Written questions
1,304 written questions tabled, most recent first.
28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Burglary: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) convicted for burglary and b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by year of conviction and number of previous occasions the offender has been convicted for burglary.
28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Robbery: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) convicted for robbery and b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by year of conviction and number of previous occasions the offender has been convicted for robbery.
28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crimes of Violence: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) convicted for a violence against the person offence and b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by year of conviction and number of previous occassions the offender has been c
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the operation of the household benefit cap relies on manual administration; and how many people in his Department work on its administration.
21 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure Limits
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to table SoPS 1.2 of his Department's annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025, if he will publish a breakdown of the Gross Outturn and Income of CDEL in the Local
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
National Physical Laboratory: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at the National Physical Laboratory since April 2017.
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Information Commissioner's Office: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at the Information Commissioner's Office since April 2017.
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Financial Reporting Council: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at the Financial Reporting Council since April 2017.
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Insolvency Service: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at The Insolvency Service since April 2017.
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Companies House: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at Companies House since April 2017.
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Competition and Markets Authority: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at the Competition and Markets Authority since April 2017.
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Civil Aviation Authority: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) and staff costs have increased at the Civil Aviation Authority since April 2017.
21 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to table SOPS 1.1 from the Department's 2024/5 Annual Report and Accounts, what categories of spending are covered by the total of £1,497,088,000 covering administration and programme ex
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit and Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming (a) housing benefit and (b) the housing element of universal credit in each broad rental market area (BRMA) and what was the average amount claimed in each BRMA in 2025.
20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a lookup table matching census Output Areas to Broad Rental Market Areas.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to table SOPS 1.2 from his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2024/5, if he will publish a breakdown of CDEL in Section A - Department for Business and Trade, covering both gross sp
20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted or cautioned for an indictable offence did not receive an immediate custodial sentence and had a) one, b) two, c) three, d) four and e) five or more prior convictions for burglary i
20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted or cautioned for an indictable offence did not receive an immediate custodial sentence and had a) one, b) two, c) three, d) four and e) five or more prior convictions for violence a
20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted or cautioned for an indictable offence did not receive an immediate custodial sentence and had a) one, b) two, c) three, d) four and e) five or more prior convictions for theft or r
20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were (a) convicted and (b) cautioned for an indictable offence did not receive an immediate custodial sentence and had (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (iv) five or more prior con
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Research and Science: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to table 1 of Annex A of the Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending of Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (CDEL) spending
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to table 1 of Annex A of the Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending of both (a) Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit and (b) Capi
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to table 1 of Annex A of the Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending of both (a) Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit and (b) Capi
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will review the Answer her Department provided to Question 99845 on 18 December 2025, with reference to the Answer provided to Question 99844 on 8 January 2026.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Performance Appraisal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the incomplete Answer her Department provided to Question 97203 on 6 January 2026.
15 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are claiming housing benefits, either housing benefit or the housing element of Universal credit, in each Broad Market Rental Area (a) in total, (b) in the private rented sector and
13 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit and Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the a) mean and b) median amount of housing support claimed by people in each local authority who were on i) Housing Benefit ii) the Housing Element of UC and iii) either Housing Benefit or the
13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people started apprenticeships who were aged a) 16, b) 17, c) 18, d) 19, e) 20, f) 21, g) 22, h) 23, i) 24 in each year since 2017-18.
13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Answer of 12 January 2026 to WPQ 101070, of the over 100,000 people that the Government estimates could benefit from mobility and partnership opportunities from Erasmus+ participation in 2
13 Jan 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, with reference to MHCLG's Annual Report 2024/5, if he will publish a breakdown of the Gross Outturn and Income of CDEL in the Housing and Planning Estimate Line in FY 2024/5.
Source: official written-questions record.