Written questions
3,870 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Middle East: Minesweepers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK minehunting drones are operational in the Middle East.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
USA: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has obtained legal advice for UK military support to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
USA: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the offer of UK military support to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz requires a UN resolution.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
USA: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will offer military support to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Minesweepers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Royal Navy minesweepers will be included in the Defence Investment Plan.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Middle East: Minesweepers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy minesweepers are operating in the Middle East.
19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Strait of Hormuz
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to deploy Royal Navy capabilities to the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on communities in South Suffolk constituency; and if she will make it her policy to co
18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Cyprus: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119399 on Cyprus: Military Bases, what the evidential basis is that the relationship with the Republic of Cyprus has never been closer.
18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Cyprus: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119399 on Cyprus: Military Bases, whether he has been invited to hold discussions with Defence Minister Palmas and other Cypriot Government officials on the sov
18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Autonomous Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116970 on Autonomous Weapons: Procurement, how many further phases will take place if procurement is progressed.
18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March to Question 116531 on Defence: Finance, when the UK's return for 2027 will be produced.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Fuel Oil: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to extend the scope of support for people using heating oil who are not eligible for the Household Support fund or the Crisis and Resilience Fund.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December to Question 97538 on Flood Control: South Suffolk, when her Department plans to publish plans for the additional funding at Long Melford and Glems
18 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Gaming: Suffolk
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the growth of the Gaming Industry in Suffolk.
18 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Gaming: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal support her Department is providing to support the growth of the Gaming Industry.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: North Atlantic Ocean
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February to Question 112837 on Navy: North Atlantic Ocean, how much of the £14 million committed to testing and development this year is from (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) industry.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent from funding allocated from the Treasury Reserve as of 17 March 2026.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Middle East: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department expects to spend from funding allocated from the Treasury Reserve for operations in the Middle East in the (a) current and (b) next financial year.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March to Question 119960 on Armed Forces: Disclosure of Information, if he will list the technical issues affecting data quality.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department classifies publishing a video on social media filmed at a secret location in an operational theatre containing information that could allow adversaries to geolocate that location as a secur
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what phase the Defence Reform programme is currently in.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many further phases will be conducted as part of Defence Reform following the implementation phase.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the implementation phase of Defence Reform will conclude.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Middle East: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department is forecast to spend from the Treasury Reserve on supporting operations in the Middle East in the (a) current and (b) next financial year.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Middle East: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all orders placed as Urgent Operational Requirements since 1 January 2026 in relation to the current Middle East operations.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Middle East: Ammunition
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the use of the Treasury Reserve to fund Urgent Operational Requirement orders for munitions in relation to operations in the Middle East.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet Office colleagues on publishing the Defence Investment Plan during a period of purdah.
17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on publishing public policy documents during the purdah period.
17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Science and Technology about the potential for a respiratory Modern Service Framework to strengthen the UK's life sciences ecosystem
Source: official written-questions record.