Written questions

1,041 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grasslands: Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent priority habitat grasslands from being destroyed by being entered into the Sustainable Farming Incentive herbal ley action (CSAM3) in future years.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grasslands: Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the total land entered into the Sustainable Farming Incentive herbal ley action (CSAM3) has been on priority habitat grassland; and how many hectares of priority hab

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewables Obligation: Anaerobic Digestion

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the end of the Renewable Obligation Certificates scheme on anaerobic digestion plants.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Microgeneration: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) small anaerobic digestion plants and (b) other small energy producers.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the UK Emissions Trading Scheme will be ready and aligned with the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate by the end of 2026.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will carry out a review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to ensure alignment with the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate; and if he will take steps to ensure that the ETS is reviewe

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of malpractice in the third-party intermediary energy retail market and (b) the potential impact of the policies within the consu

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation entitled Regulating Third-Party Intermediaries (TPIs) in the retail energy market, published on 20 September 2024.

27 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Heathrow Airport: Construction

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has carried out analysis of the potential impact of Heathrow expansion since October 2017.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost savings to social care budgets of providing universal access to Fracture Liaison Services each year.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential costs savings to the NHS of providing universal access to Fracture Liaison Services in each year.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's news entitled Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest ever level, published on 2 January 2025, if he will publish data on the number of cancers diagnosed a

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's news entitled Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest ever level, published on 2 January 2025, whether data on the number of cancers diagnosed at (a) Stage

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Psychology: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to funding for Level 7 apprenticeships from the Growth and Skills Levy on the availability of Clinical Associates in Psychology in the NH

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps ensure that the intellectual property chapter in a free trade agreement with India includes commitments to the (a) UN Sustainable Development Goals, (b) International Treaty on Pl

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for increased (a) funding for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and (b) support for additional low-carbon heating technologies.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of adding carbon capture, utilisation and storage costs onto household bills.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many civil servants in his Department are working on (a) demand flexibility, (b) Great British Energy, (c) hydrogen, (d) carbon capture and storage, (e) nuclear energy, (f) the review of

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Development Consent Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to allow large-scale development consent order solar projects to bid for future Contracts for Difference auctions.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) restoring a three-year window for solar photovoltaics and (b) allowing solar Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects to bid

18 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Charities

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes made to National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on not-for-profit social care providers.

18 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services and Health Services: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to National Insurance contributions in the Autumn Budget 2024 on (a) social care and (b) NHS services.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of funding from the public purse for Sizewell C has been (a) spent on and (b) committed to companies with headquarters in (i) the UK and (ii) what foreign countries.

13 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether respiratory health conditions will be prioritised in the new NHS 10-year plan.

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biofuels: Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the (a) potential implications for his policies and (b) the Government's net zero strategy of discussions by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biofuels: Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's timetable is for making a decision on how much funding the Government will make available for bioenergy carbon capture and storage technology.

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the enforcement of the single-use plastics ban.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Nuclear: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2024 to Question 5089 on Great British Nuclear: Recruitment, for what reason his Department is unable to provide a list of (a) the 16 organisations from

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of recognising book and claim as a form of corporate emissions reporting.

24 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Wines: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the temporary easement for wine on SMEs in the wine industry.

Source: official written-questions record.