Written Questions

95541 questions on record

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Enter an MP's name to view all written questions they have submitted. Written questions are formally addressed to government departments and require official written responses. In the House of Commons, these may be directed to the Secretary of State for a given department, or to a junior Commons Minister where the Secretary of State sits in the House of Lords. In the House of Lords, questions are addressed collectively to "His Majesty's Government" rather than to a specific Secretary of State or department.

Lords HL16518
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had regarding the nomination of the government of Iran to the United Nations Committee for Program and Coordination, and the government of China to the United Nations Committee on NGOs; an...
Tabled: 2026-04-20
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lord Alton of Liverpool
XB
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
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Lords HL16707
To ask His Majesty's Government on what dates since July 2024 the Cabinet Office has issued or amended the guidance to the Civil Service on speaking to the media.
Tabled: 2026-04-24
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
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Lords HL16704
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Minister of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 16 April (HC124632), whether local authorities are recommended to comply with the g...
Tabled: 2026-04-24
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Con
To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
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Lords HL16705
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 March (HL15004), whether they consulted any external groups about the rebranding of HM Government to UK Government.
Tabled: 2026-04-24
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member
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Lords HL16709
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether British Steel Ltd is balance-sheet solvent and cash-flow solvent, both including and excluding Government funding provided since 12 April 2025; and whether they will publish...
Tabled: 2026-04-27
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
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Lords HL16710
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State has issued any direction under section 2(5)(d) of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 requiring British Steel Ltd, its directors, officers, creditors or any other person to ...
Tabled: 2026-04-27
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
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Lords HL16711
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish all ministerial directions issued in relation to British Steel Ltd under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025, including any directions concerning access to premises, accounting r...
Tabled: 2026-04-27
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
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Lords HL16712
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the CS01 confirmation statement filed by British Steel Ltd on 14 April 2026, stating that the company’s intended future activities were lawful, was filed with the prior knowledge, consent or direction of the...
Tabled: 2026-04-27
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
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Lords HL16321
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review whether the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 should be applied to all activities of the City of London Corporation, including those conducted through its private funds an...
Tabled: 2026-04-14
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green
To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 2026-04-29
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) sponsors the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the statutory regulator for Freedom of Information (FOI), however DSIT is not resp...
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Lords HL16701
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the latest figure for the gross domestic product per capita in Wales.
Tabled: 2026-04-23
Lord Wigley
Lord Wigley
PC
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member
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Lords HL16721
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood that British Steel will repay the government funding provided since 12 April 2025; and whether any impairment, write-off or provision has been (1) made, or (2) consid...
Tabled: 2026-04-27
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-04-29
To date, funding of £484m has been provided to British Steel Limited under the provisions of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act, and the full amount is recoverable as a debt due to the Crown...
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Lords HL16720
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total amount of funding provided to British Steel since 12 April 2025; what proportion of that funding is classified as debt to the Crown; and whether any formal loan agreement, interest rate, repayment ...
Tabled: 2026-04-27
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-04-29
To date, funding of £484m has been provided to British Steel Limited under the provisions of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act, and the full amount is recoverable as a debt due to the Crown...
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Lords HL16719
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have provided British Steel, its directors, auditors or creditors with any formal or informal assurance, comfort letter, guarantee, indemnity, undertaking or other indication of continuing financial sup...
Tabled: 2026-04-27
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-04-29
To date, funding of £484m has been provided to British Steel Limited under the provisions of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act, and the full amount is recoverable as a debt due to the Crown...
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Lords HL16718
To ask His Majesty's Government whether British Steel is currently trading on a going concern basis; and if so, whether trading on that basis relies on financial support from (1) HM Government, (2) Jingye, (3) another third party, or (4) a combina...
Tabled: 2026-04-27
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-04-29
To date, funding of £484m has been provided to British Steel Limited under the provisions of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act, and the full amount is recoverable as a debt due to the Crown...
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Lords HL16717
To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to enable the directors of British Steel to prepare and approve company accounts.
Tabled: 2026-04-27
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Con
To: Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2026-04-29
To date, funding of £484m has been provided to British Steel Limited under the provisions of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act, and the full amount is recoverable as a debt due to the Crown...
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