Written questions
1,037 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Steel Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the UK Steel Council will next meet.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Metals: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the British Metals Recycling Association’s report entitled Assessing the impact of potential restrictions on UK recyc
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the usage of non-compostable fresh produce stickers.
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Compost
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of non-compostable fresh produce stickers on the bio-waste industry and soil health; and whether she plans to take steps to d
27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Future Homes Standard.
9 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Wheelchairs: Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of wheelchair provision services in Derbyshire.
9 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the specific challenges that face adults with learning difficulties in accessing health services; and what actions he is taking to ensure that they receive an accepta
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Small Businesses: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that transition plan requirements are proportionate and flexible for small and medium-sized enterprises.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Business: Carbon Emissions and Sustainable Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether transition plans will be integrated within the UK’s Sustainability Reporting Standards framework.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Business: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of transition plan disclosure on private sector investment for net zero transition.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Business: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to establish a pathway and timeframe for transition plan disclosure to become mandatory for large companies.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Business: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish his Department's roadmap for implementing mandatory transition plan disclosure for in-scope companies.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fishing licenses has the Government issued to fly-seine fishing vessels registered in i) the EU and ii) England.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential impact to non-quota stocks of fly-seine fishing vessel operations in the English Channel.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much fishing effort, calculated in kilowatt days, has been conducted by fly-seine fishing vessels in the English Channel in each year 2015-2025.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of fish have been caught in English waters between six and twelve nautical miles in each year 2015-2025.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much fishing effort calculated in kilowatt days has taken place in English waters between six and twelve nautical miles in each year 2015-2025.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the first hand sale value of fish caught in English waters by EU registered fishing vessels in each year 2015-2025.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what were the top ten by gross tonnage non-quota species caught by EU registered fishing vessels in each year 2020-2025.
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many non-compliance warning letters were issued in each year 2020-2025 to i) EU registered fishing vessels, ii) English registered fishing vessels over ten meters in length, and ii
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many at-landing inspections took place in English ports for (a) EU registered fishing vessels, (b) English registered fishing vessels over ten meters in length and (c) English regi
14 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many at-sea boarding inspections of (a) EU registered fishing vessels and (b) English registered fishing vessels took place in English waters outside of six nautical miles in each
24 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cardiovascular Diseases: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking through the Modern Service Framework for cardiovascular health to reduce premature deaths from cardiovascular disease.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Israel: Arms Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of whether (a) Elbit Systems UK and (b) Forge Solutions have supplied arms to Israel.
10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sri Lanka: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Sri Lankan government on groundwater contamination in Chunnakam.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting the age limit for funding of level 7 apprenticeships at 22 years old.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that weight loss drugs are available on the NHS for (a) women with (i) polycystic ovary syndrome and (ii) other fertility issues and (b) everyone.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Space Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he will take to (a) protect and (b) build on the accomplishments of the UKSA after it joins his Department.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Multiple Myeloma
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including targets to reduce the diagnosis time for myeloma in the National Cancer Plan for England.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31833 on Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, when he expects discussions with Mineworkers' Pension Scheme trustees to conclude on the future of the
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