Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
197,624 questions
Music Venues: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions the Department has had with arena and stadium operators on increasing participation in the voluntary levy to support grassroots music venues.
Animal Experiments
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the 9 per cent increase in scientific procedures using dogs in 2025, set out in the annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025.
Turks and Caicos Islands: Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the accessibility and cost of the register of beneficial ownership of (a) the Turks and Caicos Islands, (b) Gibraltar and (c)
Turks and Caicos Islands: Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further improvements to the Turks and Caicos Islands' register of beneficial ownership, referred to in the Written Ministerial Statement of 3 July 2025, have been agreed
Turks and Caicos Islands: Airports
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 114788, what discussions officials from her Department have had with the Turks and Caicos Islands Government since that Ans
Turks and Caicos Islands: Airports
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost incurred by the Turks and Caicos Islands Government in relation to the cancelled Public-Private Partnership procurement process for the
Audiology: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Modern Service Framework for hearing health on innovative models of audiology care, including community-based and digitally enabled services
Hearing Impaired: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Modern Service Framework for hearing health on variation in access to (a) audiology and (b) ear wax removal services between Integrated Care
Wales Office: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
Motorcycles: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum standards for protective motorcycle clothing, including jackets, trousers, gloves and boots.
Estate Agents: Artificial Intelligence
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of consumer protection legislation in relation to the use of artificially generated or enhanced images in residential property listings.
Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the time taken to introduce bottom-trawling restrictions in Marine Protected Areas on the UK's reputation for international oce
Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of bottom trawling within protected areas for harbour porpoises and seabirds on the Government's ecosystem-based approach to marine
Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the more than 30,000 hours of apparent bottom trawling activity recorded in 2025 within a Marine Protected Area desig
Turks and Caicos Islands: Airports
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 114788, what support her Department has offered to the Turks and Caicos Islands Government to ensure value for money and tr
Turks and Caicos Islands: Airports
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Public-Private Partnership procurement process for the Howard Hamilton International Airport r
Turks and Caicos Islands: Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the beneficial ownership register in the Turks and Caicos Islands, once implemented, on the ability of the Crown Land
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the UK National Screening Committee's commissioned work on the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of additional screening for individuals with dense breasts is due to report publicly, and when t
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on commissioning a cost-effectiveness evaluation to explore the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of different pathways using breast density in the screening pathway in t
Diplomatic Service: Science
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to increase knowledge in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum technologies in the diplomatic network.
Energy: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has assessed (a) the impact of the zero rate of VAT on the installation of energy-saving materials on the uptake of such materials and (b) the potential impact on households and businesses of
Motability: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn 2025 Budget on transport accessibility for disabled people through the Motability Scheme.
Lower Thames Crossing: Road Traffic Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency plans will be in place to manage traffic in the event of closure of the Lower Thames Crossing following its opening.
Lower Thames Crossing: Road Traffic Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to publish an operational incident management strategy for the Lower Thames Crossing before it opens to traffic.
Lower Thames Crossing: Road Traffic Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the resilience of the Lower Thames Crossing in the event of a) vehicle breakdowns or b) collisions within the tunnel.