Written questions

99 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Minimum Wage: Blackley and Middleton South

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of young workers in Blackley and Middleton South who will be effected by (a) the delay in aligning the Minimum Wage with other workers and (b) the total estimate

2 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the Government has made of the workforce that will be required each year on average to retrofit insulation to UK housing stock by 2050 as required in the Government's Net Zero c

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Gibson and Aris report entitled The Future of GB Electricity Supply: Security, Cost and Emissions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of th

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Engineering

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the Government has made of the number of qualified electrical engineers required to deliver Net Zero by 2050.

21 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Moderna: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of developing a UK vaccine research and manufacturing centre with Moderna on preparedness for future pandemics.

21 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Moderna: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made on agreeing a contract with Moderna to develop a centre for vaccine research and manufacture in the UK.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to place in the Library the study commissioned by HS2 on a like-for-like comparison on the surface station and the underground station for HS2 at Manchester Piccadilly.

24 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electricity: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the capital cost of seasonal electricity storage capacity.

24 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electricity: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the seasonal electricity storage capacity that will be required to deliver the net zero target.

8 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Crime: Victim Support Schemes

How many meetings she has had with the Mayor of Greater Manchester since the recent publication of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services' report, An inspection of the service provided to victims of crime by Greater Manchest

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Contracts: Tax Avoidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to prevent tax avoidance by participants in the Contracts for Difference scheme.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Contracts: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is permissible under the Contracts for Difference regime for top-up payments to be made to third parties outside the UK.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Contracts: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether top-up payments to be made to third parties are permissible, under the Contracts for Difference regime.

15 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2020 to Question 125212 on Gambling: Coronavirus, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing adult gaming centres to open unde

15 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2020 to Question 125212 on Gambling: Coronavirus, what plans the Government has to review restrictions on adult gaming centres in covid-19 tier three

15 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electricity Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, if he will publish the empirical, numerical evidence underlying its estima

15 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, if he will publish the empirical evidence, other than bid prices, underlyi

15 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's BEIS Electricity Generation Costs (2020) published on 24 August 2020, what estimated value for the annual decline in performance of offshore win

14 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Solar Power: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of agricultural land in each Agricultural Land Classification (ACL) category 1 to 5 which is in scoping or pre-application or is awaiting decision on an

14 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Solar Power: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of agricultural land in each Agricultural Land Classification (ACL) category 1 to 5 which has been granted planning consent for development as solar phot

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what evidence his Department received on the rate of covid-19 transmission in adult gaming centres to justify keeping such centres closed in areas with tier 3 restrictions in December 20

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether adult gaming centres can adopt similar measures to bookmakers in order to re-open in areas with tier 3 covid-19 restrictions.

9 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Greater Manchester Police: ICT

What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Greater Manchester Police's Integrated Operational Policing System.

11 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electricity Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps to ensure (a) market transparency and (b) protection of consumer interest by requiring National Grid ESO to publish the assumed load factors used to ran

25 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Crime: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to verify the most recent crime performance figures from Greater Manchester Police.

25 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Crime: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last received crime performance figures from Greater Manchester Police.

17 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in each year between 2020 and 2050.

17 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether her Department has received from the Committee on Climate Change an estimate of the costs of achieving net zero carbon emissions in each year from 2020 to 2049.

28 Jan 2019 · Home Office

National Emergency Services Memorial: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will make a financial donation to the National Emergency Services Memorial.

28 Jan 2019 · Home Office

Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will fund a position for somebody to work on the Emergency Services Day as the Ministry of Defence does for Armed Forces Day.

Source: official written-questions record.