Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
197,624 questions
Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to measure the impact of Civil Service artificial intelligence training on productivity and the quality of public services.
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current Building Regulations in ensuring that new homes remain safe and habitable during periods of extreme heat.
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether delivering 1.5 million new homes will require changes to overheating standards within Building Regulations.
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to require developers of new housing developments to incorporate passive cooling measures, including external shading, increased tree cover and enhanced natural
Homelessness: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding he has allocated for homelessness prevention programmes in the current financial year.
Sleeping Rough
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of rough sleepers.
Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to tackle homelessness.
Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's report entitled Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, how will membership of the external exper
Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether the Cabinet Secretary will have sole responsibility for appointing me
Public Sector: Strikes
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many working days have been lost in the public sector due to strikes according to information held by ONS since July 2024.
Coronavirus: Fraud
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether HM Treasury has produced, commissioned or received an estimate of the total amount lost through fraud and error across Covid-19 support schemes that exceeds the published estimate of £10.9 billion.
Young Carers: Education and Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to add young carers to the data which local authorities must provide in relation to 'Participation in education, training and NEET' for 16 and 17 year olds.
Universities: Antisemitism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she has issued to higher education providers on preventing antisemitic harassment on university campuses.
Lung Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme to improve the earlier diagnosis of chronic respiratory diseases, including COPD.
Folic Acid
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15320 on Folic Acid, with reference to the Food Standard Agency's information page entitled Guidance: Folic Acid, updated on 10 July 2026, where t
Obesity: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS weight management services support long-term weight maintenance.
Obesity: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish data on the performance of local obesity services, including service coverage, waiting times, and patient outcomes split by age, gender, ethnicity and socio-
Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the speech by Baroness Merron on 3 March 2026 on the proposed retail licensing scheme for tobacco, vaping and nicotine products, Official Report, House of Lords, columns 1169 to 1
Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 9319, if he will ensure that guidance on the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 is published with sufficient time for retailers to understand and prepare
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve health outcomes for people living with COPD.
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the volume of preventable deaths in the UK due to respiratory diseases.
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the volume of preventable deaths in the UK due to respiratory diseases; and what steps he plans to take to address this.
Social Services: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to social care services for the elderly.
Dementia: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the forthcoming Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty will (a) improve the quality and consistency of dementia data and (b) improve data capture o
Social Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) introducing a maximum annual limit on the amount of public funding that may be spent on an individual's adult social care package an