in the funding package for the Defence Investment Plan.
Defence: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to allocate further funding to the Defence Investment Plan.
Defence: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the £4.7 billion of uncommitted funding in the Defence Investment Plan will be met at the next Budget.
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of non-British nationals claiming Universal Credit.
Personal Independence Payment
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of changing the minimum Personal Independence Payment award to four years.
International Assistance
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that their priorities are furthered by multilateral official development assistance spending contributions; and how will UK contributions will be recognised.
British International Investment
To ask His Majesty's Government what loan repayment terms usually apply to payments to British International Investment.
Furniture: Fire Resistant Materials
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports in The Times on 4 April that domestic chemical flame-retardant requirements increase the cost of UK sofas compared with EU and global markets by up to 30 per cent.
Afghanistan: Women
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on women and girls of the 39 per cent reductions in bilateral ODA to Afghanistan by 2029.
Corporate Manslaughter
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the law of corporate manslaughter.
Prisons: Fires
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of fire risk presented in prisons by (1) vapes, and (2) other ignition sources; and what steps they are taking to limit access to vapes and other ignition sources.
Prisons: Electronic Cigarettes
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to trial the removal of vapes in prisons.
Prisons: Electronic Cigarettes
To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are trials in any prisons in the north of England regarding preventing prisoners from accessing vapes; and, if so, when they expect the evaluation of those trials to be published.