Written questions
1,304 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Jul 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the DSIT Main Estimate Memorandum for 2026/7, for a breakdown by programme of the £219.0m in CDEL allocated to Science and Society.
16 Jul 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the 2025/6 Annual Report and Accounts, for a breakdown of i) the £122m gross outturn on CDEL for "Support for the Digital, Broadcasting and Media sectors" described in
15 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 16513, if she can confirm that the information requested in that question is internally held.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Office of Rail and Road
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to section 5 of the Government Efficiency Framework, if he will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report provided by the Office of Rail and Road.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his answers to questions 8173 and 13206, in particular that the Get Britain Working initiative has been allocated £240m in 2025/6, if he will publish a breakdown of expected spending a
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to answer question 14925 from the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston.
13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer question 14926 from the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston.
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Capability Assessment: Chronic Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department of Work and Pensions Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/51669 dated 6 June 2026, what proportion of WCA decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Capability Assessment: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department of Work and Pensions Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/51669 dated 6 June 2026, how many WCA decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the perio
8 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4373 on Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment and with reference to the Freedom of Information Act response with reference FOI2026/51669, disclos
8 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Visas: Sponsorship
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of UKVI sponsor-compliance decisions are made via a) desk-based assessments and b) on-site visits.
8 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Visas: Sponsorship
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the UK Visas and Immigration's document entitled Register of licensed sponsors: students, updated on 8 July 2026, how many students were sponsored by each Higher Education Institutio
8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for a breakdown of the programme gross spend and income of RDEL in the Housing and Planning Estimate Line in FY 2024/5, with reference to MHCLG's Annual Report 2024/5, SoPS 1.1.
7 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Public Expenditure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14422 and the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12225, if she will provide the total spending in the category of Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expendi
7 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to question 14924, what the breakdown is of capital spending in 2024/5 in the category of Other School Funding (Department); and whether any reductions in capital budgets a
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Approved Premises: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total operating cost to HM Prison and Probation Service of running Approved Premises was in each of the last five financial years.
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Approved Premises
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were resident in Approved Premises in England and Wales on the most recent date for which data is available, and in each of the last five years.
6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were being cared for in forensic support services in each year since 2013-14, broken down by a) high, b) medium and c) low secure services.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2026 to question 13207, if he will publish a breakdown of the i) spending in Purchase of goods/services - Hosting and ii) spending in Purchase of goods/services - Social
3 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on forensic support services in each year since 2013/14 by a) high, b) medium and c) low secure services.
2 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food Standards Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to section 5 of the Government Efficiency Framework, if he will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report provided by the Food Standards Agency.
1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Mentally Disordered Offenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Table 8 of the Restricted Patients Statistics, England and Wales, 2025 release, published on 30 April 2026, of the 297 restricted patients recalled to hospital following conditional discharge, h
1 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Home Office: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 1% capital budget reduction announced in the Defence Investment Plan on her Department's delivery of spending plans; and where those reducti
1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the capital budget reduction from 2026/7 to 2029/30 on his Department's delivery of its spending plans, and where reduction
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the capital budget reduction from 2026/7 to 2029/30 on her Department's delivery of its spending plans; and where reductions hav
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 1% capital budget reduction announced in the Defence Investment Plan on her Department's delivery of spending plans; and where those reductions have b
30 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Questions 296, 297, 298, 10703, 10704 and 10705 tabled by the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston.
30 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Public Expenditure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer to question 12225, what information her Department holds on whether the following bodies have zero procurement spend for the relevant year because they in fact spent no money on procurem
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Combined Authorities: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which funding streams are available to Mayoral Combined Authorities which are not available to areas without MCAs, and how much is being spent per year through each of these fund
29 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 25 June to Question 11183 on Revenue and Customs: Finance for a breakdown of the (a) £386,857,000 and (b) £1,248,283,000.
Source: official written-questions record.