Written questions
351 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Labour Together
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on whether Government Departments have sought advice from Labour Together on policy development.
4 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Labour Together
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department held on Labour Together's report into journalists prior to the hon. Member for Makerfield’s appointment as Parliamentary Secretary.
27 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Palantir
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to (a) review all existing contract with Palantir and (b) suspend any further engagement with company until the investigations into Peter Mandelson are completed.
27 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Palantir
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the purpose of the Prime Minister's visit to Palantir head offices in Washington DC in February 2025.
27 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Palantir
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Prime Minister had with the then-UK Ambassador to the US on visiting Palantir head offices in Washington DC in February 2025.
25 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Palestine Action
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her comments to the BBC on 11 August 2025, whether her Department presented information to the courts during legal proceedings relating to the proscription of Palestine Action on peo
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of legislative powers of direction over AI developers in the event of a loss-of-control incident.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what protocols are in place to help ensure rapid information-sharing with AI companies during a national AI emergency.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has undertaken scenario planning exercises for AI loss-of-control events.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what emergency powers the Government holds to direct private AI developers during a national security incident involving advanced AI systems.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what role the AI Safety Institute plays in national security preparedness for advanced AI systems.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what role the AI Security Institute plays in national security preparedness for advanced AI systems.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what (a) short, (b) medium (c) and long-term actions he is taking to help anticipate and mitigate the potential risks of AI loss-of-control.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to publish an AI Security Strategy.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve transparency on departmental responsibility for AI risk.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what mechanisms are in place to coordinate cross-government preparedness for AI loss-of-control scenarios.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has been designated as the lead department for AI loss-of-control risks.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current risk modelling for frontier AI systems.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risks associated with advanced AI systems across government.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how her Department defines AI loss of control; and whether that definition is shared across Departments.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Artificial Intelligence: National Security
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will include AI loss-of-control scenarios will be included in the next edition of the National Risk Register.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Palestine Action
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will publish the material her Department disclosed to the courts and the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation on Palestine Action.
20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jagtar Singh Johal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she is scheduled to next meet representatives from the Sikh Federation to discuss the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Grok
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information her Department holds on the Artificial Intelligence Security Institute assessment of xAI's Grok.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to secure a debate on animal welfare and progress on the animal welfare strategy.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if will she publish clear timelines for the delivery of all commitments in the Animal Welfare Strategy.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that retailers and supermarkets display clear and consistent animal welfare information on packing and labels to help consumers to make informed
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Products: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Food Standards Agency on the 2024 Fairer Food Labelling consultation; and if will she implement a mandatory method-of-production labelling
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Chemicals: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide accessible scientific evidence to help ensure public confidence in food safety and environmental policy when new chemical additives are introduced.
11 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestine: Genocide
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government has taken in the last six months to fulfil its obligations to prevent genocide under the Genocide Convention in Palestine.
Source: official written-questions record.