Written questions

595 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on the recruitment of young workers in Scotland.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what regulatory mechanisms exist to require installers to carry out corrective works where insulation products installed under publicly funded energy efficiency schemes are found to be (a) de

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of consumer redress mechanisms for when installers do not engage with households following defective insulation installations.

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the minimum number of available warships is that the Royal Navy requires to meet basic operational requirements.

4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy surface warships are (a) available for deployment and (b) deployed.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing measures similar to those adopted in other European countries to help reduce electricity prices for (a) consume

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of constraint payments and balancing actions in each year since 2020; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Scottish allocation of the New Defence Growth Deals announced in September 2025.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technical Excellence Colleges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on establishing a Defence Technical Excellence College in Scotland.

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of the development of a Regional Defence and Security Cluster in Scotland; and what progress has been made following early-stage discussions with potential p

3 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many projects have been (a) funded by the UKDI Defence and security accelerator and (b) of these how many were based in Scotland.

23 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Thailand: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK nationals died in Thailand in each of the last three years; and what the causes were of those deaths.

13 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her oral contribution of 26 November 2025 on Financial Statement and Budget, Official Report, column 388, if she will confirm whether her £820m allocation to Scotland's Block Grant is as a function

13 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her oral contribution of 26 November 2025 on Financial Statement and Budget, Official Report, column 388, what (a) meetings, (b) correspondence and (c) other discussions did she have with Mr Sarwar

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Clergy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign Catholic priests have been denied a visa for the UK since July 2024.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will introduce a ban on cages for laying hens in the UK.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies House: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House identity verification reforms announced on 16th October, what assessment his Department has made on whether a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) was undertak

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on (a) allocating funding and (b) identifying opportunities for investment by the Defence Growth Deal in Scotland.

2 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Social Security Benefits: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that when errors in earnings submissions to HMRC are self-identified and corrected, those corrections are communicated promptly and accurately to the Department for Work

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information received from HMRC regarding earnings is accurate and that any errors are identified and corrected swiftly, so that Universal Credit claima

2 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens on the work of her Department's Murder and Manslaughter Team.

1 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Brize Norton: Palestine Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 87832 on RAF Brize Norton: Palestine Action, what was the cost of returning the two damaged aero engines to a serviceable condition.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October to Question 80377 on Armed Forces: Health, and the Answer of 17 November to Question 89590 on Armed Forces: Health Services, whether he has made an assessment of the potential

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces serving in Northern Ireland who are considered not medically deployable are awaiting treatment; and how many have been waiting for longer than six months.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces serving in Wales who are considered not medically deployable are awaiting treatment; and how many have been waiting for longer than six months.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces serving in England who are considered not medically deployable are awaiting treatment; and how many have been waiting for longer than six months.

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

BAE Systems: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Ministerial colleagues on the £9.2 million Scottish Government funding for (a) skills and (b) training in BAE.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Brize Norton: Palestine Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 84339 on RAF Brize Norton: Palestine Action, what delivery forecast is for the return of each engine to serviceability.

30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Turkey: Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what offset agreements have been signed with Turkiye; and what equipment is included in those agreements in order to conclude the export of 20 Typhoon aircraft from the UK to Turkiye.

30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Turkey: Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 29 October 2025 on UK-Türkiye Typhoon Export Deal, Official Report, column 338, where the 800 jobs created in Scotland will be located.

Source: official written-questions record.