Written questions

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP 1489, what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum size will be for each of the n

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 41 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP 1489, what is meant by a pathfinder merger.

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 41 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP 1489, when she plans to stand up an independent review of forc

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

National Police Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 40 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP 1489, which central bodies will be replaced with the National

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 37 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP 1489, whether the estimated cost of the 2024 Police and Crime

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 35 of the policy paper entitled From local to national: a new model for policing, published on 26 January 2026, CP 1489, which police forces will transfer to the authority of (a

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 103530 on Firearms: Licensing, what discussions her Department has had with Hertfordshire Constabulary on reducing the time taken to renew shotgun

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether the (a) behaviour and (b) activities of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were reported by police officers from Royalty and Specialist Protection to Protectio

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Royal Protection Officers were assigned to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from 2001 until 2026.

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Afghan Response Route was approved by her Department.

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department had with the Ministry of Defence prior to the approval of the Afghan Response Route; and when they occurred.

23 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Immigration Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many designated immigration officers are there within Border Force.

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endoscopy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of additional staff required to operate hospital reprocessing centres for endoscopy that will be needed as a result of the Design for Life roadmap.

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to report progress on the implementation of the Design for Life roadmap across NHS trusts.

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has he made in evaluating the outcomes of the Design for Life pilot sites.

23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what permissions the US requires from the UK Government in order to launch offensive operations from United States Visiting Force bases in the UK.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) operational, (b) logistical and (c) legal constraints on the the ability of the Royal Navy to conduct (i) deterrence or (ii) interdiction operations agai

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Maritime Fighting Web is part of the Digital Targeting Web.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many foodbanks have been officially recorded as being in operation in each year for the past 10 years.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ability of Defence Equipment and Support to incorporate a (a) UK manufacturing and (b) Land Industrial Strategy components into all procurement programmes.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Body Armour: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ability of Defence Equipment and Support to incorporate a UK sovereign component into all upcoming body armour procurement programmes.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the medical discharge process on (a) financial, (b) housing and (c) wellbeing outcomes for Service families.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when was the last end-to-end review of the medical discharge process undertaken.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medically discharged personnel have been referred to (a) Op COURAGE, (b) Op RESTORE and (c) Op VALOUR in each of the last five years.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what feedback is collected by his Department from medically discharged personnel following the completion of the process.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in reducing the time taken by Veterans UK in case handling for medically discharged personnel.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the medical discharge process on (a) recruitment and (b) retention across all three services.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures are in place to enable effective handover of medical records from Defence Medical Services to the NHS for medically discharged personnel.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed strike action by Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers on Royal Navy operations.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

North Korea: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of North Korean military personnel who have become casualties during the conflict in Ukraine.

Source: official written-questions record.