Written questions

595 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the deliverability of the X-Links project with Morocco.

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military accommodation sites are in most urgent need of repair.

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the (a) £7bn of funding for military accommodation and (b) the £1.5bn investment for rapid work on forces family housing will be spent in Scotland.

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to inform Parliament of the outcome of the (a) Defence Industrial Strategy, (b) Defence Diplomacy Strategy, (c) Defence Housing Strategy, (d) Defence Estate Optimisation programme and (e) a dedicate

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of child maintenance cases meet the two-year arrears recovery target.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the Child Maintenance Service meets its two-year arrears recovery target in cases where a paying parent has a significantly increased income; and what safegu

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the merits of including the time people already living in the UK have accrued on their route to settlement via the Indefinite Leave to Remain routes.

30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many full-time equivalent roles are being recruited at Great British Energy.

19 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of releasing documents relating to the 1994 RAF Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre early.

19 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will meet with the families involved in the Chinook Justice Campaign.

15 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Aberdeen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of when the Aberdeen headquarters of Great British Energy will be operational.

15 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many vacant posts there are at Great British Energy.

15 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the Strategic Defence Review will be published.

15 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Submarines: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 49938 on Nuclear Submarines: Safety, what the Category (a) A and (b) B Nuclear Site Event Reports recorded at (i) Coulport and (ii) Faslane were.

13 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Ferries: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of competition for North Channel ferry crossings on economic growth in Northern Ireland.

13 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: West Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in population levels of West African migratory bird species over the last 10 years and (b) the potential impact of the use of mist

12 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make (a) an estimate of the number of radio teleswitch service meters in use in Scotland in the latest period for which data is available and (b) it his policy to delay the RTS sig

8 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of contract for difference projects that have recently been cancelled due to increasing cost pressures; and whether he plans to reform the contract for difference

8 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydroelectric Power: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with Drax Group plc on the postponement of the Cruachan II pumped hydro storage project.

7 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Delivery Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help tackle postcode-based delivery surcharges that misclassify accessible regions such as Perthshire as (a) remote and (b) offshore.

2 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the cost of increasing the number of full-time trained regular Army personnel by 3,000.

2 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any components of the (a) Mk4 and (b) Mk4A Holbrock warhead were (i) manufactured in and (ii) procured from the US, other than the (A) arming, (B) fusing and firing system, (C) neutron initiators and (D)

2 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Submarines: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear site events there were at (a) Coulport and (b) Faslane in the last 12 months.

1 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of Radio Teleswitch meters remaining in Scotland.

22 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned reduction in Official Development Assistance on intelligence gathering to facilitate aid provision in Afgha

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Lakenheath: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether US-owned nuclear weapons are permitted to be stationed at RAF Lakenheath.

17 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Recognition of States

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising the State of Palestine.

7 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Bank Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will require the Financial Conduct Authority to consider access to banking services when carrying out local access to cash assessments.

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

Horses: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a digitalised ID system for horses to (a) ensure effective enforcement of the ban on live exports for slaughter and (b) prevent illegal horse smuggling.

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

Animals: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure enforcement of the ban on live (a) horse and (b) other animal exports for slaughter.

Source: official written-questions record.