Written questions

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many EHCPs were issued in Cambridgeshire in each year between 2014-15 and 2024-25 inclusive.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for the Special Educational Needs Inclusion Fund were made in Cambridgeshire in each year between 2014-15 and 2024-25 inclusive.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many switch-off orders have been issued to solar power generating facilities by the National Energy System Operator since 5 July 2024.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much has been paid in compensatory (a) constraint payments and (b) balancing payments to operators of solar power generating facilities following switch-off orders issued by the National

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

AirTanker: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of renewing the Air Tanker refuelling contract, in the context of the agreement to buy 12 F-35A jets.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

India: F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63964 on India: F-35 Aircraft, how many personnel have been required to recover the F-35B from India; and what the cost to the public purse was for removing the w

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Protector: Atlantic Ocean

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 62858 on HMS Protector: Atlantic Ocean, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the modernisation of the Russian submarine fleet on national securi

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a high altitude nuclear explosion on the UK.

3 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a replacement to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a replacement to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

MBR Acres

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 63169 on MBR Acres, what support his Department is providing to MBR.

1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Antisubmarine Warfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the pursuit of a (a) deployable and (b) persistent wide area anti-submarine warfare search capability.

1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62328 on Unitary Councils, when will the statutory consultation period for proposed unitary councils in Cambridgeshire begin.

1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

RAF Wyton: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the suitability of the (a) substation connection and (b) grid capacity to support capacity of up to 4,500 homes at the MOD Trailblazer site at RAF

1 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Honours and Appointments Secretariat

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date (a) was the last and (b) is the next meeting of the Honours and Appointments Secretariat.

30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the assessment criteria is for applications for the Armed Forces Independence Payment.

30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

India: F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to recover the Royal Air Force F-35B stranded at Thiruvananthapuram civilian airport.

30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Independence Payment: Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applicants to the Armed Forces Independence Payment received the Personal Independence Payment whilst waiting for their application to be processed in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) 2025.

30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have applied for the Armed Forces Independence Payment in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, (c) 2024 and (d) to date in 2025.

27 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the reclassification of the St Ives Staunch as a navigation, rather than a flooding, asset on the risk of flooding from the River

27 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Number 10 press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, if he will list his Departme

27 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Number 10 press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, if he will list his Depar

27 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Number 10 press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, if he will l

27 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Number 10 press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, if she will list her Department's (a)

26 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 61044 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, under what description in his Department's annual accounts will expenditure relating

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

MBR Acres

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the potential closure of MBR Acres in Wyton Cambridgeshire on the UK pharmaceutical industry.

26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Indo-Pacific Region: Aircraft Carriers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-France Joint Leaders' Declaration, published on 23 March 2023, what steps he has taken to demonstrate the sequencing of a more persistent European carrier strike gro

26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Wyton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps has he taken to ensure RAF Wyton force protection elements are equipped with an effective C-UAS capability.

26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the date by which (a) doctrine and (b) training will need to have changed by in order to reflect the option of an air-launched tactical nuclear weapon.

26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61042 on Armed Forces: Firearms, when analysis into optimum levels of lethality in small teams will be (a) completed and (b) published.

Source: official written-questions record.