Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
198,185 questions
Ajax Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 14 July 2026, entitled The Armoured Cavalry Programme, UIN HCWS237, what is the estimated date of completion of the Ministerial Review.
Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans that the £200 million of additional investment into counter drone technology will produce a capability that is operationally ready.
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of his department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, whether the £36 billion planned to be invested in the land domain between 2030 and 2035 is in the current budget.
Air Force: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 45 of his department's Defence Investment Plan, published 30 June 2026, whether the £70 billion for new capabilities in the air domain from 2030 and 2035 is currently planned in the budget.
Railways: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 111, what is the full scope of the enhancement of rail deployment capabilities to move the Army to anywhere in Europe faster and
Weapons of Mass Destruction
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 109, what is the a) full scope and b) breakdown of the £1.7 billion for Defence Support and Counter-CBRN.
Electronic Warfare and Unmanned Air Systems: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan published on 30 June 2026, what milestones have been set for the delivery of counter-drone and electromagnetic warfare capabilities.
Ukraine: Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence technology export mechanism recently approved by the Government of Ukraine on UK defence companies; and what steps he is taking to support UK com
Ukraine: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Kyiv Business Centre will be fully operational; and if he will set how UK SMEs will be able to access its services.
Ukraine: Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to Ukrainian defence technology companies seeking to establish production facilities in the UK, including through initiatives including the UK/EU-Ukraine Defence Innovation Co
Warships: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the proposed out-of-service date for (a) HMS Ledbury (b) HMS Cattistock (c) HMS Brocklesby (d) HMS Middleton (e) HMS Hurworth.
Oil: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was the purchase of the Finnart Oil Terminal.
Armed Forces: Electricity
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much electricity was used by each arm of the military in each of the past 5 years.
Children: Outdoor Recreation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of guaranteeing every child the opportunity to attend an outdoor residential on pupils' wellbeing.
Children: Outdoor Recreation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered introducing an entitlement to an outdoor residential experience for every child during their time at school.
Swimming: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate the Government has made of the number of children who didn’t reach the water safety section of national curriculum swimming lessons.
Swimming: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that children who didn’t reach the water safety section of national curriculum swimming lessons receive the required teaching on water safety.
Schools: Conspiracy and Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle online conspiracy belief, misinformation and disinformation in the classroom.
Schools: Conspiracy and Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools' 2026 Research Insights, published in March 2026, what steps she is taking to improve access to training for school staff on respo
Arts: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the fall in the number of students studying creative subjects on the level of youth mental health.
Arts: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) performing arts and (b) creative subjects on the achievement of soft skills; and what steps her Department is taking to improve (i) resilience, (ii) a
National Gallery: Flags
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the National Gallery has planning permission to fly the Progress flag.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 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
National Gallery
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the National Gallery spend on the citizen's assembly provided by the Sortition Foundation.
Gaming Machines: Prizes
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to review the maximum stakes and prizes limits for Category B3 and C gaming machines in adult gaming centres.