Sir Oliver Dowden

29 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to help the police handle sexual offence cases.

29 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines the police have for handling sexual offence cases.

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on an independent assessment process for trainee solicitors.

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on the support available for trainee solicitors experiencing issues with their training providers.

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the support available for trainee solicitors.

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors Regulation Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on cultural issues within the profession.

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors: Conduct

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the current regulatory structure for the professional conduct of solicitors and Law firms in England and Wales.

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors Regulation Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department have had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on the adequacy of the level of its resourcing.

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors Regulation Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on potential steps to improve regulatory performance.

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors Regulation Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what conversations has his Department had with the Legal Services Board over the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s ability to regulate the professional conduct of solicitors and Law firms in England and Wales.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce accident and emergency department waiting times at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the service standard waiting times are for accident and emergency at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; and whether the Trust has been meeting those targets.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Elderly

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to implement provisions accommodating elderly patients undergoing long waiting times in accident and emergency departments.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce accident and emergency department waiting times for older patients.

18 May 2026 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce further penalties, including licence (a) suspension and (b) loss, for retailers found to be supplying alcohol irresponsibly and illegally to customers.

18 May 2026 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of licensing laws in deterring retailers from supplying alcohol to individuals who are (a) visibly intoxicated and (b) known to be vulnerable due to addict

18 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Retail Trade: Counterfeit Manufacturing

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with (a) local police forces and (b) Trading Standards authorities on enforcement action against independent shops suspected of supplying counterfeit

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition: Fruit Juices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of classifying the fruit juice category as not healthy in proposed Nutrient Profiling Model reforms on UK businesses.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that public health objectives do not adversely impact the agriculture and food producer sector, in the context of proposed changes to the Nutrient Profiling Model.

18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition: Fruit Juices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Nutrient Profiling Model on (a) businesses and (b) employment within the fruit juice sector.

13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biofuels and Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he accepts the finding in Nature Sustainability on 20 April 2026 that bioenergy with carbon capture and storage could (a) increase electricity costs by around 3.5 times and (b) take more t

13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Drax Power Station: Timber

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the findings of the paper published in Nature Sustainability on 20 April 2026 titled "Decades of increased emissions from forest-fuelled BECCS" conflict with the modelling underpinnin

13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Drax Power Station: Timber

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, (a) when the audit of Drax's supply chain ordered by Ofgem in September 2025 will be completed; (b) whether its findings will be published in full; and (c) if he will not agree final terms fo

13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Drax Power Station: Timber

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether, in agreeing new subsidies for Drax for 2027 to 2031, his Department sought assurances from the company that the letter it wrote to the Department on 10 October 2022 about the forests

13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Drax Power Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, i) when his Department first saw the statement from Drax's General Counsel made on 12 December 2022 that the company's letter to the Energy Secretary dated 10 October 2022 might not "stand up

13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Drax Power: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has asked his new permanent secretary i) if he has read the December 2022 report by the Drax company secretary on whisteblowing allegations ii) if he concluded that there was a cov

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to help reduce waste caused by single use plastics.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in helping to reduce the amount of plastic waste.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the use of plastic.

23 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Post-mortems

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the timescale permitted for a second post-mortem examination.