Written questions
6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Gibraltar: Spain
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has held with his Spanish counterpart regarding the application of Spanish airspace or basing policies in ways that could affect Gibraltar or UK access to the territory.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Spain: Military Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the potential operational impact of Spanish restrictions on allied military aircraft on UK military mobility or contingency planning in the Western Mediterranean, including in
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Gibraltar: Spain
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Spanish Government's decision to restrict the use of Spanish airspace and military facilities for certain allied military operations on the UK’s defence,
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Building Safety Regulator: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many formal complaints the Building Safety Regulator received this year; and how many of these complaints were upheld.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications made under regulation 3 or 11 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 were determined by the Building
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Building Safety Regulator
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) report entitled Building control approval application data January to March 2026, published on 31 March 2026, what is the
10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy Drinks: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the the Scottish Government’s report entitled Energy drinks: evidence brief, published on 30 May 2023.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Specific Learning Difficulties: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department gathers on the educational outcomes of children with dyslexia and other literacy challenges in the Key Stage 1 phonics screening check.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that the experiences of children and young people with dyslexia are captured when measuring attainment at the end of secondary school.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Pupils: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department collects on children’s education, including pupil attainment and characteristics, and how this information is used to inform policy.
25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish an implementation timetable for the regulations under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
24 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Overseas Territories: Parliamentary Scrutiny
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of mechanisms for parliamentary scrutiny of Overseas Territories.
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coffee: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce restrictions on the sale of coffee and other high caffeine beverages to under 16s.
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of adequacy of the level of regulation on vending operators following the implementation of the planned ban on high-caffeine energy drinks for under 16s and
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects to publish draft regulations on the ban on high-caffeine energy drink sales to under 16s; what lead in time she considers appropriate for vending operators; and whether the Governme
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vending Machines
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what engagement his Department has had with Trading Standards on enforcement capacity for vending machine restrictions; and how enforcement would be considered relative to retail and online sales.
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vending Machines
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has modelled compliance expectations for unmanned 24 hour vending machines in (a) workplaces and (b) leisure settings.
24 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Vending Machines: Age Assurance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of providing grants or financial support to vending operators to meet compliance costs arising from age
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vending Machines: Age Assurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has explored the use of existing contactless or mobile payment infrastructure as part of a potential age restriction mechanism for vending machines, rather than requiring new
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vending Machines: Age Assurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has reviewed international deployment of age verification technology for vending machines, including jurisdictions trialling such systems, associated costs and measured outco
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what duties the proposed policy on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16s would place on gyms supervising under 16 sessions to enforce possible vending machine restrictions; a
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) how gyms with existing over 18 membership policies could enforce restrictions on sales via vending machines where a parent purchases a high-caffeine e
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it remains his Department's policy to restrict the age threshold to 16 for purchasing high-caffeine energy drinks; whether he is considering increasing that threshold to 18; and what assess
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to undertake trials or pilots of restrictions on high-caffeine energy drink sales through vending machines prior to national implementation, including to improve the e
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s Impact Assessment entitled Banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under the age of 16 years, published on 23 June 2025, whether his Departmen
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s Impact Assessment entitled Banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under the age of 16 years, published on 23 June 2025, what steps his Depart
24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s Impact Assessment entitled Banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under the age of 16 years, published on 23 June 2025, what assessment his D
16 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the written answer to Question 108177 of 3 February 2026 whether any exempt vignettes were granted to family members of consular officers who do not fall into the aforementioned categories
16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
South Atlantic: Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last conducted a review of the UK’s defence posture in the South Atlantic; and whether he plans to commission a new assessment.
16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Warships
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy destroyers and frigates were fully operational and deployable at immediate readiness in each of the last 12 months.
Source: official written-questions record.