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 HL16424
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 15 April (HL15659), whether they will now answer the question put: namely, whether the requirement for applicants to the Summer Intelligence I...
Tabled: 2026-04-15
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-04-29
For the purposes of the Summer Intelligence Internship, ‘White Other’ ethnic minorities include, for example, Romany Gypsy, Scottish Travellers, or Irish Travellers. This does not include White Irish.
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Lords HL16664
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the decoupling of the wholesale price of gas and the price of electricity applies to the Northern Ireland electricity market as well as the market in Great Britain.
Tabled: 2026-04-22
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Baroness.
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Lords HL16204
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office on 4 March (HC110410), whether the 10 Downing Street email address of John Pond belonged to a civil servant or was email al...
Tabled: 2026-04-13
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-04-29
It would not be appropriate to comment on individual staffing matters.
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Lords HL16206
To ask His Majesty's Government whether each of their Five Missions remain a priority, or whether they have been downgraded or superseded.
Tabled: 2026-04-13
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Lord Gilbert of Panteg
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-04-29
Missions remain a priority across Government departments.
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Lords HL16549
To ask His Majesty's Government with reference to Protecting What Matters (CP 1540), published on 9 March, which authorities, individuals, groups, organisations, businesses or bodies they plan to consult as part of the programme of engagement with...
Tabled: 2026-04-20
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Con
To: Women and Equalities
Answered 2026-04-29
The government wants the widest range of lived experiences to inform its work on public service reform. The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and improving public ser...
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Lords HL16697
To ask His Majesty's Government how many on-farm reservoirs have been built in each of the past five years.
Tabled: 2026-04-23
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Con
To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 2026-04-29
Approximately 34 newly built Large Raised Reservoirs (reservoirs with an above ground capacity of more than 25,000 cubic metres of water) have been built on farms in England in the last five years....
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Lords HL16404
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 28 October 2024 (HL1263), when they intend to lay the commencement order for the public sector duty regarding socio-economic inequalities under section ...
Tabled: 2026-04-15
Lord Babudu
Lord Babudu
Lab
To: Women and Equalities
Answered 2026-04-29
This Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, no matter their background, can thrive. To support this, we will commence the socio-economic duty on public bodies in Section 1 of the Equali...
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Lords HL16366
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15443), what steps they have taken in the past year to meet their legal duty to keep under review the question of when uncommenced...
Tabled: 2026-04-14
Lord Pack
Lord Pack
LD
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-04-29
Policy teams within the Department for Work and Pensions are responsible for ensuring effective legislative practice within their area, including the management of uncommenced legislation, and cons...
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Lords HL16715
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the 10 secondary school subjects with the largest number of teacher vacancies in England.
Tabled: 2026-04-27
Lord Kempsell
Lord Kempsell
Con
To: Department for Education
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 HL16650
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of screen time and digital technology use on early childhood development; and what steps they are taking to support parents and early years providers in managing the use ...
Tabled: 2026-04-21
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Lord Taylor of Warwick
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-04-29
On 27 March, the government published Best Start in Life advice about screen use for children aged 0 to 5, which is available on the Best Start in Life website.​The advice is informed by an expert ...
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Lords HL16607
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children who spend the majority of their schooling hours in religious education are enabled to take national examinations and apply for admission to higher education institu...
Tabled: 2026-04-21
Baroness Deech
Baroness Deech
XB
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-04-29
State‑funded schools with a religious character may teach religious education in line with their faith, but they are subject to the same requirements as other state‑funded schools to promote commun...
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Lords HL16606
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that religious education offered to children who spend the majority of their schooling hours in religious schools does not promote hostility towards religions other than their own.
Tabled: 2026-04-21
Baroness Deech
Baroness Deech
XB
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-04-29
State‑funded schools with a religious character may teach religious education in line with their faith, but they are subject to the same requirements as other state‑funded schools to promote commun...
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Lords HL16605
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sufficiency of secular education offered to schoolchildren who spend the majority of their schooling hours in religious schools.
Tabled: 2026-04-21
Baroness Deech
Baroness Deech
XB
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-04-29
State‑funded schools with a religious character may teach religious education in line with their faith, but they are subject to the same requirements as other state‑funded schools to promote commun...
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Lords HL16523
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's electricity is imported via interconnectors from European countries; and what percentage of electricity in each of those countries is produced from the burning of coal, oil or gas.
Tabled: 2026-04-20
Lord Birt
Lord Birt
XB
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the noble Lord.
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Lords HL16572
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to increase investment in renewable energy produced in the UK, following the recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas carrying vessels.
Tabled: 2026-04-20
The Lord Bishop of Norwich
The Lord Bishop of Norwich
Bshp
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-04-29
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. I will correspond directly with the right reverend Prelate.
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