Written questions

650 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Police: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms enquiry officers are employed across police forces in England and Wales.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hares: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of hares shot during the period when sale is prohibited under the Hares Preservation Act 1892 in the latest period for which data is available.

1 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Universities: Proscribed Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle expressions of support for (a) Hamas and (b) Hezbollah at universities.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Antisemitism: Universities

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to hold discussions with Vice Chancellors on the effectiveness of disciplinary procedures in tackling antisemitism at universities.

26 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Proscribed Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 19 May 2025 on National Security Act 2023: Charges, Official Report, columns 759-771, when she will take legislative steps to allow proscription of (a) the Iran

25 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Independent Review of the Loan Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Chair of the Independent Review of the Loan Charge on the progress of that review.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help increase prosecutions of cyclists who jump red traffic lights.

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the ecological vulnerability of chalk stream habitats; and whether his Department plans to develop

4 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the planning system within the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on irreplaceable habitats.

14 May 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference pages 19-20 of StandWithUs' report entitled StandWithUs UK Report: Voice of Students 2024/25 Report, published in May 2025, if she will have discussions with the Vice Chancellor of Brunel Univers

14 May 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to hold discussions with university vice-chancellors in relation to the report by StandWithUs UK entitled Voice of Students 2024-25, published on 7 May 2025.

12 May 2025 · Department for Education

National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the governance arrangements of the National Foundation for Educational Research.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Academies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on academies.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve energy efficiency across her Department's estate.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on (a) local economic growth and (b) the financial resilience of local au

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that local authorities use funds from the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme solely for waste management and environmental purposes.

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

Glass: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether pubs that have already paid for glass recycling will be reimbursed for Extended Producer Responsibility charges.

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

Glass: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) pubs and (b) other businesses are not charged twice for glass recycling under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on small and medium-sized enterprises

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prostate Cancer Research report, Socio-economic Impact of Prostate Cancer Screening, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the macroe

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department considered alternatives to extended producer responsibility.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his Department will monitor compliance with extended producer responsibility requirements; and what penalties will apply for non-compliance.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the (a) efficiency and (b) effectiveness of how local authorities use extended producer responsibility revenue.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will regularly publish the methods by which extended producer responsibility fees are (a) calculated and (b) used.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to commission an independent review of extended producer responsibility fees to consider whether the fees are (a) fair to and (b) sustainable for relevant busines

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

Glass: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to (a) exempt or (b) reduce extended producer responsibility fees for brewers using glass bottles containing a high proportion of recycled glass.

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

Glass: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the level of extended producer responsibility fees of the recyclable nature of glass packaging.

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

Recycling: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department consulted industry representatives on the level of extended producer responsibility fees.

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

Recycling: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the extended producer responsibility scheme does not disproportionately impact (a) consumer choice and (b) product availability.

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

Glass: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of extended producer responsibility fees on brewers using glass bottles.

Source: official written-questions record.