Written questions
553 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what target timescales his Department has set for the determination of offshore wind and grid connection planning applications; and what steps he is taking to reduce delays in consenting for
29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the finding by the Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce that fewer than 10% of energy sector businesses are co
29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's renewable energy targets that developers in the north of Scotland face higher transmission charges than those in
29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Liquefied Natural Gas: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the lifecycle emissions of imported liquefied natural gas against domestically produced North Sea gas.
29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Offshore Industry: North Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to review and revise the DESNZ North Sea Future Plan in consultation with the sector, in response to feedback from energy sector businesses on that plan.
29 May 2026 · Treasury
Offshore Industry: North Sea
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has received representations from North Sea operators regarding the offer to invest £17.5 billion in new domestic oil and gas projects in exchange for early implementation of the Oil and Gas Price Mechan
21 May 2026 · Treasury
Foreign Companies: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Foreign Permanent Establishment Exemption on the number of jobs.
21 May 2026 · Treasury
Foreign Companies: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Foreign Permanent Establishment Exemption on the economy.
28 Apr 2026 · Women and Equalities
Immigration: Departmental Coordination
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on the publishing of an equality impact assessment of the earned settlement proposals.
28 Apr 2026 · Women and Equalities
Immigration: Departmental Coordination
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on the potential impact of earned settlement proposals on stateless people.
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department undertook cost-benefit analysis before launching a new digital medical licensing service on 31 March 2026; and what projected annual savings to the public purse are expected from that sys
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has conducted an economic impact assessment of the potential impact of DVLA medical licence delays on workforce productivity.
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the administrative cost to the DVLA has been of processing the backlog of medical driving licence applications, including the cost of additional caseworkers recruited since 2023.
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of DVLA medical licence delays on costs to the NHS of (a) repeat specialist consultations and (b) administrative work since 2020.
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) Universal Credit and (b) other welfare payments made to people who became unable to work as a direct result of delays in DVLA medical
28 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the total income lost by self-employed drivers as a result of delays in processing medical driving licence applications in each of the last three years.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity Generation: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reform TNUoS charging arrangements ahead of CfD Allocation Round 8.
5 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding in real terms was allocated from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to organisations providing support for victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse in Scotland in (a
27 Feb 2026 · Scotland Office
Scotland Office: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, (a) how many policy staff job posts there are in his Department and (b) what the salary band is for each post.
23 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Childminding: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Making Tax Digital on the number of childminders.
23 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Childminding: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the likely change to tax receipts due to the (a) move to 'Making Tax Digital' and (b) removal of Wear and Tear tax free allowance for childminders.
23 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Childminding: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of delaying the application of "Making Tax Digital" to childminders.
23 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Childminding: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) Making Tax Digital and (b) changes in the wear and tear allowance on childminders.
20 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Childminding: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the wear and tear allowance for childminders on jobs which rely on the provision of childcare by childminders.
20 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Childminding: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue HMRC expects to collect due to the removal of the wear and tear allowance.
20 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Childminding: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the number of childminders who will leave the profession as a result of the removal of the wear and tear allowance when they start using the digital tax system.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Science and Discovery Centres: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Science and Discovery Centres have access to central Government funding streams, including eligibility for Department for Culture, Med
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Science and Discovery Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to write to the Science and Technology Committee in response to questions 50-52, on Science and Discovery Centres, in the oral evidence session of 3 December 2025.
10 Feb 2026 · Women and Equalities
Conversion Therapy
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she expects to publish the draft Conversion Practices Bill announced in the 2024 King's Speech.
10 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) number and (b) proportion of Universal Credit claimants have income levels above the income tax personal allowance.
Source: official written-questions record.