Written questions

187 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what matters do the documents which have been closed to the public for 100 years in each of the last ten years relate.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Public Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions have documents relating to incidents, accidents, near misses and criminal activity have been closed to the public for 100 years, in each of the last ten years.

21 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 111, on what date, and at whose instruction, were any of the other documents relating to the Chinook ZD576 first closed to the public.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of expenses rates for people undertaking jury service.

13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Minerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, further to the response to Question UIN 123625 of the 13th April 2026, (a) which businesses from the aluminium industry have shared information with his department regarding the challenges faced by the

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many aluminium cans were exported from the UK for recycling via the Packaging Export Recovery Note system in each year from 2023 to 2025.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date, and at whose instruction, were the documents relating to the Chinook ZD576 sealed for 100-years.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Felling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many felling licences Forestry Commission England has granted on a) ancient semi-natural woodland sites and b) plantation on ancient woodland sites in each of the last 5 years.

28 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Felling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many felling licences Forestry Commission England has granted for clearfelling operations within a) ancient semi-natural woodlands and b) plantation on ancient woodland sites in ea

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to her response to Question UIN 106503 on 22nd January 2026, whether the regulations to remove the T8 exemption for the treatment of waste tyres have now been drafted and if sh

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her response of 25 February 2026 to question UIN 113530, what assessment she has made of the reasons that issues with Indian Customs and transport have disproportiona

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Annex VII documents relating to consignments of end-of-life tyres were submitted to the Environment Agency’s enhanced verification procedure between 2nd February 2026 and 2nd

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her answer of 12th February 2026 to Question UIN 111664, how many of the 3,281 documents for which an Annex VII was submitted between 28th October 2025 and 2nd Februa

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to her response of 12th February 2026 to question UIN 113530, how many of the 16 receiving sites that had failed to provide post-shipment Annex VII information have subsequentl

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Trade with EU: Aluminium

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he has made an assessment of the potential impact the European Commission’s plan to introduce new EU export trade measures on the UK’s aluminium recycling industry; and if he is seeking an exemption

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Aluminium

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Iran conflict on the a) UK aluminium import and export markets and b) aims of the Critical Minerals Strategy.

19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the countries who have agreed to receive nationals who have been convicted of an offence in the UK; and what the arrangements are with each of those countries on prisoners serving the full term of

27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what clinical criteria are under consideration for determining eligibility for any nationally prescribed specialised service for severe or very severe ME.

27 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Aluminium: Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of the development of the Circular Economy Growth Plan, whether her Department holds data on (a) how many metric tonnes of recycled aluminium were imported into the UK in each of the last recorded fiv

27 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Aluminium: Recycling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of the development of the Circular Economy Growth Plan, whether her Department holds data on (a) how many metric tonnes of waste aluminium were exported from the UK for recycling in each of the last r

27 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Aluminium: Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many metric tonnes of processed aluminium were imported into the UK in each of last recorded five years; from which countries and in what quantities that processed aluminium was imported; and what information he

27 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Aluminium: Recycling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many metric tonnes of aluminium were exported from the UK for recycling in each of the last five years; to which countries was that aluminium exported; in what quantities was it exported; and how much income to

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111664, how many exporters or brokers who have failed to provide the required post-shipment Annex VII information have been

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 12 February to Question 111664, how many individual receiving sites that have failed to supply the post-shipment Annex VII information required have bee

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111664, how many individual receiving sites have failed to supply the required post-shipment Annex VII information.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 109797, how many of the 3, 442 documents for which an Annex VII was submitted between 28 October 2025 and 2 February 2026 (a

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to her answer to Question 106499 of 22 January 2026, how many of the 1,891 consignments for which an Annex VII was submitted (a) have passed the eight-week deadline and (b) are

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Aluminium: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is his Department's policy on the recycling of aluminium in the UK.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Minerals: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on which countries critical mineral waste and scrap are exported under licence for recycling.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Minerals: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a list of companies that have a licence to export critical mineral waste and scrap for recycling abroad.

Source: official written-questions record.