Written questions
3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Public Houses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of a pub vaping ban on the viability of local pubs which are designated as local community assets.
5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Freedom of Association and Freedom of Expression
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to issue guidance to councils on protecting political free speech and freedom of association.
5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Electoral Register: Absent Voting
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025, to Question 92034, on Electoral Register: Absent Voting, whether his department has had discussions with the Parliamentary Parties Pan
5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Further to the written statement of 4 December 2025, HCWS1128, on Devolution Priority Programme, whether the (a) Electoral Commission or (b) Labour Party were (1) consulted or (2
3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Councillors: Dual Mandate
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend electoral law to prevent British councillors standing for election in overseas countries.
3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written statement on 19 November 2025, HCWS1071, on Local Government Reorganisation, what is the timetable for the statutory consultation on other two-tier areas
3 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Charges: Social Tariffs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025, to Question 76604, on Water Charges: Social Tariffs, whether individual households can opt-out of water companies’ charging trials, or othe
3 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Charges: Social Tariffs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025, to Question 76604, on Water Charges: Social Tariffs, what is the estimated cost to other customers, (a) in aggregate and (b) cross-subsidy
3 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Q260 of the oral evidence given by her Department's Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 3 November 2025, HC385, if he will publish Lord
3 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Tim Allan
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Permanent Secretary to the hon. Member for Thirsk & Malton, dated 24 November 2025, on what dates Tim Allan met Tom Baldwin since Mr Allan's appointment, and whether Governm
3 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Admiralty House: Council Tax
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025, to Question 88674 on Admiralty House: Council tax and the Answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 88718 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, on what specific date
3 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Members' Interests
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 90311 on Prime Minister: Conflict of Interests, whether the Prime Minister has recused himself from policies on football following advice from the Independe
3 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Varun Chandra
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to Cabinet Office Publication of Special Adviser Interests 2024-2025, published on 17 July 2025, what matters Varun Chandra is recused from.
3 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Official Residences
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2025, to Question 85501, on 11 Downing Street: Flats, to the answer of 21 October 2025, to Question 73315, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, and to the answer of 20
3 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Venture Capital Trusts: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on future VCT fundraising by reducing upfront VCT Income Tax relief from 30% to 20% from April 2026; and when her Department will publish that impact a
3 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Tim Allan
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Permanent Secretary to the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton, dated 24 November 2025, whether the measures allow Tim Allan to potentially benefit from a rise in the value of
2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Ministers: Criminal Records
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Ministers have unspent criminal records.
2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Mission Boards
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the name of each Mission Board is.
2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Direct Ministerial Appointments are in post across government; and how many are paid.
2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Official Residences
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 October 2025 to Question HL10808 on Official Residences, for what reason the Defence Secretary was allocated use of Flat 2 of Admiralty House.
2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Lord Alli
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Information Commissioner decision notice of 29 October 2025, Ref IC-362303-N0J6, para 27, whether Lord Alli was on the list provided.
2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Admiralty House: Empty Property
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many months each of the Ministerial flats in Admiralty House have been empty for.
2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Admiralty House: Council Tax
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 October 2025 to Question HL10808 on Official Residences, whether his Department paid council tax on the Ministerial residence in Admiralty House between 9 September and 4 Novem
2 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Moorland: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assist landowners in coordinating and accessing relevant grants and schemes for the long-term moorland restoration required following the Fylingd
2 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to establish a financial support scheme for farmers, graziers and landowners impacted by major wildfires, equivalent to the Farming Recovery Fund available for
2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fires: Fylingdales Moor
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the economic impact of the Fylingdales Moor fire on businesses that were (a) evacuated and (b) made inaccessible due to road closures; and what fin
2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fires: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a financial recovery framework for major wildfire incidents, equivalent to the Flood Recovery Framework, to pr
2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Political Impartiality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has issued recent guidance to Departments on the disclosure of political activity at the same time as the announcement of appointments.
2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Identity Cards: Digital Technology
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 122 of the OBR, Economic and Fiscal Outlook, November 2025, CP1439, 26 November 2025, if he will itemise the cost of Digital ID Cards in each of those three years.
2 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Football: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Prime Minister plans to recuse himself from the appointments process for non-executive board members of the independent football regulator.
Source: official written-questions record.