Written questions
114 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
A120: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to upgrade the A120 from Hare Green to Harwich.
30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out in detail where he expects to be able to fulfill the commitment of £10.7bn included in the spending projections on page 73 of the Defence Investment Plan.
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Livestock: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider allowing the export of live animals to the EU as part of the dynamic alignment provisions of the proposed sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU.
5 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Economic Growth: UK Membership of EU
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made by her Department of the statistical reliability of the OBR's claim that the UK economy is growing more slowly than if the UK had remained in the EU after 2021; and if she will set out
4 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Economic Growth: EU Law
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of measures proposed in the EU reset on economic growth, taking account costs on business and the taxpayer of, inter allia, i) new regulations and dire
20 May 2026 · Treasury
Economic Growth: Brexit
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of leaving the EU on the underlying growth rate of the UK economy; and what recent analysis her Department has undertaken on that issue.
20 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Appointments: Vetting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the assessments made by UKSV arising from the developed vetting of individuals proposed for public appointments since the enactment of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 come into f
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK electricity that will pass through the Bramford substation (a) in an average year and (b) at periods of highest demand through Bramford after
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she will give a substantive reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex dated 18 November 2025 on the road/rail crossing at Manningtree.
18 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Elections: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his decision for postpone the Mayoral election in Essex, if he will make an estimate of the cost to local authorities of the preparations for that election, including
9 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Nuclear Regulatory Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Ministers are responsible for overseeing the implementation of the recommendations of the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025; and if he will set out the timeline for their implementation.
28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
A1331: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on allocating funding for the proposed A1331 link road.
22 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office and Civil Service
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will investigate the source of internal Government briefings on the future of the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service; and if the Prime Minister will make a statement.
16 Jul 2025 · Leader of the House
Statutory Instruments
To ask the Leader of the House, if she will publish a list of the statutory instruments made since the last general election and set out the provisions in the parent act of Parliament which are relied upon to provide statutory authority for the making of
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Liverpool Street Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station on the surrounding heritage buildings.
24 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
Liverpool Street Station: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station on the economy.
26 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the cost to the public purse of local government reorganisation in Essex.
30 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office and Prime Minister: Staff
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) officials and (b) advisers are employed by (i) his Department and (ii) Number 10 Downing Street.
7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Diagnostic Centres: Essex and Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Oral Statement of 6 January 2026 on Health and Adult Social Care Reform, Official Report, Column 597, where new diagnostic centres in (a) Essex and (b) Suffolk will be based.
18 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
National Grid: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the (a) level of skilled labour and (b) extent of the shortage of the particular skills required to deliver the proposed upgrades to the National Grid electrici
16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Unitary Councils
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what the evidential basis is that unitary councils save mo
12 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Ofgem: Publications
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what definition his Department uses for socio-economic welfare, the context of publications by Ofgem.
5 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Incentives
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to implement a British jobs bonus scheme; and how much he plans to allocate to each year of the scheme.
31 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence
AUKUS
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the fire in a submarine construction facility in Barrow-in-Furness on delivery of the AUKUS submarine programme.
31 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office
Select Committees
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to the First Report of the Liaison Committee of 2023-24 on Promoting national strategy: How select committee scrutiny can improve strategic thinking in Whitehall, HC 31, published on 29
7 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office
List of Ministerial Responsibilities
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason an updated version of the transparency data entitled Government ministers and responsibilities has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish an updated version.
15 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
MADE: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the decision to make a protective award to former employees of MADE.COM, what steps she is taking to help tackle the delays in processing redundancy payments by the Redundancy Payment
10 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport
A120: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents have occurred on the A120 between Horsley Cross and Harwich in each of the past five years; and if he will publish details of (a) the location, (b) fatalities and (c) serious inj
6 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing: Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has received representations on the practice of house builders prohibiting in perpetuity new homeowners from installing solar panels on their homes.
28 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of fhe adequacy of Ofcom's enforcement of the postal services obligation on Royal Mail.
Source: official written-questions record.