Written questions

333 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to publish a response to the consultation launched under the previous government on changes to various permitted development rights.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to simplify the process of installing heat pumps.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to publish an updated Fuel Poverty Strategy.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national energy efficiency advice service.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to change the threshold of full audit requirements for smaller businesses.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive: Cider

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the incentives in the Sustainable Farming Incentive for cider apple orchards.

4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Occupancy: Single People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many single occupancy households there are in (a) England and (b) Wyre Forest constituency.

4 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Single People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the single-person discounts on council tax for single (a) pension and (b) working households; and what the forecast discount is for the next five financial

30 Aug 2024 · Home Office

Riot Control Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the Government's guidance on police use of water cannons.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to publish an updated (a) membership list and (b) terms of reference for the Solar Taskforce.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to reduce its energy usage.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Environment Protection: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to require (a) FTSE 100 companies and (b) financial services firms to (i) develop green transition plans and (ii) publish a timetable for doing t

30 Aug 2024 · Treasury

Bank of England: Climate Change

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to require the Bank of England to (a) take account of climate change in its mandates and (b) publish a timetable for doing this.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to introduce the Clean Heat Market Mechanism.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to continue the construction of new Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage sites.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Great British Energy founding statement, published on 25 July 2024, whether he plans that every project invested in by Great British Energy will make a return by 2030.

30 Aug 2024 · Treasury

Offshore Industry: Licensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the ban on new oil and gas licences on taxation revenues to (a) 2030, (b) 2035, (c) 2040, (d) 2045 and (e) 2050.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Clean Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the investment that (a) oil and (b) gas companies have made in clean energy in the last 10 years.

29 Jul 2024 · Cabinet Office

Covid-19 Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an oversight mechanism to monitor the implementation of recommendations from module one of the covid-19 inquiry.

29 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will have discussions with representatives of the Inquest charity on the potential merits of a national oversight mechanism to follow up on the conclusions of (a) inquests and (b) other official investigat

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Spaceflight: Liability

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to limit the liability of licenced commercial spaceflight operators.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will introduce a licencing regime for builders.

6 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 5 on Motorcycles: Training, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Motorcycle Industry Association’s proposals to reform compulsory b

5 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question HL240, whether he has made an assessment of the Motorcycle Industry Association’s proposal to merge the motorcycle module 1 and module 2 tests since

5 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2024 to Question 11316 on Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions, what engagement his Department plans to undertake with the L-Category industry on the development of EV charging inf

5 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number of individuals convicted of fraud related to contracts with her Department for the provision of personal protective equipment in the last four years.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been classified as XL Bully dogs since the guidance entitled Official definition of an XL Bully dog was published on 31 October 2023.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the guidance entitled Official definition of an XL Bully dog.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using DNA testing in the scientific classification of XL Bully dogs.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to amend the methodology used to set administrative strike prices for all renewable technologies in the Contracts for Difference allocation round six.

Source: official written-questions record.