Written questions

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hinchingbrooke Hospital: Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72364 on Electronic Patient Records, what level on the HIMMS scale will Hinchingbrooke Hospital be required to achieve before completion as pa

13 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Wyton: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 64 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, whether the proposed defence technology cluster at RAF Wyton will be incl

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning permissions for nationally significant infrastructure projects have been expedited through the (a) Crown Development and (b) Urgent Crown Development routes in

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Rape

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46175 on Sexual Offences Act 2003, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to remove the req

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73845 on Prison Accommodation, how many of those places were approved for construction since July 2024 in each location.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 53 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to open the consultation on the British Industri

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

NHS: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Great British Energy to cut bills for hospitals and schools, published on 21 March 2025, over how many financial years the partnership with Great

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what type of projects the the Great British Energy Community Fund is permitted to be spent on.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the guidance entitled Digital ID scheme: explainer, published on 26 September 2025, when she plans to publish the consultation on digital IDs.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the guidance entitled Digital ID scheme: explainer, published on 26 September 2025, from which database will the digital ID validate (a) identity, (b) age, (c) residen

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Quantum Technology: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2025 to Question 75352 on Quantum Technology, where the funding for the adoption of quantum computers is being spent.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Primates: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2025 to Question 74067 on Primates: Imports, how many import licences have been issued for macaques since 5 July 2024; and for what purposes each

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 74136 on Catering: Public Sector, how many public sector organisations currently purchase more than half their food from British

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Technical Excellence Colleges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to p.45 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth (CP 1388), where the five new Defence Technical Excellence Colleges will be located.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including travel to swimming lessons within the scope of the sport premium.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Mobile Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects Project Reach to be completed.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Mobile Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 75323 on Railways: Mobile Broadband, how much funding her Department plans to provide for low earth orbit satellite technology.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

British Business Bank

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, by when she expects the British Business Bank to (a) introduce tailored mark

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

British Business Bank

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, by when she expects the British Business Bank Industrial Strategy Growth Cap

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what legislative proposals she plans to bring forward to enable the expansio

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Graphene

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the National

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

National Security: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the full scope of the Joint Crypt Key programme.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

AWE Burghfield: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the remaining (a) scope and (b) cost to completion for the MENSA programme.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, which projects are affected by the challenges to

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what assessment she made of the reasons for the

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what assessment she made of the reasons for the

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what the ongoing challenges are in meeting the d

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Air Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, if he will make an assessment of the potential i

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Type 31 Frigates: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, if he will publish the complex integration challenge faced by the Royal Navy’s Type 31 programme.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in identifying a vehicle on which to mount the Short-Range Air Defence missile system.

Source: official written-questions record.