Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he expects to launch the call for evidence in relation to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) regulations and related processes.

17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Iran: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any UK military personnel were onboard the USS Charlotte (SSN-766) on 4 March 2026 and, if so, how many personnel were onboard.

16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) increases in the levels of wages and (b) the level of staff shortages on community pharmacies' ability to deliver additional NHS services.

16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pharmacy First payment thresholds on smaller rural community pharmacies.

16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional support to rural community pharmacies to mitigate the potential impact of increases in costs, including for (a) wages, (b) energy, (c) business rates and (d)

16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the shortage of and the level of prices paid for basic medicines by community pharmacies.

16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reform NHS Drug Tariff reimbursement to ensure community pharmacies are not required to dispense medicines at a loss.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will direct the National Energy System Operator to account for the reduced need for offshore wind and solar capacity resulting from heat network expansion in its future strategic planni

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using heat networks with thermal storage to provide cheaper flexibility for the electricity system in comparison with lithium batt

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential for former coal mining communities to benefit from the estimated £86.5 billion in electricity system savings from heat networks as identified in

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Shipping: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport regarding employer deductions from seafarers’ wages for accommodation costs.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Shipping: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide a response to the recommendation in the National Minimum Wage: Low Pay Commission Report 2022 CP 758 that seafarers be exempted from the Accommodation Offset.

10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Length of Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the cumulative number of years of experience held by prison officers in each year since 2010.

3 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the list of invitees to the Lancaster House conference taking place on 12 March 2026 to establish an International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine.

26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which stakeholders the Department engaged in the development of the forthcoming Action Plan on Acquired Brain Injury, including any (a) sports governing bodies, (b) football organisations, and (c)

25 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will re-publish online the report entitled Value for Money: Investment in People-to-People Programming in Israel and Palestine, originally commissioned by the Departme

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his department’s policy to apply, on a voluntary basis, the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention to the (a) merchant navy seafarers and (b) vessels in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to reports of the sale of the former Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Wave Ruler and Wave Knight to Inocea Group, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) shipping industry represe

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Section C5 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Defence and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, what information his Department holds on when the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries (R

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (b) the Secretary of State for Transport on the Memorandum of Understanding between his department and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the binding merchant shipping Statutory Instruments applicable under the MoD Ships Order in Council, listed in Annex A1 of the Regulations for Royal Fleet Auxiliar

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the requirements in the Regulations for Royal Fleet Auxiliaries BRd 875 for Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships to carry copies of merchant navy legislation.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Department for Transport agencies on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s adherence to applicable Merchant Shipping Regulations.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the names of the vessels on the UK Defence Shipping Register.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Merchant Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the commercially managed ships currently in MoD service.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many replenishments at sea RFA’s Tide-class tankers have provided for international allies in each year since 2017 to date.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what the proportion of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s work has been outsourced to (a) commercial contractors and (b) international allies since January 2015 to date.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (b) recognised trade unions on the Strategic Defence Review’s recommendations on the operational role of the RFA.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of using bareboat chartering commercial vessels to augment the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s work supporting Royal Navy operations.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacancies currently exist in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by seafarer grade.

Source: official written-questions record.