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.