Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Written question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance has the Electoral Commission given on whether the political activities of a party member is restricted to the examples

16 Jul 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Written question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 13 November 2025, to Question 88726, on Local Government: Reorganisation, whether the Electoral Comm

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Reform UK: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether funding has been provided since July 2024 in relation to the security of Hon Members from the Reform UK party.

13 Jul 2026 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Reform UK: Security

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether funding has been provided by IPSA since July 2024 in relation to the security of Hon Members from the Reform U

13 Jul 2026 · House of Commons Commission

Reform UK: Security

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether funding has been provided by the House of Commons since July 2024 in relation to the security of Hon Members from the Reform UK party.

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the interaction between the Electoral Commission’s draft guidance on sponsorship and the political finance reforms proposed by his Depa

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

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 9009 on Political parties: Finance, what assessment has been made of whether such property assets of defunct or wound-down (a)

13 Jul 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has given to Electoral Registration Officers on in which local authorities overseas electors

13 Jul 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has given to local authorities on the provision of overseas electors data to political partie

13 Jul 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Members' Interests: Registration

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has provided to the (a) Parliamentary Standards Commissioner and (b) House of Commons Registr

13 Jul 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Members' Interests: Registration

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what types of political donations and political gifts to Hon Members are reported (a) by the Electoral Commission on its registers,

8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Undocumented Migrants: Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 27 May 2026, to Question 2108, on Undocumented Migrants: Statistics, whether ONS or UKSA undertakes any validation of the data provided by the French Government.

8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 86059, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, and further to the corrected answer of 21 October 2025, to Question 73315, if he will provide the da

8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Council Tax

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps are being taken to ensure the Cabinet Office pays the second homes council tax premium in time.

8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Council Tax

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 13 November 2025, to Question 86773, on Ministers: Council Tax, whether a numeric occupation limit was previously imposed under previous Administrations.

8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Conflict of Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office's definition of a ban on engagement includes (a) social contact, (b) party political contact or (d) electronic contact via non-corporate communication devices.

8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Varun Chandra

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Cabinet Office Publication of Special Adviser Interests 2024-2025, of 17 July 2025, if he will name the organisations on which Varun Chandra has recused himself.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sheltered Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of introducing a bespoke tenure model for Integrated Retirement Comm

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

Whisky: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on the proposed geographical indication for English Whisky; and what her Department's planned timetable is for completing its work on this.

2 Jul 2026 · House of Commons Commission

All-party Parliamentary Groups: Finance

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 2110 on All-Party Parliamentary Groups: Finance, whether there is a requirement for the income and expend

2 Jul 2026 · House of Commons Commission

All-party Parliamentary Groups: Finance

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 2110, on All-Party Parliamentary Groups: Finance, whether there is any guidance on how the residual asset

29 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Helicopters

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026, to Question 3824, and of 10 February 2026, to Question 108240, on Government Departments: Aviation, what was the cost of the Prime Minister’s use of the helicopter commissi

29 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Official Residences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office’s policy of the Government paying the council tax bill of a Minister in an official residence applies to Ministers whose primary residence is neither their constituency address nor the

29 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Self-employed: Statistics

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113785 on Self-employed: Statistics, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Government collecting statistics on self-employment income.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Unite: Conference Centres and Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82331 on Unite: Conference Centres and Hotels, what is the timetable for the completion of the Certification Officer’s investigation into Uni

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Unite: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Certification Officer has made an assessment of when Unite will submit full accounts for publication on gov.uk, including backdated accounts.

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Houses: Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the proposed ban on vaping inside pubs would be scored as a regulatory burden on pubs.

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department for Business and Trade has made any assessment of the potential effect of the measures in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on (a) restaurants, (b) pubs, (c) small and independent r

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026, to Question 113803, whether there are specific sectors in which the Government plans to introduce income-based pricing of utilities or merit goods.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Wines: Bottles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to draw awareness to the ability of retailers to sell (a) sparking and (b) still wine in the imperial pint-sized bottles.

Source: official written-questions record.