Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
198,185 questions
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.
Armed Forces: NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Department is taking to expand the use of synthetic training environments to enable joint training between the Armed Forces and NATO allies.
Emergencies: Voluntary Organisations
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to involve voluntary, community and faith organisations in local and national emergency preparedness exercises.
Wind Power: Scotland
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Aurora Energy Research, The Future of Scottish Wind Development, published on 2 June, particularly its finding that increasing Scottish onshore wind capacity after 2030 as par
Offshore Industry: North Sea
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish further guidance on how each criterion for Transitional Energy Certificates will be considered when they introduce the Energy Independence Bill to Parliament.
Energy: Storage
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stimulate private investment in support of expansion of UK long duration energy storage infrastructure.
Wind Power: Scotland
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to represent Scottish onshore wind within the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan.
Natural Gas: Storage
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will allow Transitional Energy Certificates to be awarded for the purpose of offshore gas storage development.
Natural Gas: Storage
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stimulate private investment in support of the expansion of UK onshore and offshore gas storage infrastructure.
Clean Energy
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of their clean energy plans with protection of nature and the environment, in light of their reported (1) environmental impacts, and (2) flammability and combustibility ri
Solar Power: Safety
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the results of the consultation on the use of plug-in solar products.
Energy Supply
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce the Energy Independence Bill to Parliament.
Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland
To ask His Majesty's Government what differences, if any, there are between duty-free allowances between the Netherlands and Northern Ireland and between the Netherlands and the rest of the UK.
Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland
To ask His Majesty's Government why there is a change in duty free allowances between the Netherlands and Northern Ireland.
Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland
To ask His Majesty's Government why duty-free allowances between the Netherlands and Northern Ireland differ from duty-free allowances between the rest of the EU and Northern Ireland.