Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
198,185 questions
Museums and Galleries: Artificial Intelligence
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the licensing of datasets held by publicly funded museums for the development of artificial intelligence models.
International Court of Justice
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice of 21 May, on Right to Strike Under ILO Convention No 87, paragraph 15, for what reason they withdrew on 3 October 2024 their written statement t
UK Internal Trade: Import Controls
To ask His Majesty's Government which categories of low-value imports moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland (1) will not face EU duties, (2) will be subject to EU duties, and (3) will be subject to any bureaucratic procedure which is not in place
Budget November 2025
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 22 June (HC9337), what specific policies or announcements that were trailed or announced to the media prior to the ministerial statement on the Bu
Data Centres: Water
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the water usage requirements of large-scale data centres, particularly in times of drought.
Renewable Energy: EU Law
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of their commitment to dynamic alignment on rules governing the European Union electricity market set out in UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether they are seeking an exemption fro
Renewable Energy: EU Law
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of their commitment to dynamic alignment on rules governing the European Union electricity market set out in UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether they expect to be bound by the ma
Renewable Energy: EU Law
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of their commitment to dynamic alignment on rules governing the European Union electricity market set out in UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, what assessment they have made of the Uni
Renewable Energy: EU Law
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of their commitment to dynamic alignment on rules governing the European Union electricity market set out in UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, what assessment they have made of the pen
Renewable Energy: EU Law
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of their commitment to dynamic alignment on rules governing the European Union electricity market set out in UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, what assessment they have made of the eco
Renewable Energy: EU Law
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of their commitment to dynamic alignment on rules governing the European Union electricity market set out in UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, what impact assessment they have made, if
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) £