Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Marketing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether external consultants were hired as part of the process of rebranding from HM Government to UK Government.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of digital exclusion in Lincolnshire.

9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Chagos Islands: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has given security guarantees to the United States on the future of the military base on Chagos Islands since 2 February 2026.

5 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish official communications from the US State Department sent in March 2025 on the legal premise for transferring the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mau

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106994 on Veterans: Radiation Exposure, whether research on the effects of radiation on British servicemen held by the Technical Cooperation Programme of the

2 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department provides on the potential impact of Article 298 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on British maritime logistics taking place

2 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the transfer of Diego Garcia to Mauritius on the risk of nuclear proliferation across the African continent, in the co

19 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business: Unpaid Taxes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much is owed in uncollected taxes from businesses that liquidated when their owed taxes were attempted to be recovered in 2025.

19 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Business: Unpaid Taxes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department has regarding the amount of unpaid taxes by businesses that is awaiting recovery.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Intimate Image Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to issue fines against social media companies which host sexualized deepfake content.

12 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Organised Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle organised acquisitive rural crime.

12 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) social media and (b) other media subscriptions his Department has paid for in the last 12 months.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Construction: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to promote apprenticeships in the construction industry.

9 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Sex Selection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with abortion practitioners to discuss what steps they are taking to prevent abortions taking place on the basis of sex.

9 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Abortion: Sex Selection

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of occasions the police has (a) investigated and (b) charged abortion practitioners in relation to abortions suspected to have taken place on the ba

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many properties registered with HM Land Registry are owned by the People's Republic of China.

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether HM Land Registry has a duty to report if property in the UK is purchased by other nation states.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people deemed to be from under-represented groups are subject to different vetting procedures as part of the hiring process for police officers in England.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers hired in the last ten years in England underwent standard vetting procedures prior to their hiring.

8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the trends in the level of consistency of NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments across (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Police: Early Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers retired due to ill health in each of the last ten years.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that secondary school pupils have access to appropriate school transport arrangements in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of individuals referred to the Prevent programme in the last three years were found to not be at risk of radicalisation.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make new capital funding available for school buildings in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuels: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support (a) consumers and (b) businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency with (1) petrol and (2) diesel costs.

6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people eligible for winter flu vaccinations received them in 2025.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

HMP/YOI Peterborough: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released in error from HM Prison Peterborough since July 2024.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

HMP North Sea Camp: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released in error from North Sea Camp Prison since July 2024.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Lincoln: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released in error from HM Prison Lincoln since July 2024.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Morton Hall: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released in error from HMP Morton Hall since July 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.