Written questions

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Border Security Command: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Security Command staff are (a) employed directly and (b) seconded from other Government (i) departments, (ii) agencies and (iii) public bodies.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Border Security Command

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Border Security Command to be fully operational.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the 3,000 (a) new and (b) expanded school-based nurseries will be in Huntingdon constituency.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department will use to determine the location of the 3,000 (a) new and (b) expanded school-based nurseries.

30 May 2025 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on providing 3,000 (a) new and (b) expanded school-based nurseries.

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made toward meeting the NHS standard that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to start consultant-led treatment of non-urgent health condit

30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for publishing the 10-Year Health Plan.

30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 21 May 2025, Official Report, column 1018, on changes to eligibility for the winter fuel allowance, when she expects the Office for Budge

30 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to p.22 of the Plan for Change, CP 1210, published on 5 December 2024, what progress he has made on capturing the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution through the

30 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to p.20 of the Plan for Change, CP 1210, published on 5 December 2024, what steps he is taking to support the diffusion of technologies.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Typhoon Aircraft: Radar

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of upgrading the radar on the FGR4 Typhoon.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

AirTanker: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Air Tanker refuelling contract is due to (a) be eligible for renegotiation and (b) expire.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft: In-flight Refuelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of air-to-air refuelling from the RAF A400 fleet.

30 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Control of Major Accident Hazard sites are there within Cambridgeshire; and in which year was each designated as such.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire and Rescue Services: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending a statutory duty on flood response to the Fire and Rescue Service.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land: Cambridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what area of land is defined as Greater Cambridge.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that exposure to traumatic events by police offices are recorded; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police officers are counselled af

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Police: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) current but not medically downgraded, (b) current and medically downgraded and (c) former police officers who have committed suicide in Engla

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Police: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) current but not medically downgraded, (b) current and medically downgraded and (c) former police officers who have been diagnosed with PTSD i

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire and Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to establish national standards for fire and rescue services.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with fire and rescue services to help increase levels of (a) resilience and (b) preparedness in (i) central government, (ii) local authorities, (iii) loc

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to point 3, sub paragraph f of the Exchange of letters concerning implementation and interpretation of Article 11 of the agreement between the Government of th

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Exchange of letters concerning implementation and interpretation of Article 11 of the agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Br

30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mauritius: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much foreign aid his Department has granted to the Republic of Mauritius in each of the last ten years.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the out-of-service date of all variants of Land Rover.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assess the suitability of alternative vehicle platforms to replace Land Rovers for all armed forces.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned out-of-service date is for the L123A2 underslung grenade launcher.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weapon systems the L123A2 underslung grenade launcher is compatible with, other than the L85A2/3.

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many M134 (DC) Miniguns were held by (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy, excluding the Royal Marines, (c) the Royal Air Force, (d) the Royal Marines, (e) Military Provost Guard Services, (f) Ministry of

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many M60D Machine Guns were held by (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy, excluding the Royal Marines, (c) the Royal Air Force, (d) the Royal Marines, (e) other MoD services and (f) his Department in dry

Source: official written-questions record.