Written questions

2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the farming road map on domestic food production.

2 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of VAT on free-of-charge medicine donations on NHS access to medicines supplied through early access schemes.

30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 44 of the Defence Investment Plan, if he will provide a breakdown of the £5.4 billion expenditure on the Typhoon capability element.

30 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Greater Manchester

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure civil servants in the wider north west benefit from the construction of the Manchester Digital Campus.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

M55: Road Traffic

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of congestion on the M55 corridor on economic growth in Fylde.

30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Growth Fund: Mayors

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the £900 million of local growth funding for mayors will be allocated and evaluated under the revised investment appraisal framework.

30 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Investment: Public Sector

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the updated HM Treasury Green Book on the geographic distribution of public investment across the UK.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure rail companies are obliged to provide a comfortable temperature and climate conditions for passengers.

30 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methodology was used to estimate the figure of 412,000 illegal migrants in the United Kingdom.

30 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the figure of nearly 70,000 removals of individuals with no right to remain has been verified and broken down by category of removal.

30 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Deportation: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards will be introduced to distinguish between genuine and vexatious modern slavery claims in cases where removal action has already commenced.

30 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards will be put in place to help ensure that organisations sponsoring refugees under the community sponsorship scheme are resourced to provide housing, integration and employment support.

30 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria will be used to accredit organisations acting as lead sponsors under the proposed community sponsorship scheme for refugees.

30 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the rollout of new safe and legal routes for refugees.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Gratuities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of upcoming changes to tipping requirements on part time workers.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Gratuities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses required to revise their tipping policies before October 2026.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Youth Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of adequacy of the regional distribution of Youth Jobs Grant placements.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Youth Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost per job created through the Youth Jobs Grant.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Youth Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Jobs Grant placements the Government plans to support in each financial year of the Spending Review period.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new steel import quota arrangements on manufacturers and downstream steel users across the UK.

30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any Ministry of Defence programmes have been delayed, cancelled or rescoped as a consequence of budgetary constraints since July 2024.

30 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Child Benefit: Fraud and Standards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Audit Office report titled 'HMRC’s use of travel data to tackle fraud and error in Child Benefit payments', how many of the compliance enquiries issued to Northern Ireland claimants (i

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of further CPTPP enlargement on UK businesses.

29 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the closure of asylum hotels doesn't lead to an increase in undocumented migrants dispersed in communities.

29 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 20 asylum hotels announced for closure on 29 June 2026 are expected to cease operating, and on what dates.

29 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what feasibility assessments have been completed for each of the proposed former military sites announced on 29 June 2026.

29 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Begging and Vagrancy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards have been put in place to distinguish organised begging from begging arising from homelessness or destitution.

29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Vagrancy Act 1824

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been allocated to local authorities to support the implementation of the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of road transport on national air pollution levels.

29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of air pollution between the most and least deprived communities.

Source: official written-questions record.