Written questions

356 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Supermarkets: Consumer Prices Index and Retail Prices Index

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to item 2.1 of the minutes of the 25 April 2025 meeting of the Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices (Stakeholder), what recent progress the Office for National Statistics has made on evaluating the p

1 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cost of Living: Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress the Office for National Statistics has made on the development of the Household Costs Indices.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of an annual standard class rail season ticket was between Rochdale and Manchester stations in (a) 2010 and (b) 2024.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on the reopening of the Camp Hill line in Birmingham.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Octopuses: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to prevent the importation of factory farmed octopus food products.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the National Rail Fares Manual database is free to use by the general public through (a) download and (b) programmatic query.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Network Rail's spreadsheet published on 2 February 2022 entitled Payments for disruption on the railway, if Network Rail will publish an updated version of that table.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on the number of railway strike days, broken down by year; and what is the first year for which such records are held.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83545 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, if he will publish a version of that table covering each year for which his Department holds equivalent data

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

A38: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with National Highways on reactivating the overnight lights on the Rubery flyover on the A38.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number Yutong buses ordered for operation in the UK by operator.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in Birmingham are part of the partnerships for inclusion of neurodiversity in schools programme.

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Centre for Defence Medicine: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of constructing Glenart Castle Mess in Longbridge.

30 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

5CA: Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the recent 5CA data breach on protecting consumers online.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's Vaccine Damage Payment Unit is still in operation.

28 Oct 2025 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: CCTV

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church makes funding available for the installation of CCTV cameras at pastoral buildings that are not churches.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83545 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, if he will publish a version of the table provided for the years prior to 2021-22.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

DfT Operator: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on the appointment of a new CEO of DfT Operator Limited.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Locomotives: Diesel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has held recent discussions with (a) DB Cargo and (b) railway preservation groups on preserving the 58050 locomotive.

20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total amount of payment is through the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme; and how much has been paid in each year for which figures are available.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

British Rail: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether retired former employees of British Rail will retain travel privileges following the creation of Great British Railways.

14 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Centre for Defence Medicine: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on maintenance works at Glenart Castle Mess in Longbridge, Birmingham.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Digital Technology: Subscriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contracts regime.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 2.18 of the National Audit Office report entitled High Speed Two: A progress update, published on 24 January 2020, whether HS2 Limited has updated its indicative estimate that the co

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of a single anytime (a) first and (b) standard class rail ticket between Durham and Basildon was in April (i) 2010 and (ii) 2024.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the level of hydrogen and fuel cell technology exports.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 4 of his Department's publication entitled Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2): due diligence and cost assurance, published on 7 April 2025, when his Department plans to

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Q12 of the oral evidence given by Alan Over to the Transport Select Committee on 9 July 2025, HC 1139, when her Department intends to write to the Transport Committee with the information refe

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 03 September 2025 to Question 73617, on Armed Forces: Special Educational Needs, if he will publish the February 2025 MODLAP advisory note that is referred to in that Answer.

2 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primodos: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31168 on Primodos: Research and with reference to the oral contribution of Mr Roland Moyle on 26 May 1978, HC official record Volume 950, whether

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