Written questions

268 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the recommendations of the Army Reserve Basic Training Review will be published.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is leading the Army Reserve Basic Training Review and which external stakeholders are being consulted.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope of the Army Reserve Basic Training Review is and which training establishments are within its scope.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who commissioned the Army Reserve Basic Training Review; and at what level it was authorised.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Army Reserve Basic Training Review was commissioned before the publication of the Strategic Defence Review 2025.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the Army Reserve Basic Training Review commenced.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the findings of the Army Reserve Basic Training Review could result in Army Training Regiment Grantham being retained beyond the planned disposal date of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the terms of reference of the Army Reserve Basic Training Review.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5711 on Army Reserve: Training, for what reason the Army Reserve Basic Training Review was commissioned.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5711 on Army Reserve: Training, whether the disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks will be paused until the Army Reserve Basic Training Review has repo

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5711 on Army Reserve: Training, whether he has considered the potential merits of awaiting the conclusion of the Army Reserve Basic Training Review before proceed

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to UIN 5711, whether the establishment of the Army Reserve Basic Training Review has been announced to Parliament.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Natural Gas: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in global energy prices on rural households that are not connected to the gas grid in Lincolnshire.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth unemployment in (a) Grantham and Bourne constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support SMEs in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas with changes in (i) employment and (ii) energy costs.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Young People and Work Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the response by the British Chambers of Commerce to the Milburn Review.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of business energy costs on private sector activity.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the Army Training Centre Pirbright to accommodate (a) the Army Reserve basic training programme currently delivered at Army Training Regiment Grantham and (b) the re

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Catering

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the Army Reserve School of Catering will be located following the planned closure of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future basing of 167 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps following the closure of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in the Defence training estate on the likelihood of achieving the Strategic Defence Review 2025's reserve personnel targets.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Confederation of British Industry's Growth Indicator forecast that private sector activity will fall by a net balance o

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the Institute of Directors' finding that 75 per cent of businesses cite UK economic conditions as a negative factor affecting their organisation.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Business: Recruitment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of employer national insurance contribution increases on business recruitment.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Disposable Income: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the level of taxes on the disposable incomes of working households.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Business: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the cumulative impact on business of tax measures announced in the Autumn Budgets of 2024 and 2025.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Economic Growth: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the implications for economic growth of tax reaching a forecast 38.5 per cent of GDP.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Government Securities

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the level of gilt yields on forecast debt interest costs over the period 2026-27 to 2030-31.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Government Securities

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the rise in 30-year gilt yields to 5.772 per cent on 12 May 2026.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the statement by the Governor of the Bank of England's that recent experience of high inflation may make households and businesses more

Source: official written-questions record.