Written questions
994 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Companies: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether applicants for company directorships on the Companies House register can nominate Palestinian as their nationality.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Food: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New mapping tool launched to help bring healthy food to those who need it most, published on 8 July 2025, who will run the stat
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 54390 on Data Statistics Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review, if he will make a statement to Parliament with a formal governm
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
DigiGov: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding (a) the Government Digital Service and (b) his Department has provided to DigiGov Expo 2025.
29 Aug 2025 · Women and Equalities
Ethnic Groups: Codes of Practice
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the style guide entitled Writing about ethnicity, updated in October 2024, for what reason the reference to communities was removed.
29 Aug 2025 · Attorney General
Government Legal Service
To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 68480 on Government Legal Service, if she will publish that guidance.
29 Aug 2025 · Attorney General
Civil Service: Equality
To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 68773 on Civil Service: Equality, if she will publish the (a) handouts and (b) presentations used at the conference.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Angling: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been fined by the Environment Agency for fishing with a rod licence since 4 July 2024.
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
Visas: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference the UK Visas and Immigration guidance entitled (a) Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes and (b) Skilled Worker visa: temporary shortage list, updated on 22 Jul
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance the National Protective Security Authority has provided on using Virtual Private Networks.
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
Home Office: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made payments to digital influencers since July 2024.
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
Home Office: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to page 142 of the Home Office annual report and accounts 2024-25, published in July 2025, for what reason £30,000 of the exit payment to the Permanent Secretary was deemed non-taxable.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
British Medical Association: Facilities Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the amount of trade union facility time given to the BMA across the NHS.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the press release entitled NHS App overhaul will break down barriers to healthcare and reduce inequalities, published on 25 June 2025, whether those convicted of (a) violent offences and
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on levying VAT on (a) private health insurance and (b) private health care.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alan Milburn
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department's register of board members' interests 2024-2025, updated on 16 January 2025, whether Alan Milburn has recused himself from (a) discussions and (b) activity relatin
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Strikes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS staff who are on strike are permitted to work for (a) non-NHS bodies, (b) other NHS trusts and (c) other NHS organisations during days of industrial action.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Conferences
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66296 on Armed Forces: Conferences, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) 6 February guidance and (b) previous edition of the guidance.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to repeal the assimilated EU law of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1816 in relation to the classification of controversial weapons under the (a) UK Climate Transition Benc
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the payment of armed forces pensions counts towards the 5% NATO defence spending target.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
European Defence Fund: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of joining the European Defence Security Fund.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Summer Internship Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Internship Scheme To Get More Working Class Students Into Civil Service, published on 1 August 2025, whether children of members of the armed forces will be able to ap
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Official Hospitality: Lancaster House
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66658 on Official Hospitality: Lancaster House, how much was spent on alcohol at the event.
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diplomatic Service: Political Impartiality
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 2 of the document entitled DSR 2: General Principles of Conduct of the Diplomatic Service Code, if he will publish a copy of any supplementary gui
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diplomatic Service: Political Impartiality
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether senior members of the Diplomatic Service are permitted to attend the Labour Party political conference.
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the salary of the UK Ambassador to the US; and what the percentage employer contribution to his pension scheme is.
29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office
Public Appointments Commissioner
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Extension of Generalist Member to the Senior Salaries Review Body, published on 5 August 2025, whether the Public Appointments Commissioner was consulted
29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office
Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025, to Question 52869 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, if he will provide a breakdown of the costs on (a) refurbishment and (b) fixtures and fittings for each of the
29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 21 July 2025, HCWS870, on Government of service, ?what criteria will be used to distinguish a breach from a serious breach for the purposes of severance pay
29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the FOI disclosure reference (a) IC-390141-T8J5 and (b) FOI2025/01532.
Source: official written-questions record.