Written questions

268 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Cost of Living: Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of inflation on household living costs.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how capital receipt from the disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks will be used; and whether any will be reinvested in Army Reserve training infrastructure.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of relocating the units and training functions based at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated capital receipt from the planned disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks is.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of relocating Army Reserve basic training away from Grantham on the geographic accessibility of training for reservists in civilian employment.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional instructors and permanent staff will be required to deliver Army Reserve basic training at alternative sites following the closure of Army Training Regiment Grantham.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a net value-for-money assessment of the disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks has been conducted that accounts for the cost of replacing its training and logistics functions.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will commit to not closing Prince William of Gloucester Barracks until alternative Army Reserve basic training capacity has been established and is operational.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation his Department has undertaken with i) the Army Reserve, ii) local authorities and stakeholders, and iii) local residents and service families on the closure of Army Training Regiment Grantham.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation on whether the disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks remains consistent with current defence requirements.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the business case for the disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government's planned closure of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks is being managed under the Defence Estate Optimisation programme; and what the most recent review date of that programme was.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what units are currently headquartered or based at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks; and where each will be relocated following the site’s planned closure.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the contribution of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks to domestic resilience, including its role in the assembly of mobile testing centres during the covid-19 pandemic.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has produced a plan to enhance the scale and agility of the Active and Strategic Reserves, which accounts for the closure of Army Training Regiment Grantham.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Army Reserve intake was in each of the last five years; and what annual intake will be required to deliver the recommended 20% increase in the Army Reserve.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date he expects the recommended 20% increase in the Army Reserve set out in the Strategic Defence Review 2025 to be achieved.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current trained strength of the Army Reserve is; and what the target strength is.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of replicating the Army Reserve basic training capacity at Army Training Regiment Grantham at an alternative location.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what modelling his Department has undertaken of Army Reserve basic training capacity following the closure of Army Training Regiment Grantham.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where Army Reserve basic training currently delivered at Army Training Regiment Grantham will be delivered following the planned closure of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel undertook training at Army Training Regiment Grantham in each of the last five years.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Army Reserve recruits completed an element of their basic training at Army Training Regiment Grantham in each of the last five years.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the disposal timeline for Prince William of Gloucester Barracks remains 2028; and what recent assessment he has made of that timeline in light of the Strategic Defence Review 2025.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the decision to dispose of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks was last formally reviewed; and whether that review post-dated the publication of the Strategic Defence Review 2025 on 2 June 2025.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of closing Army Training Regiment Grantham on the deliverability of the Strategic Defence Review 2025 recommendation to increase the Army Reserve by 20%.

21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Cleaning Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment into the potential health benefits of encouraging care homes to have their laundry services fulfilled by an external commercial laundry provider.

21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Cleaning Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the inclusion of commercial laundry in the UK Government’s Resilience Action Plan, in the context of the role the sector plays in

21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Cleaning Services: Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, why commercial laundrettes, such as Johnsons in the Grantham and Bourne constituency, are not included in the Energy Intensive Industry Scheme.

21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Hospitality Industry: Cleaning Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including commercial laundry services within wider sector support for hospitality.

Source: official written-questions record.