Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design p

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design p

8 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Home Office: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lany

8 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Lanyards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design purc

8 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the co

8 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each l

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyar

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanya

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Lanyards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Lanyards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Prime Minister's Office has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design purchased was.

8 Jun 2026 · Attorney General

Attorney General's Office: Lanyards

To ask the Solicitor General, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design purchased was.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which new (a) road and (b) rail schemes have been (i) signed off and (ii) cancelled in the East of England since July 2024.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ely and Horley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) in cash terms and (b) in real terms has her Department and its arms length bodies spent on developing plans and business cases for Ely and Horley Junctions.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Nitrogen Dioxide

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total projected cost to the public purse is for Network Rail to develop and deliver Air Quality Improvement Plans (AQIPs) across all managed stations with nitrogen dioxide levels of 40µg/m³ or more by

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total estimated cost is for Network Rail to compile, complete, and implement Habitat Management Plans (HMPs) across 25 per cent of its network by March 2029; and what proportion of this cost is project

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of Network Rail's progress towards its target to create £1 of social value for every £2 of supplier spend for all renewals and enhancements by the end of March 2029; and what the to

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driverless Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment framework will be provided to local transport authorities, such as Transport for London, to assist them in determining whether to grant local consent for autonomous vehicle pilots in their areas

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the quarterly milestones are for completing the automatic train operation training programme by December 2026; and what specific performance metrics will be used to assess its impact on punctuality and del

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Thameslink Line: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date the deployment of the full cohort of 110 Travel Safe Officers on Thameslink services will be completed; and how these officers will be allocated across the network to maximize passenger safety.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Development Consent Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many National Highways schemes with an extant Development Consent Order have been cancelled since 5 July 2024; and what estimate she has made of the total public expenditure incurred on each of those scheme

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent risk assessments her Department has undertaken on the security of rolling stock driver cabs and crew compartments on the national rail network.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time equivalent members of DBT staff were working (a) in and (b) on each country on behalf of the UK as of (i) 4 July 2024 and (ii) June 2026.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Ferries and Freight: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent changes in marine fuel costs on the inclusion of ferry and freight operators serving Northern Ireland routes within the UK Emissi

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Chris Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3823 on Chris Gibb, whether officials in her Department played in a role in the termination of Chris Gibb's appointment.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3445, whether the updated 2024 strategy target is measured in (a) devices and (b) EV chargers; and what the net change in that metric was between May 2025 and M

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the updated 2024 target for public electric vehicle charging devices, what average monthly net increase in public charging devices is required from June 2026 onwards to reach the (a) lower bou

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the charge points allocated through the Local EV Infrastructure Fund are (a) operational and open to the public, (b) installed but awaiting grid connection and (c) allocated but not yet installed.

Source: official written-questions record.