Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Exports: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support is available to small exporters seeking to access new markets overseas.
18 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Manufactured Goods: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of new trade agreements on manufacturing exports.
18 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Gig Economy: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure compliance with employment rights in the gig economy.
18 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
National Minimum Wage Act 1998
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many workers have been impacted by enforcement actions related to breaches of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 in the last year.
13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of insecure employment contracts on workers in the retail and hospitality sectors.
13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Competition and Markets Authority: Powers
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement powers of the Competition and Markets Authority.
13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Retail Trade: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with regulators regarding the adequacy of consumer protection in online marketplaces.
13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Retail Trade: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of consumers affected by online retail fraud.
13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
New Businesses: Economic Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of barriers to growth on start-up businesses.
13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses accessed support schemes administered by the Department in the most recent financial year for which data is available.
13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support small businesses facing rising energy prices.
13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes in operating costs on small and medium-sized enterprises in the past 12 months.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to gambling regulation on consumers experiencing harms associated with gambling disorder.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Libraries
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in maintaining access to community library services.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public Libraries: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries have closed in England in the past five years.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to support freelance workers in the creative sector.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Economic Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the level of the contribution of the UK creative industries to economic growth.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with national governing bodies of sport on safeguarding standards in youth sport.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve participation in sport among women and girls.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of access to sports facilities for people living in rural communities.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding has been provided to grassroots sports facilities through programmes administered by Sport England.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support programmes exist to encourage greater participation in the arts among young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Performing Arts and Theatres
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rising energy costs on theatres and performing arts venues.
13 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Museums and Galleries: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding has been allocated in the current financial year to support regional museums.
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Television Companies: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support independent television production companies with their production costs.
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Local Press
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the sustainability of local journalism.
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Fraud: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of trends in the level of online scams targeting elderly people.
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Disinformation: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to improve digital literacy among young people to help them identify online misinformation.
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the implementation of new online safety duties for social media platforms.
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Schools: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of mobile phones in classrooms on pupil (a) attainment and (b) behaviour.
Source: official written-questions record.