Written questions
389 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Drax Group: KPMG
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has referred to the Financial Reporting Council the conduct of KPMG in relation to its reviews of Drax Group plc’s biomass sustainability reporting and the treatment of those fin
10 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Drax Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ask Ofgem to disclose (a) when Drax Group plc first informed Ofgem of the existence of the December 2022 and February 2023 KPMG reports and (b) whether Ofgem obtained unfettered ac
10 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Drax Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, further to Question 14369, whether he will place in the Library details of (a) the dates and participants of any meetings and (b) any written correspondence between his Department and the Fin
10 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Drax Group
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has been informed that the Financial Conduct Authority requested and obtained unfettered access to unredacted versions of (a) the December 2022 and February 2023 KPMG reports, (b) the February 20
10 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Drax Group
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has been informed whether the Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into Drax Group plc included consideration of the company’s public statement of 6 October 2022 concerning biomass sourcin
10 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Drax Group
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she asked (a) her officials and (b) officials in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to establish whether communications had taken place between Ministers or special advisers and the Financial Co
10 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Drax Group
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 14370 on Drax Group, if she will confirm that no Minister or special adviser have had communication of any kind with the Financial Conduct Authority on its investiga
10 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to to ensure continuity of leadership for early-stage type 1 diabetes policy and service development during the transition of functions from NHS England to his Department.
10 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS bodies regarding a future screening programme for early-stage type 1 diabetes.
30 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Drax Group
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will ask the Financial Conduct Authority to set out the timeline of its enquiries into Drax Group plc from August 2024 to the closure of its investigation, including the date on which the decision to tak
30 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Drax Group
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any Minister or special adviser has had any communication with the Financial Conduct Authority on its investigation into Drax Group plc since August 2025.
30 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Drax Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he or any official or special adviser acting on his behalf has had any communication with the Financial Conduct Authority since 1 May 2026 on its investigation into Drax Group plc.
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Recreation Spaces: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to Local Planning Authorities to ensure that green infrastructure delivered via developer contributions satisfies local requirements for spa
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Recreation Spaces: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms exist within national planning policy to enable developers to secure long-term legal protection for newly created public green spaces within major housing allocat
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Recreation Spaces
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the number of new parks required by 2033 to maintain present levels of provision per person; and what steps his Department is taking to support the
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Recreation Spaces: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed planning reforms on green space accessibility in lower-income socio-economic areas.
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Playing Fields: Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to address local authority playing field accessibility.
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of technical capacity and specialist resources within Local Planning Authorities to evaluate the potential impact of reduced spo
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sport England: Recreation Spaces
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the number of recreational spaces that fall outside Sport England's statutory remit, with reference to data compiled by
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that planning reforms do not lead to a reduction in local sports provisions.
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria his Department plans to use to define a 'subset of high-impact cases' under the proposals in the 'Reforms to the statutory consultee system' consultation; and what
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Assets: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the formal consultation responses submitted to the 'Reforms to the statutor
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sport England: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many of the consultation responses received by his Department regarding the proposal to remove Sport England as a statutory consultee, as set out in the November 2025 consult
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department issues sentences for trial of the facts cases involving sexual offences.
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the sentencing guidelines for under-16s year olds found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to expedite rape and sexual violence cases so that victim do not wait more than six months for their case to be heard in court.
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce court delays for victims of sexual violence.
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of court delays on the mental wellbeing of victims of sexual violence in Hertsmere constituency.
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Mentally Disordered Offenders: Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to protect the public from a person if they are found unfit to stand trial but was found to have done the act in a trial of the facts.
29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Mentally Disordered Offenders: Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been found unfit to stand trial in each year since 2015.
Source: official written-questions record.