Written questions
1,037 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Coal: Regeneration
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of capital investment in SME industrial units in former coalfield communities, including proposals put forward by the Coalfiel
9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Coalfields Regeneration Trust: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the proposed £50 million capital investment in the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to support SME industrial dev
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to support the national rollout of community-led employment programmes such as JobsPlus following the conclusion of the pilot phase.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the number of JobsPlus sites.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will provide long-term funding for the JobsPlus programme.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of place-based employment support programmes such as JobsPlus on levels of economic inactivity and unemployment.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fampridine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on access to fampridine for people with multiple sclerosis in England.
9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fampridine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the adequacy of availability of fampridine (fampyra) for patients across the four nations of the UK.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Alternative Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on which EU countries have imposed a Hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) SAF cap within their SAF mandate.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Alternative Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason there is a Hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) SAF cap within the SAF mandate.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Alternative Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conversations she has had with her European counterparts about the UK’s cap on Hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) SAF within the SAF mandate.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Alternative Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cap on Hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on fulfilling the SAF mandate.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Alternative Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of current levels of global (a) production capacity of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and (b) demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hunting: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of levels of (a) crimes committed and (b) prosecutions secured for offences under the Hunting Act 2004.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hunting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the definition of hunting in the Hunting Act 2004.
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of a) adults and b) children, by gender, participating in i) Football ii) Rugby Union iii) Tennis iv) Cricket v) Boxing vi) Athletics vii) Rugby League vi
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students starting an undergraduate degree course in 2025 at each Russell Group University had achieved a) 3 or more A Levels and b) a T Level and c) a BTEC; and what was this as a proportion of the num
9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of carbon capture, utilisation and storage on safeguarding domestic foundation industries, including cement and lime, while meeting the UK’
2 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department uses to decide how much 16 to 19 Bursary funding is distributed to each a) Local Education Authority, b) Multi-Academy Trust and c) school within a Local Education Authority and Mul
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Growth and Skills Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on implementing the Growth and Skills Levy; and when can businesses expect to see changes come into effect.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Growth and Skills Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help that the Growth and Skills Levy increases levels of apprenticeship start numbers.
3 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme: Metals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department had made of the potential merits of including the metals recycling industry on the list of eligible sectors for the forthcoming British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.
2 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the five biggest allocations of funding for nature from International climate finance were in each year between 2021-22 and 2025-26.
2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Crimes of Violence and Rape: Criminal Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was between charge and trial in a) rape, b) murder and c) GBH cases in each year between 2009 and 2025 for each court in England.
2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Magistrates
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates served in a) magistrate courts and b) family courts in each year between 2009 and 2025.
2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court days were lost in 2025 due to the unavailability of courtrooms as a result of building failures by a) crown court, b) magistrates court and c) family court.
2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoner Escorts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court days were lost in 2025 due to non-delivery of remanded prisoners to court by courier firms by a) prison held in, b) contracted courier company, c) Crown Court and d) Magistrates court.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Emissions: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Climate Change Committee on whether projections in The Seventh Carbon Budget include the levels of energy used by data centres.
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sleeping Rough
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to launch the Long-Term Rough Sleeping Innovation Programme; and whether that programme will include the expansion of Housing First.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Steel Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the UK Steel Council includes representatives from the steel industry supply chain.
Source: official written-questions record.