Written questions
994 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Foreign Influence Registration Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme public register, how many registrations have been made since the introduction of the scheme which have not be publicly published; and for wh
4 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Internet: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 73334, on Internet: Security, what guidance has the National Protective Security Authority provided on using Virtual Private Networks to other or
4 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Counter-terrorism: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2025, to Question 71458, on Counter-terrorism: finance, if he will list how much was paid to each individual local authority for (a) local authority posts and (b)
4 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Counter-terrorism: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2025, to Question 71459, on Counter-terrorism: Finance, if she will list the individual quantitative and qualitative elements and metrics used by the Homeland Sec
4 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government will make additional financial contributions to the EU as a consequence of the agreement to ooperate in relation to drugs risks and threats.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Maldives
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025, to Question HL12107, on Trade Agreements: Maldives, if he will list every country currently within the Free Trade Agreement programme, where HM Government is
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
EU Files Forum
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025, to Question 91946, on EU Files Forum, on what dates the EU Files Forum has met since July 2024.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2026, to Question 107051, on DBT: Social Media, if he will name any other specific social media influencers who have been commissioned by the department or its cont
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Stamp Advisory Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 107050, on Stamp Advisory Committee, on what dates those five meetings of the Committee took place.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Government: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the transparency data entitled the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025 for all departments, published on 25 De
3 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Administration of Justice: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, whether he intends that the UK Government will make additional financial contributions to the European Union as a consequence of the new provi
3 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the current policy of HM Courts & Tribunals Service on ensuring its courts facilities for (a) the public and (b) staff are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland v. The
3 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Baroness Martin of Brockley
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026, to Question 105915, on Katie Martin, for what reason her adviser is unpaid.
3 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Social Media
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 105913, on Revenue and Customs: Social Media, if she will name the social media influencers who were used, including their social media handles.
3 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 16 January 2026, to Question 103793, on Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, if she will place in the Library a copy of the invoice and receipt from TasteThatLove.
3 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Coinage: Design
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025, to Question 88685, on Coinage: Design, on what dates the Committee and Sub-Committee have met since July 2024; and what changes have been made to coinage theme and design
3 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87342 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what his planned timetable is for deciding whether the Chagos Islands Treaty will be scored against the 5% NATO targets
3 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Aircraft: Ministers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 75027 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how much of the cost was spent on catering.
3 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of rebranding Strategic Command to Cyber and Specialist Operations Command.
3 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 101383 on Government Actuary’s Department: Freedom of Information, what the cash terms monetary cost to the UK is of the
3 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to publish the Human Rights and Democracy Report for (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
3 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artworks
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether changes have been made to the number and location of portraits of (a) Queen Elizabeth II and (b) King Charles III within her Department’s HQ since 4 July 2024.
3 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: Women's Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the International women and girls strategy 2023 to 2030 remains government policy; and whether she plans to publish an updated strategy.
3 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
TAG International and Torchlight Group: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding has been provided to (a) Torchlight, (b) Torchlight Group, (c) Torchlight Solutions and (d) TAG International since July 2024.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Peatlands: Controlled Burning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the peer review for the Natural England Evidence Review with reference NEER155.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Peatlands: Controlled Burning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library Defra-held correspondence and assessments supporting the evidential basis that NEER155 underwent rigorous peer review.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Peatlands: Controlled Burning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason two pages were redacted in Natural England’s response to EIR2026/00223 on its report on managed burning.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
London North Eastern Railway: Overcrowding
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on seating capacity on all routes operated by London North Eastern Railway in each of the last 12 months, broken down by month.
20 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Venture Capital Trusts: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to Venture Capital Trust tax relief and lifetime investment limits on investment in qualifying companies.
20 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Venture Capital Trusts: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing upfront VCT income tax relief on (a) future Venture Capital Trust fundraising and (b) investor behaviour across other tax-advantaged invest
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