Written questions
565 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 May 2026 · Treasury
Payments
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the creation of a domestic payments system.
29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: University of Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department owns land within the University of Sussex Campus.
29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate the disposal of decommissioned nuclear submarines.
29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
France: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recent decision by the French Government to switch from using Microsoft Windows to Linux on government devices.
19 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
UK Town of Culture
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her department plans to announce the UK Town of Culture.
14 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percent of complaints made to a) the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces and b) the Armed Forces Commissioner were rejected in 2025.
14 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps has she taken to ensure the release of Craig and Lindsay Foreman.
14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Psychologists: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of those who have completed NHS funded trainee schemes studying taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists remain working in the NHS i) after one year, ii) after two years, iii
14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Psychologists: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to ensure those who have completed NHS funded trainee schemes studying taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists stay working in the NHS.
14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Psychologists: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the total cost for all NHS funded trainees studying taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists in i) 2023, ii) 2024 and iii) 2025.
14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Psychologists: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the total cost per NHS funded trainee studying a taught doctorate programme for Clinical Psychologists over their university career, including Government-funded (a) tuition, (b) travel and
14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Psychologists: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the total cost per NHS funded trainee studying a taught doctorate programme for Clinical Psychologists over their university career.
14 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Palantir: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data do Palantir’s Forward Deployed Engineers have access to within the Ministry of Defence.
14 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Hospital Ships
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many operational vessels are currently available to the Royal Navy with hospital or casualty receiving facilities.
14 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Minesweepers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve mine hunting capabilities.
14 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Type 83 Destroyers: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Type 83 design process; and whether it will be ready by 2038.
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Navy
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken on (1) Project Beehive, (2) the Marine Mine Counter Measures programme, (3) SeaCat and (4) the repairs to HMS Bangor.
13 May 2026 · Treasury
Choirs: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will examine the potential merits of extending tax relief for orchestras to include choirs.
13 May 2026 · Church Commissioners
Church of England: Land
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps she is taking to support the campaign to rewild 30% of Church owned land.
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Sussex and Brighton Strategic Authority includes Brighton in its name.
13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Arms Trade: Seized Articles
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the content was of the consignments with UK arms export codes ML10 and ML5 seized by Belgian authorities in Liege on 24 March 2026.
13 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent information she has on the condition of Craig and Lindsay Foreman.
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on working on complaints made to the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces in i) 2023, ii) 2024 and iii) 2025.
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff hours were spent working on complaints made to the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces in i) 2023, ii) 2024 and iii) 2025.
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the nature is of complaints made to the a) Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces and b) Armed Forces Commissioner that have taken more than 24 weeks to respond to in each of the last five years.
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of complaints received by the a) Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces and b) Armed Forces Commissioner were responded to within 24 weeks in each of the last five years.
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of complaints made under JSP 831 were responded to within 24 weeks in each of the last five years.
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the complaints received by the a) Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces and b) Armed Forces Commissioner were submitted by LGBTQ+ personnel under JSP 831 in i) 2026, ii) 2025 and iii) 2024
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the nature of complaints received by the a) Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces and b) Armed Forces Commissioner was in each of the last five years.
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints the a) Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces and b) Armed Forces Commissioner received in each of the last five years.
Source: official written-questions record.