Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
197,624 questions
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, whether unpaid asylum support contributions will affect future immigration applications or applications for settlement.
Deportation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 20 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, how many deportation cases each year are expected to be prevented on the grounds that removal would have an unduly harsh impact on a qua
Asylum: RAF Linton-on-Ouse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 15306, whether she has submitted a change of use planning application under The Town and Country Planning (Crown Development Applications) (Procedure
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the reasons why the number of asylum applications to the United Kingdom has increased at a different rate from applications made in EU Member States since 2021.
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment has been made of asylum application growth in the United Kingdom and EU Member States since 2021, and what factors have been identified as contributing to any difference in
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the safety of release provisions in place for offenders serving custodial sentences for (a) domestic abuse-related offences, (b) sexual offences and (c) child sexual
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 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) annua
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the availability of guidance to parents following the planned social media ban for under 16s; what steps her Department will take to involve
Armed Forces: Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, chapter 3, paragraph 14, does the £70 million allocation for Veterans between FY26/27 and FY29/30 include provision for waiving visa fees
Ministry of Defence: Housing
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the purchase price of the Ministry of Defence housing from Annington; how the monies paid to Annington are accounted for in Ministry of Defence and national accounts; and whether the purchase price will be transfer
Defence: Housing
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the £9 billion to be spent on defence housing is planned to be paid out of (1) Ministry of Defence revenue, and (2) Ministry of Defence capital budgets, over the next 10 years.
Defence: Housing
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential benefits of establishing a housing association for defence housing, in particular the ability of housing associations to (1) borrow up to 50 per cent of their assets from the
Warships: Procurement
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement that both the five planned Type 32 and the planned Type 83 ships will now be replaced by six Common Combat Vessels, what assessment they have made of the impact of the reduction in the number of
Iron and Steel: Defence
To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to strengthen domestic supply chains for steel to support the delivery of the Defence Industrial Strategy.
Cameron Barracks
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish a timetable for the reopening of Cameron Barracks for use by all previous user groups; and whether they plan to ensure Highland Council and other affected user groups receive formal notification as
Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) desks, and (2) civil servants, are assigned to the Department for Work and Pensions office at Caxton House.
Universities: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the long-term financial sustainability of universities, particularly in the light of rising operating costs, the declining real-terms value of tuition fees, and changes in international
Universities: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial sustainability of universities; and what measures they intend to take to ensure that institutions can maintain teaching and research excellence without reducing academic provi
Children: ICT
To ask His Majesty's Government what data they collect on the extent to which pupils at schools in England are using a personal screen-based device during lessons or for homework activities.
National Curriculum Tests
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of, and amount of time, that (1) teaching staff, and (2) school support staff, are working on activity relating to SATs during the school holidays.
Children: ICT
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recently published data indicating that more than 950,000 school children in the UK are using personal screen-based devices for nearly every lesson in the school day.
Buildings: Safety
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure regular, independent assessment of the safety of high-risk complex buildings similar to that required for bridges and tunnels.
Research
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to set up an independent structural research organisation, in the model of the Building Research Establishment.
Returning Officers: Finance
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 16 July 2025 (HL9088), whether any payments to Returning Officers for costs related to the (1) 2024 Police and Crime Commissioner elections, and (2) 2024 UK
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has conducted an assessment of the implications for NATO should implementation of the Defence Investment Plan be delayed.