Written questions
2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Small Businesses: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to increase SME participation in public procurement opportunities arising from the new guidance.
22 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: National Security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish the guidance issued to Departments on the use of the national security exemption.
19 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to allow local authorities greater flexibility to reduce housing targets where environmental, agricultural and infrastructure constraints can be demonstrated.
19 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of additional homes required in local planning authority areas in Fylde constituency to meet the revised housing target methodology.
19 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 9125, if he will provide a list of local planning authorities without an up-to-date local plan in place.
19 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding has been provided to local authorities in England to prevent and tackle fly-tipping in each year since 2020.
19 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Enforcement
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of guidance issued to local authorities on the seizure and disposal of vehicles used in fly-tipping offences.
19 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Enforcement
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of regional variations in the investigation and enforcement of fly-tipping offences by local authorities.
19 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the new steel import measures on costs for the construction sector.
19 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the additional volume of steel that will be sourced from UK producers as a result of the new tariff and quota regime.
19 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost per placement on the Erasmus+ in each of the first five years of association.
18 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Justice: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that youth justice services have adequate resources and capacity to deliver diversionary interventions at scale.
18 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in the proportion of diversionary outcomes for children in the youth justice system.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of technical errors affecting Plan 2 loan balances administered by the Student Loans Company on borrowers; and how many borrowers have been affected.
18 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Economic Growth: Interest Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of interest rates on economic growth over the next 12 months.
18 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Translation Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department are employed wholly or primarily to support the provision of multilingual communications and services; and what is the cost to the public purse of such staff.
18 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Home Office: Translation Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department are employed (a) wholly and (b) primarily to support the provision of multilingual communications and services; and at what cost to the public purse.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Translation Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on translation services in each of the last five financial years.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any of the new Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs will be located in Lancashire.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the £4,500 early years teacher recruitment and retention bonus to nursery settings in Fylde.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Performance Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the carbon emissions reductions expected from the proposed EPC B requirement for larger buildings.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Performance Certificates: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the capital cost to landlords of bringing buildings over 1,000 square metres up to EPC B by 2031.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Subversion
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of foreign state-linked online activity during recent incidents of public disorder.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 June 2026. UIN 124, whether the amended Codes create any new expectations on the moderation of lawful but harmful content.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act's crisis response provisions.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the replacement of the Turing Scheme with Erasmus+ on opportunities for UK students to undertake placements outside Europe.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the adequacy of Erasmus+ support for participants with (a) SEND, (b) Additional Support Needs and (c) Additional learning needs with support available under the Turin
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Turing Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what transitional arrangements she plans to put in place for education providers with multi-year international partnerships funded through the Turing Scheme that extend beyond the 2026/27 academic year.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Unmanned Air Systems: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what engagement the Department has had with the Home Office and security services about counter-drone technology and public safety.
18 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Terrorism: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the threat posed by the malicious use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by terrorist organisations in the UK.
Source: official written-questions record.