Written questions

561 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Data Centres: Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the development of AI data centres on local energy and water resources.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Data Centres: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI data centres on the environment.

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

Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a ban on the import and sale of plastic flying rings.

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

Plastics: Seals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of plastic flying rings on seal populations.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that charities for women and girls have updated their charitable purposes in line with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish

3 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Cameroon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the legal status of Southern Cameroons on the number of asylum applications from that region since 2021.

3 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cameroon: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department's policy is on the status of Southern Cameroon following the 2009 African Commission ruling in Gunme v Cameroon.

3 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cameroon: UN Charter

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the absence of a registered Treaty of Union between the Republic of Cameroon and the

18 May 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Asylum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland.

18 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claimants there are in Northern Ireland for which the latest data is available.

18 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Belfast

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people made asylum applications at Drumkeen House in Belfast in each of the last three years.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health: Antibiotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of advising prophylactic antibiotics for those at risk of endocarditis from basic dental examinations.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether users of LPG can access the £53 million emergency support package for vulnerable households.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the Portman Group’s report entitled Protecting Consumers and Supporting Producers: Regulatory Report 2025,

11 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 118047, which section of the most recent Block Grant Transparency publication details the Barnett consequentials allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive foll

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Places of Worship Renewal Fund: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 109187 and Question 109186 on Religious Buildings: Wales, what additional funding was agreed with the Treasury to support the Places of Worsh

4 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the Barnett consequentials allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive from the £750,000 uplift provided in 2019 for an increase in officer numbers to 20,000 in England and Wales.

4 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the Barnett consequentials allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive following increases in police funding to PCCs in England and Wales in each year since 2020.

4 Feb 2026 · Northern Ireland Office

Police Service of Northern Ireland: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of UK Government funding allocated to the PSNI as Additional Security Funding in each financial year since 2011.

2 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Taliban's decision to permanently ban women and girls from education.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Religious Buildings: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to secure adequate funding opportunities for places of worship in Wales.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Religious Buildings: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of recently announced changes to capital funding for places of worship on places of worship in Wales.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ecology: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the National Security Assessment on Global Ecosystems, published on 20 January 2026.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ecology: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her department's policies of the National Security Assessment on Global Ecosystems, published 20th January 2026.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of integrating the growth strategy, tourism strategy, high street strategy and small business strategy with the Hospitality Sector Council’s strategy.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered implementing new terms of reference for the Hospitality Sector Council to include a) ensuring early-stage discussion with Government departments and b) fully integrating the g

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the impairment fee under the extended producer responsibility scheme on future impairment costs.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has held discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the impairment fee on financial pressures on the British brewing sector.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact that the impairment fee applied under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme will have on business cashflow and financial stab

11 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the safety of talc used in medical products.

Source: official written-questions record.