Written questions
4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of staff in the Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.
20 Feb 2026 · Attorney General
Attorney General's Office: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Solicitor General, what proportion of staff in the Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid, and (c) remote-working contracts.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
International Labour Organization: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the expected contribution to the International Labour Organisation in 2025-26.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
International Labour Organization: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to continue funding the International Labour Organisation.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
International Labour Organization: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of the £50 million funding given to the International Labour Organisation since 2020.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Drug Seizures: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Record year of drug seizures made by Border Force, published on 12 February 2026, what proportion of Border Force drug seizures in the year to March
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Record year of drug seizures made by Border Force, published on 12 February 2026, how many foreign criminals have been deported under the seize and
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Drugs: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Record year of drug seizures made by Border Force, published on 12 February 2026, what measures are taken as part of the 'seize and return' policy t
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Drug Seizures
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Record year of drug seizures made by Border Force, published on 12 February 2026, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of cannabi
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on factors social landlords should consider when assessing the suitability of a property for a tenant’s pet, including property size, shar
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government’s letter to Social housing landlords, dated 12 February 2026, what mechanisms will be avai
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government’s letter to Social housing landlords, dated 12 February 2026, how long the proposed standa
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government’s letter to Social housing landlords, dated 12 February 2026, what steps he is taking to e
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government’s letter to Social housing landlords, dated 12 February 2026, what proportion of social ho
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the proportion of social housing landlords who do not allow tenants to have pets.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how Thurrock and Basildon councils' debts will be distributed once local government reorganisation in Essex has concluded.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how Essex County Council's debts will be distributed once local government reorganisation has concluded.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Antidumping Duties: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Trade Remedies Authority's press release entitled Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained, published on 12 February 2026, whether other Chinese goods have bee
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Antidumping Duties: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Trade Remedies Authority's press release entitled Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained, published on 12 February 2026, what discussions he has had with UK
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Antidumping Duties: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Trade Remedies Authority's press release entitled Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained, published on 12 February 2026, whether the dumping of Chinese goods
20 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Antidumping Duties: China
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Trade Remedies Authority's press release entitled Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained, published on 12 February 2026, what the anti-dumping duties on Chinese ironing bo
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Antidumping Duties: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Trade Remedies Authority's press release entitled Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained, published on 12 February 2026, what recent assessment he has made o
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Antidumping Duties: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Trade Remedies Authority's press release entitled Anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China maintained, published on 12 February 2026, whether he plans to add further anti
20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Peter Mandelson played a role in discussions with the United States on the sovereignty and future governance of the Chagos Islands.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Thames: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the water quality of the River Thames along the South Essex shoreline.
20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Water: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have become ill as a result of water pollution in each year since 2020.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has met with Surfers Against Sewage to discuss the impact of pollution in waterways and the sea.
Source: official written-questions record.