Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last three years.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last three years.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Arable Farming: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to support arable farmers in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.

10 Jul 2026 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

10 Jul 2026 · Attorney General

Attorney General's Office: Staff

To ask the Solicitor General, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

10 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor water usage nationally from the growth of data centres.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Data Centres: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to introduce a single framework to regulate data centres.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.

8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, other than special advisers, whether her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

7 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce cardiology waiting lists in Lincolnshire.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

7 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has appointed staff from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire will begin offering free breakfast clubs from September 2026.

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has appointed staff from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

7 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Inter Mediate

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in her Department have had discussions with Inter Mediate on the British Indian Ocean Territory since July 2024.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

6 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, other than special advisers if his Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

6 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Public Appointments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial and Legal Diversity Board: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the (a) total and (b) annual cost to the public purse of the Judicial and Legal Diversity Board.

6 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Immigration Officers: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement officers have left their roles since July 2024.

6 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Home Office: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Radar: Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was to the public purse of upgrading Britain's air defence radar network due to interference from offshore wind farms.

Source: official written-questions record.