Written questions
1,304 written questions tabled, most recent first.
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, for a breakdown of the programme spend and income of RDEL in the Local Growth and Devolution Estimate Line in FY 2024/5, with reference to MHCLG's Annual Report 2024/5, SoPS 1.1.
13 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to WPQ 104190, how many estates were liable to inheritance tax by constituency over the last five years aggregated.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Question 100498, how many households on Housing Benefit and Universal Credit who have flowed off the benefit cap are in the Other outcome category by reason of receiving an exempting b
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as of 1st October 2025 how many SFI agreements included actions SAM1, NUM1, HRW1 and IPM1 broken down by individual action.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total annual payments made to businesses under the SFI for actions SAM1, NUM1, IPM1 and HRW1 (broken down by individual action) were at 1 October 2025.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the mean size in hectares was of businesses ranked in the top 4% of SFI annual revenue payments by October 2025.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the mean and median total income per business for the Sustainable Farming Incentive was in the year to October 2025.
8 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many estates were liable to inheritance tax passing on death in each parliamentary constituency, over the last five year period taken as a whole.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Intellectual Property Office: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason employment and wage costs have increased at the Intellectual Property Office since April 2017.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling Commission: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason employment and wage costs have increased at the Gambling Commission since April 2017.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts Council England: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the drivers of and reasons for the almost trebling of the wage and salary costs of Arts Council England since April 2017.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
HM Land Registry: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the drivers of and reasons for the doubling of the wage and salary costs of the Land Registry since April 2017.
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Inspectorate: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the drivers of and reasons for the doubling of the wage and salary costs of the Planning Inspectorate since April 2017.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Mining Remediation Authority: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the drivers of and reasons for the more than doubling of the wage and salary costs of the Mining Remediation Authority since April 2017.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Ofgem: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason wage and salary costs have increased at Ofgem since April 2017.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Climate Change Committee: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason wage and salary costs have increased at the Committee on Climate Change since April 2017.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason employment and wage costs have increased at the Nuclear Decommisioning Authority since April 2017.
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forestry Commission: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Forestry Commission's annual reports for 2017-18 and 2024-25, which teams and roles within the Forestry Commission have expanded since April 2017; and for what re
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Research and Innovation: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Table 2 in the UKRI Budget Allocation, published on 17 December 2025, if she will itemise the wider priorities category of targeted investment in industrial strategy g
17 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Performance Appraisal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in each grade were rated in the top performance category in the last year.
17 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of UK students who will access the Erasmus scheme in 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of he number of UK students who will access the Erasmus scheme in 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding has been allocated to programmes relating to the UKs relationship with Europe in the (a) 2026-7, (b) 2028-9 and (c) 2029-30 financial years.
17 Dec 2025 · Department for Education
Department for Education: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding has been allocated to programmes relating to the UKs relationship with Europe in the (a) 2026-7, (b) 2028-9 and (c) 2029-30 financial years.
17 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: UK Relations with EU: Finance
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding has been allocated to programmes relating to the UKs relationship with Europe in the (a) 2026-7, (b) 2028-9 and (c) 2029-30 financial years.
17 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding has been allocated to programmes relating to the UKs relationship with Europe in the (a) 2026-7, (b) 2028-9 and (c) 2029-30 financial years.
17 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Disciplinary Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many disciplinary cases were concluded against civil servants in (a) the Department and (b) its agencies broken down by (i) outcome and (ii) whether the primary allegatio
17 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Performance Appraisal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in the last year.
17 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Career Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff were promoted (a) in-grade and (b) to a higher grade in the last year broken down by (i) performance marking in the previous year and (i
17 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the average number of working days lost to sickness absence per full-time equivalent member of staff was in (a) the Department and (b) its executive agencies in the last
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