Written questions
96 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Business Rates: Reviews
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the stakeholders were that they obtained evidence from during the call for Evidence Business Rates review, which closed on 18th Feb.
23 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tourism: Economic Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish an updated assessment of the economic contribution of outdoor visitor attractions to the UK economy; and what recent discussions she has had with industry representatives on t
10 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Bereavement Support Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is considering extending the duration of Bereavement Support Payment from 18 months to a longer period.
27 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Gift Aid: Operating Costs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the administrative costs to charities caused by the current manual Gift Aid process, including the time and resources spent correcting errors and navigating rules.
27 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Gift Aid: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with HMRC regarding the Future of Gift Aid pilot, and what assessment has been made of its potential impact on the charity sector.
27 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Social Media: Advertising
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussion she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about the financial burden on charities arising from VAT on social media advertising.
27 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Social Media: Advertising
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on updating VAT guidance to recognise social media advertising as qualifying zero rated charity advertising.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Subscriptions: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to respond to responses received on the Consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contracts regime in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cultural Heritage and Tourism: Subscriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the cooling-off period provision in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 on cultural, heritage and tourism organisations oper
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Unadopted Roads
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will undertake a review of the Highways Act 1980 in regard to road adoptions, in the context of the cost to residents of petitioning under Section 37 of the Act for roads on a new estate to be adopted wh
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Unadopted Roads: Worcestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to update the Highways Act (1980) to support the delivery of news homes, including the Wychavon Town development in Worcestershire.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cinemas: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding she plans to provide for local cinemas in the next 12 months.
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cinemas: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to extend new capital funding for culture venues to include local independent cinemas.
23 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government: Advertising
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of central Government advertising spend was spent with (a) Meta, (b) Google, (c) Twitter/X, (d) YouTube and (e) TikTok in the last (i) three, (ii) six and (iii) 12 months; and what t
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Waste Disposal: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Fire Service’s powers to prevent fires at illegal waste sites.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Waste Disposal: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many fires there have been at illegal waste and recycling facilities in England in the last three years.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Probate: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve HM Courts and Tribunal Service response times in cases which require referral for expert probate examination.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Probate: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to recruit more specialist examiners in HM Courts and Tribunal Service.
20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dairy Products: Labelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential financial implications for the dairy and yoghurt manufacturing industry of redesigning labels and packaging as a result of yoghurt and other dairy-based
20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dairy Products: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential financial implications for the dairy and yoghurt manufacturing industry of reformulating products if the revised Nutrient Profiling Model results in yog
13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dairy Products: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on jobs and employment on changes in regulation in the dairy sector, including through the proposed revisions to the Nutrient Profili
13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dairy Products: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with Dairy UK and other trade bodies on the potential impact of the revised Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) for the dairy supply chain.
11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Hospitality Industry: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to reduce youth unemployment in the context of employment levels in the hospitality sector.
11 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Retail Trade: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of business rates relief and business rates revaluation on high street businesses.
11 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Museum Renewal Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to continue the Museum Renewal Fund past March 2026; and whether that fund remains open for new applications.
11 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Museums and Galleries
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the survival of local museums in a) England and b) Worcestershire.
19 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Visitor Levy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the comments made by the then Tourism Minister on 3 September 2025 (Hansard col 351), that the Government has no plans to introduce a tourism tax, remain the policy of her Department.
19 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Visitor Levy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues about a potential introduction of a tourism tax or visitor levy powers.
19 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Visitor Levy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a visitor levy on a) domestic and inbound tourism demand, b) inflation and c) the cost burden on hospitality businesses.
19 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing an overall timeline for the phase out of animal experimentation.
Source: official written-questions record.