Written questions

322 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer question 115383, tabled on 24 February 2026.

14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer question 82312, tabled on 15 October 2025.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which key performance indicators he will use to judge the success of his Department's SME Commercial Pathway.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, the average time taken for an SME to obtain security clearance to (a) bid for and (b) deliver a defence contract.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, the (a) number and (b) value of Defence Innovation Loans made in each round since 4 July 2024.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS England staff have accepted voluntary redundancy since 13 March 2025; and what the total financial cost of those voluntary redundancies was to the public purse.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS jobs in which Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is the primary function have been advertised in the most recent 12-month period for which data are available.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the expected overall value of additional payments to be made to GPs from seeking advice and guidance from hospital consultants for at least 25 per cent of certain referrals in each of the n

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many jobs at NHS England have been advertised since 13 March 2025.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Diagnostic Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS sites offering diagnostics have seen at least one modality removed in the last 12 months.

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q134 of the oral evidence given by his Department's Permanent Secretary to the Defence Committee on 17 March 2026, HC 1779, if he will publish the metrics used for tracking the reduction in civi

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many one star military officers and above does he plan to have in place by the end of this Parliament.

19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Government’s ten year plan ‘Fit for the Future’ in which he states the Government ‘s intention to move health services from hospitals to the community, if he will putlish a list of t

19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services: Wisbech

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Government’s ten year plan ‘Fit for the Future’ in which he states the Government’s intention to move health services from hospitals to the community, if he will publish a list of th

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 17 March to 119860, how many and what proportion of Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements had an annual value of over £100,000.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of 31 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions on the projected average value of an SFI agreement.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the last year for which figures are available, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements included the GRH6 action.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the last year for which figures are available, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements had a value of over £100,000.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rising fertiliser costs on (a) farm profitability and (b) food security.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Oil: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment he has made of levels of costs for heating oil users compared to mains gas and electricity customers, in the context of price increases following the Iran conflict

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Diesel and Petrol: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of increases in petrol and diesel prices on community transport services; and whether she plans to increase support available for such services.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to question number 110769, if he will confirm whether any minister in his Department was made aware of the report prior to the appointment of the new Permanent Secretary.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified at the level of (i) UK Cyber Security Council Principal Cyber Security Profession

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Armoured Fighting Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified and current as a Foxhound driver.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Armoured Fighting Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified and current as a Jackal driver.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Artillery

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified and current as a light gun operator.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of applicants to the UK's Active Reserve forces successfully joined in the last year for which figures are available.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to National Audit Office Report HC 989 on The UK’s F-35 capability, when he expects the UK F-35 fleet to meet the MoD’s target mission capable rate.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the partnership between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the Dutch Ministry of Defence to allow airline pilots to serve as reserve F-35 pilots in the Royal Netherlands Air Force, what assessment has

24 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his statement to the House on 23 February 2026 in Hansard volume 781, column 32, by what date do they expect to launch the external recruitment campaign for the role of Director General for Propriety

Source: official written-questions record.