Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
197,624 questions
Islamophobia
To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to public bodies, political parties, and local authorities which have adopted the definition of Islamophobia proposed by the all-party parliamentary group on British Muslims on the criticism o
Anti-Muslim Hostility
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new definition of anti-Muslim hostility is intended to define unlawful conduct, or whether it also covers non-criminal conduct; and if the latter, what safeguards exist to prevent non-criminal speech being treat
Anti-Muslim Hostility
To ask His Majesty's Government what is meant by “hostility” in the new anti-Muslim hostility definition, and how they distinguish hostility towards Muslims as people from disagreement with, opposition to, or criticism of Islamic beliefs, practices, or po
Gibraltar: Immigration Controls
To ask His Majesty's Government what entry requirements apply to UK citizens travelling to Gibraltar and who will inspect any documents.
Data Centres: Nature Conservation
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of data centres on nearby protected nature sites, including the proposed Norwich Apex Data Centre in the River Yare valley in Norfolk.
Energy: Data Centres
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of data centres on local energy infrastructure, particularly during periods of extreme temperature.
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will act on the recommendations in the Taskforce for Lung Health’s report entitled Breathing Life into the NHS and introduce a respiratory Modern Service Framework.
NHS: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will he hold discussions with his counterparts in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales on making the Access NHS App Services available across the UK.
Department for Business and Trade: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many FTE equivalent staff in (a) their Department and (b) each Arm's Length Body it sponsors are dedicated to fulfilment of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED); what the (i)
Cabinet Office: Equality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many FTE equivalent staff in (a) their Department and (b) each Arm's Length Body it sponsors are dedicated to fulfilment of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED); what the (i) annual employment and (ii) tot
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many FTE equivalent staff in (a) their Department and (b) each Arm's Length Body it sponsors are dedicated to fulfilment of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED); what the (i) ann
Department of Health and Social Care: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many FTE equivalent staff in (a) their Department and (b) each Arm's Length Body it sponsors are dedicated to fulfilment of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED); what the (i) annual employmen
Department for Business and Trade: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £
Department of Health and Social Care: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £ 25,001 to £ 3
Department for Work and Pensions: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £ 25,001 to £ 35,000
c2c
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of changes in passenger numbers on c2c rail services in each of the next ten years.
c2c
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the payments her Department will receive from c2c rail services in each of the next five years.
c2c
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance targets she has set for c2c rail services since nationalisation.
Health Services: Castle Point
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether provision for capital investment in (a) new and (b) updated healthcare facilities in Castle Point constituency is being made available over the next five years.
Coronavirus: Fraud
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what methodology was used to estimate the £10.9 billion of fraud and error in Covid-19 support schemes; whether the estimate includes unidentified fraud; and what estimate the Public Sector Fraud Authority has m
Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the reduction in the Referral to Treatment waiting list between August 2024 and March 2026 was attributable to (a) increased completed treatments and (b) non-treatment removals,
Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to publish monthly data showing the number of Referral to Treatment pathways removed from waiting lists by reason for removal.
Housing: Prices
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent comparative assessment her Department has made of average house prices and average household incomes.
Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026, to Question 11721, on DFT: Departmental Responsibilities, what requirements departments have to produce internal Strategic Plans and what content should be included within