Written questions

1,840 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wetlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of whether existing policy guidance provides Natural England with sufficient powers to prevent cumulative ecological impacts on protected wetlands arising

23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions the Department has had with Teignbridge District Council regarding the application of national environmental policy frameworks to the NA3 allocation affecting Wo

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information Natural England is required to publish regarding its engagement with developers and planning authorities in cases involving Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hill Farming: Dartmoor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the economic viability of upland farms on Dartmoor following the withdrawal of Basic Payment Scheme support.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Common Land: National Landscapes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department plans to review legislative frameworks governing commons management in protected landscapes.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Common Land: Dartmoor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has held with the Dartmoor National Park Authority and Natural England regarding governance arrangements for commons management.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Common Land: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of stewardship payments in delivering measurable biodiversity outcomes on upland commons.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Dartmoor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what specific targets the Department has set for improving the condition of SSSIs within Dartmoor National Park during this Parliament.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of dynamic pricing practices used by airlines during school holiday periods on families with school-aged children.

20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Police: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role her Department has in providing oversight and assurance where public confidence in policing has been undermined by media reporting and documentary evidence; and whether there are existing in

20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Police: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protections exist for police (a) officers and (b) staff who (i) raise and (ii) disclose (A) historical and (B) modern (1) concerns and (2) wrongdoing.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

South West Main Line: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the phase 5 rail resilience programme in the context of water levels in 2026.

12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the new dementia framework will be published.

9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Palantir: Freedom of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Freedom of Information requests concerning Palantir Technologies have been refused since 2023.

9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Palantir

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure full transparency regarding meetings Ministers and senior officials have held with Palantir Technologies; and whether records of those meetings are held centrally.

9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has reviewed any potential conflict-of-interest issues arising from Lord Mandelson’s involvement with Global Counsel, including in relation to introductions made

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Palantir

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any Freedom of Information requests seeking briefings, minutes and internal reports concerning Palantir Technologies have been refused since 2023.

9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Palantir

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department conducted a conflict-of-interest assessment prior to awarding recent defence contracts to Palantir Technologies.

9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Palantir

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procurement process was followed for the agreement with Palantir Technologies for defence data analytics capabilities; and whether any Ministers and former officials with prior links to Palantir were involve

9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Palantir: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department maintains a central record of all government contracts awarded to Palantir Technologies; and what the value of those contracts was since 2019.

9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Prime Minister: Palantir

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any declarations of interest were made by persons involved in arranging and attending the Prime Minister’s visit to Palantir Technologies’ headquarters.

9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Private Sector

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance governs the recording and publication of meetings between Ministers and private-sector suppliers held during overseas visits.

6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 84973 on Car-Hill formula, when he plans to publish the conclusions of that review.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Audit and Corporate Governance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to bring forwards an alternative to the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill.

4 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Police: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process her Department uses for (a) approving and (b) being consulted on pilot deployments of AI-enabled policing tools that integrate sensitive personal data; and what criteria are used to asses

4 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Police: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role her Department has in (a) overseeing and (b) advising on pilot deployments of novel AI systems that process sensitive personal data in policing.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department (a) maintains and (b) plans to maintain a register of AI systems across government.

4 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Law and Order: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what standards her Department sets for the ethical and technical assurance of AI systems used in law enforcement.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Assistive Technology: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Department for Education on assessing the potential impact of reducing assistive technology support during higher education on disabled people’s employment outcomes.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Disabled Students' Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of changes to Disabled Students’ Allowance support on demand for Access to Work or other employment support schemes.

Source: official written-questions record.