Written questions
3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61518 on MHCLG: Civil Servants, what is the FTE headcount number of a 10% reduction in the number of civil servants; and whethe
4 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
County Councils: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether county council elections which were postponed in May 2025 will take place in May 2026.
4 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Translation Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61622 on MHCLG: Translation Services, if she will list (a) the foreign languages and (b) the documents that were (i) translated
4 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Right to Buy Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61519 on Right to Buy Scheme, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Right to Buy on receipts f
4 Jul 2025 · Treasury
Film: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to exempt film studios from the business rates surcharge for hereditaments with a rateable value over £500,000.
4 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Defending Democracy Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60473 on Defending Democracy Taskforce, if she will publish a redacted version of the findings.
4 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Street Trading: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 58059 on Street Trading: Licensing, what guidance he has given to local authorities on the use of Public Space Protection Orders to ban street stalls
4 Jul 2025 · Treasury
Police: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 5.8 of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, how much of the spending line Memo: Police Core Spending is made up of (a) government grant and (b) council tax receipts in each ye
4 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Driving Licences and Television Licences
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) funding and (b) guidance has been given to (i) private contractors and (ii) local authorities on providing free (A) TV licences and (B) driving licences to asylum seekers.
4 Jul 2025 · Home Office
Islamophobia
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has met with (a) Dominic Grieve and (b) the members of the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia to discuss the working group and the definition of Islamophobia.
4 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Abrar Islamic Foundation and Dar Alhekma Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Charity Commission on the activities of (a) Dar Al-Hekma and (b) Abrar Islamic Foundation.
4 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to respond to the letter of May 2025 from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton to the Cabinet Secretary on the role of special advisers at party political events.
3 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office
Admiralty House
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43478 on Admiralty House, if he will make it his policy to rent out the two empty flats in Admiralty House at a market rate.
3 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office
Official Residences: Electricity and Water Supply
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on who should pay for the cost of (a) water and (b) electricity used in official residences occupied by Ministers.
3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Marriage: Ceremonies
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to lay a Legislative Reform Order to permit outdoor religious weddings.
3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the (a) applicants and (b) Community Law Partnership received legal aid in relation to the case that resulted in the High Court decision of [2024] EWHC 1137 (Admin).
3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) she and (b) her Ministers have had discussions with (i) the Chair and (ii) members of the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia to discuss its work.
3 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office
Council of the Nations and Regions: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Prime Minister has to appoint an Envoy for the Nations and Regions.
3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Waste Disposal: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on their Collections Blueprint 2025.
3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: Public Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has provided to public authorities on what are reasonable charges under the Environmental Information Regulations regime.
3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Coastal Erosion: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61181,on Coastal Erosion: Flood Control, how much capital funding for flood defence his Department has allocated for each year of the
3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of seasonal water tariffs on households with gardens.
3 Jul 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 13 June 2025 to Question 57663, on Water Charges: Social Tariffs, how social tariffs will be funded; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact o
3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Coastal Erosion: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61181 on Coastal Erosion: Flood Control, whether the quantum of the £2.65 billion funding over 2024-25 and 2025-26 has been amended s
3 Jul 2025 · Attorney General
Islamophobia
To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Law Officers have met with (a) Dominic Grieve and (b) the members of the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia to discuss the working group and the definition of Islamophobia.
3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tourism: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is considering providing metro mayors with powers to levy tourist taxes in their areas.
3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tourism: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received from the Mayor of London on a tourist tax for London.
2 Jul 2025 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Political Parties: Finance
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has issued guidance on members’ associations set up as limited companies (a) registering with the C
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Parking: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54870 on Parking: Fines, if she will publish the research provided by the (a) Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London, (b) British Parking Association an
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Speed Limits
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56829 on Speed Limits, whether her Department has plans to update 20mph zone guidance for England.
Source: official written-questions record.