Written questions
3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department takes factors other than merit into consideration when it comes to (a) appointments and (b) promotions.
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Recruitment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides on taking factors other than merit into consideration when it comes to civil service (a) appointments and (b) promotions.
10 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Police: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides on taking factors other than merit into consideration when it comes to police (a) appointments and (b) promotions.
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department considers factors other than merit for military (a) appointments and (b) promotions.
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Judiciary: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference oral evidence to the Justice Committee on 10 June 2026 by Professor Lynne Berry, the Government's preferred candidate for Chair at Judicial Appointments Commission for England and Wales, HC 193, wh
10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Marriage: Relatives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 1717 on Marriage: Relatives, whether copies of the amended training materials are publicly available; and if he will place copies of those material
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of grid capacity required to support the electrification of the heavy goods vehicle fleet under a Zero Emission Vehicle mandate.
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of heavier battery-electric heavy goods vehicles on (a) road wear and (b) deterioration and what estimate her Department has made of the resulting costs to
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated yearly cost to the (a) Army and (b) Royal Navy is of using Sustainable Aviation Fuel in each year (i) since its introduction and (ii) for which forecasts are available (A) in total and (B) by l
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what artificial intelligence systems, including generative artificial intelligence and AI agents, are being utilised by Network Rail; for what operational, maintenance, asset management, customer service and co
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Growth and Skills Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of employers paying the Growth and Skills Levy recovered less than (a) 25%, (b) 50%, (c) 75% and (d) 100% of levy contributions through funded training in the latest year for which figur
10 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of the use of beagles bred at MBR Acres in UK laboratories for international research projects; how many such animals have been used in s
10 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of the use of beagles supplied by MBR Acres in the United Kingdom in GLP studies conducted at UK facilities that support regulatory submi
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the annual net cost to the public purse of operating passenger rail services under public ownership inclusive of inherited operational liabilities and the annual allocat
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish any representations made to her Department by the Mayor of Greater Manchester to (a) upgrade and (b) improve (i) Orrell, (ii) Gardwood, (iii) Bryn, (iv) Pemberton, (v) Ince, (vi) Daisy Hill,
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Light Dues
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4261, what changes have been made to the level of light dues since 4 July 2024; and what (a) proposals and (b) projections her Department has made for future ch
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Vehicle Number Plates
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which vanity number plates are granted to each foreign government by her Department.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail journeys saw a fare increase in 2026 versus the same journey in 2025.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternative options the Maritime and Coastguard Agency considered following the Court of Appeal judgment in Maritime and Coastguard Agency v Groom [2026] EWCA Civ 6 before deciding to introduce a revised v
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Orrell Station: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to upgrade Orrell railway station to provide step-free access; and if she will consider allocating funding for that station under the next round of the Access for All programme.
9 Jun 2026 · Wales Office
Wales Office: Lanyards
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department 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.
9 Jun 2026 · Leader of the House
Leader of the House of Commons: Lanyards
To ask the Leader of the House, how much his 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.
9 Jun 2026 · Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office: Lanyards
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Lanyards
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, 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 numb
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Lanyards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural 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 cost and num
8 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of UK vehicle production since 2020.
8 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Northern: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 3326 on Northern Trains: Rolling Stock, how many and what proportion of short-formed services there were for each of those routes in the 18 months prior to 4 Ju
8 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 14 of the National Audit Office report on Sizewell C, HC 33, published in May 2026, whether his Department plans to analyse the potential impact of projected elect
8 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Transport: Innovation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5446, what criteria her Department uses to define a proportionate and flexible approach to business case approvals for innovative transport projects; and whethe
8 Jun 2026 · Scotland Office
Scotland Office: Lanyards
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, 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
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