Wera Hobhouse

30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clean Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to maintain (a) optionality and (b) competition in the Clean Power Plan.

30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of capacity allocation in the Clean Power Plan for Scottish onshore wind between 2031 and 2035.

19 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the size of vehicles on the uptake of active travel by (a) young and (b) other people.

19 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing the social housing obligation from future iterations of the Energy Company Obligation scheme on the retrofit measures provide

9 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Drax Power Station: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason The Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 do not include time limits on extended subsidies to Drax.

7 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to develop a strategic framework to enable the integration of hydrogen into future net zero energy systems.

7 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity Interconnectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support interconnector infrastructure.

29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the accurate recording of deaths related to eating disorders; and what steps he is taking with the (a) National Medical Examiner, (b) Office for Nation

29 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on ending the use of forced swim tests since writing to the (a) Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and (b) UKRI requesting expedited research to find validate

29 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many active licences there are for the authorised use of the forced swim test.

29 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter from Lord Sharpe of Epsom responding to the Animals in Science Committee forced swim test report, published on 5 March 2024, what the deadline is for ending the use of for

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan: Bristol

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the reduction of the funding for home energy upgrades in the Warm Homes Local Grant compared to the Home Upgrade Grant 2 for Bristol City Council; and whether thi

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief on the (a) Agricultural Transition Plan and (b) Food Security Strategy.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Prescribing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether consideration has been given to the importance of (a) gardening and (b) nature-based therapies in improving (i) physical, (ii) social and (iii) mental health in the development of a neighbo

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Outdoor Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) outdoor learning and (b) horticultural education on the development of (i) children and (ii) young people.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Horticulture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the report entitled Mission Green Growth: A Strategic Plan from the Environmental Horticulture G

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Methane: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what resources his Department has allocated to the policy (a) development and (b) implementation of the UK’s commitments to the Global Methane Pledge.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Air Pollution: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition's press release entitled United Kingdom Elected as co-chair of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, highlighting ambitious agenda to tack

2 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Renewable Energy: Capital Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to increase investment in renewable infrastructure projects.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to enforce statutory guidelines on implementing low traffic neighbourhoods.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Department or agency leads on the Cross Government Working Level Group on Indoor Air Quality; how often it has met since Public Health England closed in September 2021; and which Ministers ar

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Microgeneration: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to provide support to (a) anaerobic digestion plants and (b) other small energy producers.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biomethane: UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of treating biomethane in the same way as fossil gases under the UK Emissions trading scheme on (a) the anaerobic digesti

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Water Power: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role marine energy will play in the UK's industrial strategy.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wave Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what engagement he has had with the wave energy sector to support the technology commercialising in the UK.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Tidal Power and Wave Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much innovation funding has the (a) tidal stream and (b) wave energy sectors received since 2020.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Buildings: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of convening an advisory panel to inform its approach to supporting the decarbonisation of buildings.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will take steps to support the training of heat pump installers through (a) apprenticeships and (b) re-training existing engineers.

26 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Fraud: Victims

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Financial Conduct Authority support for victims of financial fraud.

25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take through the proposed long-term housing strategy to help (a) improve social housing and (b) build new homes.