Written questions
5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Air Systems: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the Callen-Lenz Nyan One-Way Effector will play in the Army’s deep fires capability.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to question 109652 on Artificial Intelligence, what progress she has made on scaling onshore compute.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Russia: Military Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many intercept scrambles of Russian military aircraft by USAF aircraft have taken place from a) RAF Lakenheath and b) RAF Mildenhall since 2020.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
USA: Military Alliances
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the speech by the Prime Minister at the Munich Security Conference on 14 February 2026, on which US capabilities he plans to decrease dependence.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Parachuting
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Basic Parachute Courses a) took place in 2024, b) took place in 2025 and c) are due to take place in 2026 at No 1 Parachute Training School, Brize Norton.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Parachuting
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the focus on a single battalion group on the number of Basic Para
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Parachuting
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the focus on a single battalion group on the number of All Arms P
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Parachuting
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, whether parachute regiment soldiers will continue to complete a) Pegasus Company and b) the Basic Parachute Course.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Parachuting
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, which Parachute Regiment battalion the single battalion group will be based upon.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Parachuting
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 February 2026 to question 111934 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, what roles across the Armed Forces are defined as specialists.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the cost to the public purse is of a) reinstating and b) holding previously cancelled local elections in May 2026.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Leonardo
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings his Department has had with Leonardo since 1 January 2026.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring the Lockheed Martin Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Deployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a ceasefire in Ukraine on the UK’s ability to sustain commitments to a) Operation Firecrest, b) Operation Cabrit and c) the JEF commitment to Arctic Sentry.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the delivery date is of Project Shrinker.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crime Prevention: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the comments by the Minister for Youth Justice in the Sunday Times on 15 February 2026, by what date he plans to establish the advisory panel on preventative analytics for youth justice.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crime Prevention: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the comments by the Minister for Youth Justice in the Sunday Times on 15 February 2026, how will individual’s personal data be used in preventative analytics “to identify children who need targe
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crime Prevention: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the comments by the Minister for Youth Justice in the Sunday Times on 15 February 2026, what permissions do the Government require in order to access personal data for use in preventative analyt
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crime Prevention: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the comments by the Minister for Youth Justice in the Sunday Times on 15 February 2026, what personal data will be accessed by the Ministry of Justice preventative analytics programme “to identi
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crime Prevention: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Times Radio interview with preventative analytics advisory panel lead Professor Mark Mon Williams at 0727 on 16 February 2026, what children’s health data will be shared with a) schools and
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
BYD: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact on UK security of the inclusion of BYD Company Limited on the recent update to the “Entities Identified as Chinese Military Companies Operating in the United
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Extradition
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many extradition requests have been a) received and b) accepted, from Category 2 Type B countries since 5th July 2024.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to shotgun licensing will have on the time taken to process shotgun licence renewals in Cambridgeshire.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the Connect the Classroom funding will be spent on schools in the Huntingdon constituency.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the Renewal and Retrofit Programme's funding will be spent on schools in the Huntingdon constituency.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Secondary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release titled “10-year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child”, published on 11 February 2026, what is the estimated total cost of establishing an inclusion base in
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Secondary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release titled “10-year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child”, published on 11 February 2026, by when does the government expect every secondary school to have an
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
HMS Prince of Wales: Military Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what United States Marine Corps aviation assets will operate from HMS Prince of Wales during Operation Firecrest.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Operation Firecrest will a) commence and b) end.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK contribution is to Operation Firecrest.
Source: official written-questions record.