Written questions

1,699 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of the clean steel fund.

10 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to proceed with the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) Regulations.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund has provided to each UK region.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Industrial Energy Transformation Fund: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs created by the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2023 to Question 190814 on Iron and Steel: Environment Protection, what her planned timetable is for making a decision on the Clean Steel Fund.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for responding to the consultations on measures announced as part of the British Industry Supercharger strategy.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, CP 399, published on 17 March 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on decarbonising the (a) iron and (b) steel sectors

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 32 of Progress in reducing emissions 2023 Report to Parliament by the Climate Change Committee, published in June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 28 of the report entitled Progress in reducing emissions, published by the Climate Change Committee in June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for hi

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report entitled Progress in reducing emissions, published by the Climate Change Committee in June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, With reference to page 13 of Progress in reducing emissions 2023 Report to Parliament by the Climate Change Committee, published in June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Iron and Steel: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 14 of Progress in reducing emissions 2023 Report to Parliament by the Climate Change Committee, published in June 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of (a) 13 February and (b) 16 May 2023 on partially sighted people and facilities at bus stops.

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Alternative Fuels: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support people and businesses to switch to low carbon fuel alternatives.

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on implementation of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy.

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on industry of delaying the British Industry Supercharger scheme.

4 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the effect on carbon emissions of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund up to 4 July 2023.

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has provided through phase (a) one and (b) two of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund on carbon emissions.

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to email correspondence of 14 June 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of electricity prices on (a) steel producers and (b) the steel industry.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of industrial energy prices in (a) Germany and (b) France on the UK steel industry.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help the steel industry access competitive wholesale electricity prices.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to implement all the measures set out under the British Industry Supercharger scheme before April 2024.

29 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation entitled Addressing carbon leakage risk to support decarbonisation, published on 30 March 2023.

28 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Sefton Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a referral by a GP to a specialist in Sefton Central constituency in the latest period for which data is available.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2023 to Question 190594, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the return of apprenticeship levy funding to the Treasury.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central sent on 22 May 2023.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Semiconductors: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to section 7.4 on Skills and talent in the National Semiconductor Strategy, published by her Department on 19 May 2023, what her expected timescale is for a reduction in

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Semiconductors: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Semiconductor Strategy, published by her Department on 19 May 2023, when she plans to launch the Skills Dashboard.

Source: official written-questions record.