Written questions

66 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

HM Coastguard: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to maintain operational resilience of HM Coastguard on the Lincolnshire coastline in the context of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s announcement regarding the future model for

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the financial savings of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s decision to introduce a revised volunteer model for Coastguard Rescue Officers.

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

Peatlands: Controlled Burning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 on the number of wildfires, including their incide

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

Agriculture: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost of complying with th

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

Agriculture: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of cattle farms that could be imp

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

Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, if she plans to publish the Transition Plan on a sitting day of the House

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

Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the 88 recommendations proposed in the independent report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, published in July 2025, are included in her Dep

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

Water Delivery Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on which dates the Water Delivery Taskforce has met.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to publish an impact assessment on the proposal to change the Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property threshold to £2.5million.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an impact assessment was carried out on changing the Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property to £2.5million.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the changes to the threshold for Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property to £2.5million has been scored by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of a) farms b) agricultural businesses and c) non-agricultural businesses that will pay additional inheritance after April 2026 following proposed changes to Agric

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of estates that will pay additional inheritance after the threshold changes to £2.5million from April 2026 who claim a) only Agricultural Property Relief b) only B

10 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Houses: Louth and Horncastle

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pubs have closed since 5 July 2024 in Louth and Horncastle constituency.

10 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Houses: Lincolnshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pubs have closed since 5 July 2024 in Lincolnshire.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Houses: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many pubs have closed since 5 July 2024; and what steps his Department is taking to support (a) pubs and (b) other hospitality businesses.

8 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds MP met with (a) farming, (b) estate planning, (c) tax advisory and (d) other external organisations to discuss inheritance tax changes when Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

8 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds has (a) chaired and (b) deputised at any meetings on inheritance tax policy since 1 July 2024.

8 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds MP has attended any Treasury meetings in her role as Economic Secretary to the Treasury on inheritance tax reforms on Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief since 1 July 2024

8 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds MP has attended any meetings in her role as Economic Secretary to the Treasury on proposed changes to inheritance tax since 1 July 2024.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dover Port Health Authority: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 35691 on Dover Port Health Authority: Finance, how much funding his Department plans to provide to Dover Port Health Authority in th

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the details of a potential UK-US trade deal.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dover Port Health Authority: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has confirmed funding for the Dover Port Health Authority for the 2025-26 financial year.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dover Port Health Authority: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Dover Port Health Authority on funding for the 2025-26 financial year.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average award received through his Department's capital grant scheme was in (a) July, (b) August, (c) September, (d) October and (e) November.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for the capital grant scheme were approved by his Department in each month since July 2024.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for the capital grant scheme were received by his Department in each month since July 2024.

5 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Agriculture

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings she has had with the (a) National Farmers Union, (b) Country Land and Business Association, (c) Countryside Alliance, (d) Tenant Association Farmers and (e) Central Association for Agricultural Valuers

5 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Agriculture

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings she had with the (a) National Farmers Union, (b) Country Land and Business Association, (c) Countryside Alliance, (d) Tenant Association Farmers and (e) Central Association for Agricultural Valuers bef

14 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12741 on Business: Inheritance Tax, how many and what proportion of the estates that claimed both agricultural property relief and business property relief were

Source: official written-questions record.