Written questions
216 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cross-government resilience exercises involving two or more departments have been conducted in the last 2 years; and what the (a) title, (b) participating departments and (c) date was of each.
7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last assessed the resilience of prison infrastructure, including a) power, b) water and c) heating systems, to major failure.
6 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Emergencies: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a) how much total funding has been allocated to national resilience and civil contingencies in the current spending review period and b) what the breakdown of that funding is by department.
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
National Security: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition his Department is using of expenditure that qualifies as resilience and security spending for the purposes of the Government's commitment to spend 1.5% of GDP on this by 2035.
6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Military Aid to the Civil Authorities has been provided in the last 12 months.
3 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following the publication of the APPG for Air Ambulances’ report, The Case for Safeguarded 24/7 On-Site Hospital Helipads at Major Trauma Centres and Specialist Hospitals, if he will meet with the
21 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of wildfires in summer 2026.
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Unadopted Roads: Sewers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of roads currently blocked from adoption under Section 38 solely because the underlying sewer or drainage infrastructure has not been adopted by a water company.
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Unadopted Roads: Exmouth and Exeter East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) maximum time is between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by Devon County Council in Exmouth and Exeter East constituency.
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Unadopted Roads
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times has a Section 38 highway bond proved insufficient to cover the costs of bringing an unadopted road up to an adoptable standard following the insolvency of the developer in each of the last five y
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Unadopted Roads
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the (a) average and (b) maximum time between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by highway authorities in each of the last five years.
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Unadopted Roads: Snow and Ice
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what duty exists between developers and highway authorities to ensure roads on new residential developments that are subject to a Section 38 agreement are gritted and made safe during the winter weather before
19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Trade Unions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consideration his Department made of the evidence submitted to the consultation regarding the setting of the threshold for trade union access to SMEs.
19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Trade Unions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions were had with business and industry groups regarding the threshold for trade union access to SMEs.
19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Trade Unions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings did his department hold with trade unions regarding the setting of the threshold for trade union access to SMEs.
22 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the number of individual correspondence his department received from a) members of the public, b) voluntary groups and c) business representative organisations in favour
22 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the costs of conducting the consultation on local government re-organisation in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.
22 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish the results of the consultation on local government reorganisation in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay which ended on 26th March 2026.
22 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Cornwall and Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the costs of implementing the re-organisation of local government in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay for each local authority and what funding will his
22 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Cornwall and Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he a) intends to require Cornwall, Devon, Torbay and Plymouth separately or together, to be part of a combined directly elected mayoral authority to access the full range
21 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sanctioned shadow fleet vessels have transited UK waters since 25 March 2026.
21 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Shipping: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the legal basis is for allowing UK forces to interdict sanctioned shadow fleet vessels transiting UK territorial waters; and whether that legal basis has been confirmed in writing by the Attorney General.
21 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Shipping: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what evidential threshold must be met before a sanctioned shadow fleet vessel may be boarded in UK territorial waters.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Plan 2 student loan repayments on pension auto-enrolment contribution adequacy for borrowers earning between (a) £27,295 and £50,270, (b) £50,270 a
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of Plan 2 borrowers graduating between 2016 and 2023 whose total lifetime student loan repayments, including interest, are projected to exceed the net pre
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the estimated total additional lifetime repayment cost of the Plan 2 threshold freeze announced in Autumn Budget 2025 is for borrowers earning at (a) £30,000, (b) £40,000, (c) £50,000, (d) £60,000, (e) £66
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the repayment forecast for Plan 2 student loan graduates in each of the last five years compared to actual repayments in each of those years.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, a) what is the current RAB charge for Plan 2 loans, and b) how has this changed year-on-year since 2019.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Private Education: Single Sex Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 113311 Private Education: Single Sex Education, how the Department records and retains information on applications by independent schools for approval of m
3 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Students: Loans
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Question 115946 on Students: Loans, whether her Department holds the data requested on the number and proportion of people with Plan 2 student loans who had an effective marginal deduction rate of at lea
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