Written questions

462 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Shoplifting: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of recent trends in levels of shoplifting in Wales.

10 Jun 2026 · Wales Office

Deposit Return Schemes: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has held with representatives of the glass manufacturing industry to discuss the potential impact of the Welsh Government's Deposit Return Scheme, due to be introduced in 2027.

10 Jun 2026 · Wales Office

Visitor Levy: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Welsh tourism industry on the potential impact of the Welsh Government's tourism levy.

10 Jun 2026 · Wales Office

Farmers: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings she has held with farmers in Wales since January 2026.

10 Jun 2026 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how often civil servants in her Department have worked from the office every week since January 2025.

10 Jun 2026 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many civil servants in her Department worked (a) from home and (b) remotely every week since January 2026.

10 Jun 2026 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many civil servants in the Department work from the office in every week since January 2026.

10 Jun 2026 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what correspondence she and officials in her Department have had with the Welsh Government since 8 May 2026.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to support stable governance for private investment in nature markets in the South East of England.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential role of protected landscapes in delivering nature recovery and improving public wellbeing.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government is working with local authorities to improve access to nature in deprived communities in Sussex.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to halt and reverse species decline in Sussex.

8 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Wealden District Council: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what amount she is planning to pay Wealden District Council under the Funding Instruction for Local Authorities: Asylum grant by 30th June 2026.

1 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Holiday Accommodation and Tourism: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with representatives of the hospitality sector on comparative levels of VAT on accommodation and tourism in the UK and European destinations.

1 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Visitor Levy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of an overnight visitor levy in England on the competitiveness of the UK tourism sector relative to European destinations.

1 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Visitor Levy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number of families that may not take domestic holidays as a result of the introduction of an overnight visitor levy in England.

1 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Visitor Levy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the report by Oxford Economics entitled Tourism Levy impacts in England, published in March 2026.

1 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Unemployment: South East

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on gender disparities in the unemployment rate in the South East of England.

1 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Unemployment: Sussex

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the causes of gender disparities in the unemployment rate in Sussex.

1 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Unemployment: Greater London

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the causes of gender disparities in the unemployment rate in London.

1 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Unemployment: Greater London

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor of London on the causes of gender disparities in the unemployment rate in London.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how (i) consumers and (ii) businesses can report incidents of illicit trade on high streets.

1 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Organised Crime: Tobacco

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC will provide police forces with access to tobacco track-and-trace data to (i) support enforcement against organised criminal groups and (ii) identify the provenance of stolen tobacco products.

1 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Smuggling: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on creating a cross-departmental taskforce on tackling illicit trade involving i) his Department, (ii) HMRC, (iii) the Home Office and (iv) the Ministry of Housing, Communit

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trading Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of resourcing levels in local Trading Standards services.

14 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times Ministers from her Department have attended UK conferences, trade shows and exhibitions in each year since 2023.

14 May 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Trade Promotion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times Ministers from her Department have attended UK conferences, trade shows and exhibitions in each year since 2023.

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times Ministers from her Department have attended UK conferences, trade shows and exhibitions in each year since 2023.

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times Ministers from his Department have attended UK conferences, trade shows and exhibitions in each year since 2023.

14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times Ministers from his Department have attended UK conferences, trade shows and exhibitions since 7 February 2023.

Source: official written-questions record.