Written questions
5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Fishing Vessels
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information she holds on the reasons for China’s recent mobilisation of fishing boats to form floating barriers.
20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
British Overseas Territories: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when security and defence arrangements were last assessed for each of the overseas territories.
19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
USA: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many a) US military personnel and b) their dependents and spouses are stationed in the UK.
19 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Government Securities: USA
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information she holds on the value of US bonds held by the Bank of England.
14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Child Trust Fund and Individual Savings Accounts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of support available to parents applying to the Court of Protection for an order authorising access to their child's (a) Child Trust Fund and (b) Junior ISA wh
13 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Police: Secret Societies
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces in England do not require their officers to declare membership of any potentially influential organisation that is hierarchical, has confidential membership and requires members to
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the armed forces’ ability to conduct ground launched conventional deep precision strikes.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to improve the defence capability to shoot down ballistic missiles targeted at the UK.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Administrative Court: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will write to the hon. Member for Slough outlining (a) why the High Court of Justice King’s Bench Division Administrative Court has been (i) writing to the hon. Member for Slough and (ii) sending him sealed
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Court Orders: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what checks are undertaken to ensure Hon Members and other individuals are not sent court orders to which (a) they are not party and (b) have sensitive personal information of others.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many phone calls to court phone numbers are unanswered on average per day; and what is this number as a percentage of all calls.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps courts take to comply with data protection laws.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
High Court: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been employed to answer phone enquiries for the High Court in each of the last 5 years.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) customer service, (b) accessibility and (c) the ability of users to speak to a human operator in its court telephone system.
12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of court phone numbers that, when called, tell you to call a different number.
8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Fire Regulations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on taking steps to ensure that properties under their responsibility comply with Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will (a) have discussions with cabinet colleagues on the merits of reducing student loan debt as part of a recruitment package for attracting and retaining recent graduates into the armed forces and (b) est
7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
National Security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what part of his Department is leading on the Home Defence programme.
6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Emergencies and National Security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the title is of the Senior Responsible Owner leading on the (a) Home Defence Programme and (b) Resilience Action Plan.
6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Emergencies
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, following the decision to disband the Resilience directorate in the Cabinet Office, who is responsible for implementing the Resilience Action Plan.
6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
National Security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants FTE work on the Home Defence Programme within the Cabinet Office.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Baltic States: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to strengthen the UK’s preparedness, in coordination with NATO allies, for threats to the security of NATO members in the Baltic region.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
British Overseas Territories: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to strengthen the UK’s preparedness, in coordination with NATO allies, for threats to the security of British Overseas Territories.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Greenland: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to strengthen the UK’s preparedness, in coordination with NATO allies, in response to threats to the security of Greenland.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Arctic: Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will (a) review and (b) update the UK’s Defence Contribution in the High North strategy, published in March 2022, to ensure it (i) reflects the Government’s policies and (ii) adequately addresses (A) curren
6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Greenland: Foreign Influence Registration Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will ensure that her Department has contingency plans in place to respond to any invasion or hostile act against Greenland by a foreign power.
5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Childbirth: Anaesthetics
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a sufficient supply of epidural kits across the NHS.
2 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Insurance: Merchant Shipping
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has any plans to restrict UK insurance companies providing cover to vessels which ship Russian oil.
2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Sexual Offences: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that military veterans can report sexual abuse to their local police force in the first instance, regardless of where the alleged abuse occurred in the UK.
2 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 99506 on Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), whether the upcoming PFAS Plan will commit to the Health & Safety
Source: official written-questions record.