Written questions
480 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Tourism: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT was refunded to international visitors as a result of the Government's Shop and Ship retail export scheme in 2019, 2023 and 2024.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Gosport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests within (a) half an hour, (b) an hour and (c) two hours travel of the Gosport peninsula.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming Pools: Community Relations and Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the role of swimming pools in delivering (a) health, (b) wellbeing and (c) community cohesion outcomes.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming Pools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to work with (a) Swim England and (b) other stakeholders to prioritise swimming pool provision as part of the £400 million grassroots sport investment.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming Pools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the £400 million grassroots sport funding supports swimming pools in areas with limited access to aquatic facilities.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming Pools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the £400 million funding for grassroots sport facilities includes funding for energy efficiency upgrades in swimming pools.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming Pools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the £400 million funding for grassroots sport facilities she plans to allocate to support the (a) development, (b) refurbishment and (c) sustainability of public swimming pools
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Subscriptions: Universal Service Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to provide guidance to Ofcom on maintaining access to (a) affordable and (b) time-sensitive subscription publications, following changes to the Universal Service Obligation
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Customs and VAT
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in what way he is supporting small businesses to remain compliant with (a) VAT and (b) customs paperwork.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: Waste
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the correspondence of 6 July 2025 from The Restart Project’s on (a) product design codes, (b)
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI on (a) graduate employment, (b) employment in labour intensive industries, (c) employment in capital intensive industries and (d) overall emplo
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Impact Assessments
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will she make it her policy to commission the OBR to produce an AI impact assessment.
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with international partners on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the fiscal outlook.
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Taxation: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) development and (b) dissemination of artificial intelligence on the tax base.
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Productivity
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to pages 134-5 of the OBR’s report entitled Fiscal risks and sustainability, published on 8 July 2025, what discussions she has had with the OBR on for what reason it categorised the rapid development
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Productivity
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she assumes increased productivity from AI adoption in her economic modelling.
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR’s report entitled Fiscal risks and sustainability, published on 8 July 2025, what plans she has to commission the OBR to assess the fiscal implications of artificial intelligence.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on public expenditure.
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the fiscal outlook.
10 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Management Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of (a) properties and (b) property management companies owned by private equity firms on (i) service
10 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Management Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring landlords to re-tender for a new property management company when than 50% of all leaseholders support re-tend
10 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulating AI systems at the point of (a) use and (b) development.
10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce a universal transferrable record for people with learning disabilities under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Arthritis: Gosport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people living with arthritis in Gosport constituency.
26 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Plastics: Chewing Gum
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the Just one ocean policy brief entitled, Plastic chewing gum: a hidden micro
24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fertility: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to update regulations in the fertility industry.
23 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Confectionery: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance she is providing to sweetshop businesses on VAT applied to freeze-dried products.
13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Children's Play
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that NHS England's guidance entitled Play well – resources for health play services for England, published on 2 June 2025, is policy across the NHS.
13 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Children's Play
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children's right to play is (a) maintained and (b) supported in healthcare settings.
12 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
Mobility Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to include mobility scooters within the scope of dangerous (a) driving and (b) cycling legislation.
Source: official written-questions record.