Written questions
6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Public Houses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of a 20p reduction in the business rates multipliers on trends in the level of pub closures over the next five years.
29 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Gaming Machines: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the potential merits of exempting (a) category C and (b) category D gaming machines in pubs from any increase in the Machine G
29 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Coal
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential role of UK's coal resources in his future energy policy.
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Coal
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the United Kingdom’s (a) identified and (b) recoverable coal resource in millions of tonnes.
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Coal
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department last made an estimate of the United Kingdom’s (a) onshore and (b) offshore coal resource.
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fossil Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the volume of (a) identified and (b) recoverable (i) oil, (ii) gas and (iii) coal resources (A) onshore and (B) offshore.
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Australia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of academic exchange programmes between UK and Australian universities; and whether she plans to increase levels of bilateral cooperation in higher e
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
West Africa: Democracy
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) the Economic Community of West African States and (b) other regional partners on support for democratic governance in
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pacific Islands: Development Aid and Diplomatic Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) diplomatic and (b) development cooperation with Pacific Island nations.
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
USA: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the US has had decisions with her Department on US strategic objectives in tackling drug smuggling in (a) Venezuela and (b) the wider Caribbean.
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Latin America: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with allies in Latin America to support (a) regional stability and (b) democratic outcomes.
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Malta: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his timeline is for the conclusion of the process of formal diplomatic recognition of the Sovereign Order of Malta.
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Malta: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held discussions with European states that maintain diplomatic relations with the Sovereign Order of Malta as part of its recognition process.
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Malta: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has appointed a representative to engage with the Sovereign Order of Malta following the memorandum of understanding signed on 9 October 2024.
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Malta: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to advance formal diplomatic recognition since the signing of the memorandum of understanding with the Sovereign Order of Malta.
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her (a) Indian and (b) Chinese counterparts on comments by the representatives of Mauritius on the lease of land in the Chagos Archipe
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Canada
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to restart negotiations for a free trade agreement between the UK and Canada.
27 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Y Nuen Ayun
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in Vietnam on the arrest of Montagnard Pastor Y Nuen Ayun on 8 October 2025; and whether she is taking diplomatic ste
27 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Canada
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to allow businesses to (a) engage with and (b) support the process of drafting a free trade agreement with Canada.
27 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Tobacco: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the tobacco duty escalator on inflation.
27 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Smoking
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of tobacco excise in reducing smoking prevalence.
27 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Smoking
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of tobacco excise duty on smoking prevalence.
27 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Population: Surveys
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to change the Office for National Statistics’ Annual Population Survey to a mixed-method design.
20 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Algeria: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what recent discussions she has had with international partners on the (a) (i) targeting and (ii) arrests of religious minorities and (b) forced closures of places of worship
16 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many reviews of regulators' decisions have been requested under Regulation 48 of The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023; and how many of t
16 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Mozambique: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of (a) the killing of 15 Christians in the village of Marera, Mozambique on 1 August 20
15 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Building Safety Regulator: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Building Safety Regulator staff work on building control applications.
15 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 71829 on Hospitals: Construction, how many dedicated teams there are for special types of building control applications; wh
15 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 70345 on Buildings: Safety, what his Department's timetable is for publishing the building control approval application dat
14 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
St Helena: Civil Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has held with the Governor of St Helena on his signification of the Saint Helena Civil Litigation (Costs) Ordinance 2025.
Source: official written-questions record.