Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
197,624 questions
Financial Services: Dispute Resolution
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the estimated annual volume of cases referred from the Financial Ombudsman Service to the Financial Conduct Authority under the referral mechanism contained in the Financial Services an
Artificial Intelligence: Financial Services
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of limited access to frontier artificial intelligence models for the competitiveness of the UK's financial services sector.
Darlington Economic Campus
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the status of the new Treasury offices being built in Darlington; and whether Treasury officials planned to be based there will be relocated to Manchester.
Nuclear Power
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of restoring the 24 Gigawatts target for nuclear energy.
Power Failures
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of power blackouts over the next five years.
Temporary Employment: Young People
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of temporary work in helping young people who are not in education, employment or training to gain experience and enter the labour market.
Housing: Air Conditioning
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 14 July (HL1444) what assessment they have made of the need, if any, to collect information about the number of houses being built with air conditioning in future ye
Rents: Regulation
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of introducing rent controls on (1) the functioning of the private rented sector, (2) the quality of rental accommodation, (3) rental housing supply, and (4) the delivery of new
Council Housing: Construction
To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding will be provided (1) from re-allocated or re-profiled budgets, and (2) as new additional funding, to deliver the new Prime Minister’s pledge to build more council housing; and whether funding will be de-all
Rents: Regulation
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Housing and planning on 20 October 2025 (HC78220), whether they remain opposed to rent controls.
Fire Resistant Materials: Air Pollution
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of off-gassing flame retardants to indoor air contamination, particularly in mechanically ventilated homes.
Furniture: Incinerators
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of requiring sofas and other furniture containing persistent organic pollutants to be incinerated at 800°C alongside clinical waste as per Regulation (EU) 2019/1021
House of Lords: Law Reports
To ask The Senior Deputy Speaker how many law report volumes of all types have been purchased since the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary vacated their offices on the Law Lords' corridor; what is the cost of these volumes; what is the justification for purchasi
Youth Guarantee
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of excluding zero-hours contracts from the Youth Guarantee on employment opportunities for young people who are not in education, employment or training.
Turkey: Overseas Investment
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of Turkish investments in the UK and UK investments in T?kiye; and what support they provide to British companies seeking investment opportunities in T?kiye in relation to
Turkey: Trade Agreements
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the timetable for the next round of negotiations on an enhanced free trade agreement with Türkiye.
Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 14 July (HL1474), how they plan to ensure that necessary healthcare provision in education settings, including postural management, is assessed, commissioned an
Special Educational Needs: Chronic Illnesses
To ask His Majesty's Government how necessary health provision will be identified, commissioned and secured for children and young people with cerebral palsy, and others with significant long-term health needs, who do not have an education, health and car
Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs.
Domestic Abuse Protection Orders
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the funding and resources required to provide access to positive requirements as part of the implementation of the Domestic Abuse Protection Orders.
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the (1) average amount requested by applicants, and (2) average amount awarded to applicants through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in each financial year since 2022-23.
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether therapy providers amended treatment plans or reduced the value of funding applications following the introduction of the £3000 Fair Access Limit for the Adoption and Special Guardia
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
To ask His Majesty's Government whether their recent Adoption support that works for all consultation considered the long-term costs to the public purse of unmet therapeutic need among adopted children and children subject to special guardianship orders.
Special Educational Needs: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision in mainstream and specialist schools.
Special Educational Needs
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 14 July (HL1473), what mechanisms are in place to ensure that (1) the expert panel is publicly accountable, and (2) the wider community can submit feedback on t