Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Independent Review of the Criminal Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts.

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Price Caps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what legislative timetable he has set for introducing further regulation of heat networks, including any provisions relating to price protections for consumers.

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that households connected to heat networks are not disadvantaged compared to those using individual gas boilers as part of the transition to a low-carbon ene

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Price Caps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on extending the current regulatory framework for heat networks to include price protections in addition to consumer standards.

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the exposure of heat network consumers to volatility in wholesale gas markets, given they are not protected by a domestic price cap.

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the extent to which current regulation of heat networks provides equivalent protections to those available to domestic gas and electricity consumers, including

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Price Caps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is considering reintroducing or adapting the Energy Bills Discount Scheme for households supplied via heat networks; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of previou

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual cost increase for households connected to heat networks as a result of recent increases in commercial gas prices.

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Price Caps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects to launch the proposed call for evidence on heat network price protections; and what the intended scope of that review will include.

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Price Caps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is considering regulating the non-domestic gas and electricity tariffs charged to heat network operators, in order to reduce costs passed on to their domestic consumers

19 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Price Caps

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a price protection mechanism for domestic consumers connected to heat networks, comparable to that provided by the Price Cap

14 May 2026 · Home Office

British National (Overseas): Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police forces and (b) individual officers are now trained in specialist Counter Terrorism support for Hong Kongers (i) with bounties placed on them and (ii) experiencing transnational sup

14 May 2026 · Home Office

Home Office: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials in her Department are trained in (a) Hong Kong laws and (b) processing applications to settle in the UK.

14 May 2026 · Home Office

British Nationality: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for her Department to reach a decision on British citizenship applications for people from Hong Kong.

14 May 2026 · Home Office

British National (Overseas): British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that former arrests of BNO status holders (a) under Hong Kong's National Security Law and (b) for engaging in protests do not delay or prevent Bri

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of delays in processing business rates relief applications on affected businesses; and what steps he is taking to speed up processing ti

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the freeze in Housing Benefit subsidy rates for temporary accommodation since January 2011 on local authority finances in London; and if he will ta

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

Animal Welfare: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will finish consulting on banning collars which harm animals, including e-collars.

21 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered, in the context of current and future regulatory frameworks, introducing measures to ensure that leaseholders are able to access the full de

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Ownership: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) imposing fines on companies that do not register beneficial owners under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and (b) hypoth

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Property: Foreign Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Economic Crime and Transparency Act 2023 on the number of properties owned by offshore companies.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Property: Money Laundering

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Economic Crime and Transparency Act 2023 on the offshore ownership of property in the UK to conceal money laundering and other illegal activit

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Aerials: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to make it a requirement for local planning authorities to take into account the need to replace or upgrade existing rooftop telecommunications equipment when de

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Aerials

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new towns are built with adequate mobile connectivity infrastructure.

26 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Disinformation: Cryptography

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is considering using perceptual and cryptographic hash matching to prevent the spread of mis- and disinformation.

26 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Public Houses: Licensing Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of relaxing pub licensing hours in English pubs to also accommodate the World Cup football matches involving Scotland.

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department monitors the different methods by which patients book appointments to see a GP in England.

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his department ensures GPs retain telephone and reception facilities to book appointments at GP clinics.

25 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Police Pursuits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will issue new guidance to police authorities to require that a) stopping suspected criminals fleeing is prioritised above the safety of the person being sought, b) bikes are stopped

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national register for foster parents.

Source: official written-questions record.