Written questions
1,037 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Climate Security Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the Climate Security Taskforce's planned timetable is for holding its first meeting; and whether a record of that meeting will be published.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Publications
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department still produces Emerging Trends reports, which were bi-annual publications highlighting key developments and their implications produced by the Defra Futures Proj
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Publications
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has (a) produced and (b) plans to produce a fifth edition of the global megatrends report that was published in 2024.
7 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Visas: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of its policies on family visas.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Re
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to issue guidance to insurers on communicating flood risk to homeowners whose insurance policies rely on Flood Re.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Re
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of uncertainty over the future of Flood Re on mortgage availability for properties at high risk of flooding.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Re
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of closure of the Flood Re scheme in 2039 on the availability of mortgages for properties at high risk of flooding.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Re
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the insurance industry about extending Flood Re beyond 2039.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Re
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Treasury about extending the Flood Re scheme beyond 2039.
18 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Re
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to reach a policy decision before the end of this Parliament on the future of Flood Re beyond 2039.
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Sheffield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of trains on the East Midlands Railway Sheffield to London service a) had the requisite number of carriages and b) were short formed in each year between 2022 and 2026.
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Sheffield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department's contract with East Midlands Railway for train services from Sheffield to London specifies the number of carriages each service should have available.
1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Sheffield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of East Midlands Railways trains from a) Sheffield to London and b) London to Sheffield have been i) on time, ii) less than fifteen minutes late, iii) 15-30 minutes late, iv) 30-59 minutes late,
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the waiting time for children to access an autism spectrum disorder assessment.
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Autism: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the average waiting time for children to access an autism spectrum disorder assessment in each ICB area.
23 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to enforce new minimum NHS staff standards, and measure them at ward level.
23 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nurses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will introduce a statutory duty in England to calculate and take reasonable steps to maintain safe nurse staffing on adult acute wards, with ward-level public reporting and mandat
22 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Overseas Territories: Money Laundering
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made with relevant Overseas Territories on developing clear, time-bound action plans to come into line with UK requirements and international standards
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's document entitled Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published on 20 January 2026, which teams a) produced the key j
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Departments commissioned the Government's document entitled Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published on 20 January 2026.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity: British Overseas Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to help deliver the UK Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Darwin Plus
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in Overseas Development Assistance funding on the allocation of funding for Darwin Plus in 2026.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Darwin Plus
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total budget for Darwin Plus dedicated to the UK Overseas Territories will be in 2026.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Darwin Plus
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when applications will be open for the 2026 round of Darwin Plus Main and Darwin Plus Strategic funds.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Darwin Plus
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what projects have been funded and for what amount since 1 January 2024 under a) the Darwin Plus Local, b) Darwin Plus Main and c) Darwin Plus Strategic funding schemes.
26 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to encourage industry to stop the practice of culling male laying hen chicks.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the completion rate of apprenticeships since the introduction of end point assessment.
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Landfill
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of the expiry of the Renewables Obligation scheme in April 2027 on the number of landfill gas to energy plant closures.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Landfill
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to provide transitional support for the landfill gas to energy sector.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Landfill: Methane
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the end of the Renewables Obligation scheme on methane emissions from landfills.
Source: official written-questions record.