Written questions

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 133 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in implementing the Defence Estate Optimisation programme.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 133 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in conducting a holistic assessment of defence infrastructure requirements.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 133 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in creating a single Recapitalisation Plan for Defence infrastructure.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the disused (a) Royal Navy bases, (b) Army bases, (c) Royal Air Force bases, and (d) surplus land awaiting disposal.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in completing the Power Improvement Project refit of the Royal Navy Type 45 fleet.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he willl list the military capability projects within the scope of the Government Major Projects Portfolio.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the military capability projects within the Government Major Projects Portfolio rated as red.

10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

James Scott Rhys Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department stipulated the release of James Scott Rhys Anderson as one of its demands of President Putin ahead of the summit between President Trump and President

10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

James Scott Rhys Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last discussed the imprisonment of James Scott Rhys Anderson with her (a) Ukrainian and (b) Russian counterparts.

10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

James Scott Rhys Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the imprisonment of James Scott Rhys Anderson by Russia was discussed between the Prime Minister and President Zekenskyy during their meeting in Downing Street on 14

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Horse Racing: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the 15% tax rate paid by bookmakers on racing to align with the 21% tax rate on online gaming on the number of jobs in the horse

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Horse Racing: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of aligning the 15% tax rate paid by bookmakers on racing with the 21% tax rate on online gaming on the horse racing industry.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of awarding European football viewing rights to streaming platforms for free on access to sport.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Euro 2028

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made in delivering the EURO 2028 programme on (a) time and (b) budget.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Investment Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the reprofiled Youth Investment Fund.

10 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Falcon programme will provide AI tools for use by his Department.

10 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: ICT

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of the Falcon programme using Integrated Corporate Services on costs to the public purse of that programme.

10 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: ICT

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on implementing the Falcon programme.

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what the projects are that have been removed from the Government Major Products

10 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what the projects are that have been added to the Government Major Products Port

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

Flood Control: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any flood defence infrastructure projects in Huntingdon constituency would be eligible for upgrades through the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Programme.

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

Forests: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) tree-planting and (b) woodland creation projects have been undertaken through the Nature for Climate Fund Programme in Huntingdon constituency since the establishment of that

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

Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the local authorities his Department is working with in Cambridgeshire to deliver the NO2 Programme.

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

Livestock: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has he made in delivering the Livestock Information Transformation Programme.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made in delivering the Collections and Packaging Reforms programme.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many of the Warm Homes: Local Grant programmes will be delivered in Huntingdon constituency.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of current North Sea (a) oil and (b) gas fields that cease production by 2030.

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

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential need for additional financial support to local authorities to offset revenue losses during the equalisation process of Council Tax r

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

Council Tax: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential financial impact of Council Tax equalisation following local government reorganisation on low-income households.

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

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has issued guidance on the length of time over which Council Tax equalisation can take place.

Source: official written-questions record.