Written questions

147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) her Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by her Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Mi

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

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) her Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by her Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish M

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) her Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by her Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2

26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025].

26 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Women

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025].

26 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Home Office: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) her Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by her Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025].

26 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [202

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) her Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by her Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025].

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Travellers: Caravan Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the inaccessibility of land owned by travellers when local authorities carry out statutory counting

20 Feb 2026 · Women and Equalities

Disability and Ethnic Groups: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish the Draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill.

20 Feb 2026 · Women and Equalities

Race Equality Engagement Group

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish a list of the organisations the Race Equality Engagement Group has (a) met with and (b) engaged with since it was appointed.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New auction delivers unprecedented clean, homegrown power, published on 10 February 2026, if he will publish the internal analysis sh

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Travellers: Caravan Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department holds data on the number of incidences of traveller caravans on unauthorised developments on land owned by travellers being used to provide accommodation f

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Travellers: Caravan Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish data on the number of traveller caravans on unauthorised developments on land (a) owned by travellers and (b) not owned by travellers by local authority in eac

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Authorities: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish data on the number of local authorities that do not operate out-of-hours planning enforcement teams.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of NHS Trusts with policies on staff toilets and changing facilities that are incompatible with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotl

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Equality: Gender and Intersex

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will (a) withdraw and (b) instruct any government departments or arms length bodies to alter any policies based on the Cabinet Office's Gender Identity and Intersex Model Policy Package.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the source is for the Government's claim that aligning the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will save British businesses £800 million.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department conducted a cost-benefit analysis to support the decision to link the UK Emissions Trading Scheme with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the additional cost to businesses and consumers since the beginning of 2025 arising from increase UK ETS Allowance prices following the announcement

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any cost benefit analysis conducted by his Department on linking the UK Emissions Trading Scheme with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme assessed the potential impact of higher UK Allowa

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government's position that aligning the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will prevent an £800 million impact from the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mec

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral answer by the Prime Minister of 3 December 2025, Official Report, column 980, what the evidence basis is for the statement that the energy bills package announced i

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the new British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will be funded through a) the Exchequer, b) energy suppliers or c) another source.

14 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has entered into any contracts with external organisations to review the use of risk assessment tools to prevent violence against women and girls, including the Domestic Abuse,

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the advice provided to the Government by the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the proposed definition of Islamophobia/Anti-Muslim Hatred in advance of its adoption.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the names of the (a) organisations and (b) stakeholders that have viewed the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition's draft definition of

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether external (a) organisations and (b) stakeholders have been invited to view the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition's draft definition of Islamophob

Source: official written-questions record.