Written questions

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officer, (b) Police Community Support Officer and (c) Special Constable roles are due to be reduced in 2025-26 by police forces.

7 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the projected recruitment figure is for neighbourhood policing roles in each year between 2025-26 and 2028-29.

7 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the baseline figure is that the recruitment of additional neighbourhood police officers will be benchmarked against.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Rifles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with arms manufacturers on the replacement of the SA80A3 as the Army’s standard personal weapon.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Rifles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the projected out-of-service date is for the SA80A3 for the Army.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

US Air Force

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42680 on RAF Molesworth: US Air Force, what the cost to the public purse was of all U.S. Air Forces in Europe operations in the UK in the latest period for which

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Molesworth: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 42680 on RAF Molesworth: US Air Force, from which budget the cost of the European Infrastructure Consolidation construction works at RAF Molesworth will come.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Hawk Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the service life of the Hawk T1 beyond its 2030 out-of-service date.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the estimated waiting list for the Leonard’s M-346 Block 20 on the capacity of the UK’s fast jet training programme.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the capabilities of the (a) enhanced Leonardo M-346 T Block 20 trainer and F-model light combat aircraft, (b) the Hawk T2 and (c) other commercially available options.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Qatar: Hawk Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Qatari counterparts on purchasing their Hawk T1 aircraft.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Sardinia: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force pilots train at the International Flight Training School at Decimomannu air base in Sardinia each year.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force have trained to fly in the Leonardo M-346.

7 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Children: Protection

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to 10 Downing Street's press release entitled Downing Street opens doors to Adolescence creators for vital discussion on protecting our children, published on 31 March 2025, if he will publish the

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Artillery

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which nations are members of the artillery capability coalition alongside the UK.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) his US counterparts and (b) other NATO counterparts on Ukraine's ambitions for a NATO interoperable future force.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are working on Task Force Hirst; who the taskforce consists of; and from which Government departments.

4 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for the deportation of all remaining Foreign National Offenders in scope for removal.

4 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to replenish stocks of artillery ammunition following donation to Ukraine.

4 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tour de France

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of categorising the Tour de France as a Category A sporting event.

4 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Brazil: HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what price he plans to sell (a) HMS Albion and (b) HMS Bulwark to the Brazilian Government.

4 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hinchingbrooke Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the new theatre block at Hinchingbrooke Hospital will not open until spring 2026.

3 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he could publish the full list of sites that could be inspected by the Animals in Science Regulations Unit; on what dates did (a) announced and (b) unannounced audits by the Unit take place at thos

3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Ofsted ratings are of each establishment providing care and welfare of armed forces initial training.

3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Ofsted ratings are of each armed forces apprenticeship programme.

3 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Civil Servants: Redundancy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41608 on Civil Service: Redundancy, which Departments will contribute additional funding for employee exit schemes; and how much each Department plans to contribute

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much was allocated to Three Rs funding in the 2024-25 financial year; and how much he plans to allocate in the 2025-26 financial year.

3 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were referred to the national referral mechanism in Huntingdon constituency in each year since its start.

3 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Guinea-Bissau and Portugal

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children from (a) Guinea-Bissau and (b) Portugal have been referred to the national referral mechanism in each year since its start.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the evidential basis is for the solar Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project threshold of 100Mw.

Source: official written-questions record.