Written questions
3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Export Finance: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to UK Export Finance was of mitigating operational emissions arising from (a) its office footprint and b) business travel in 2024-25.
9 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 108300, when the rollout of the Fire and Rescue Data Analysis Platform (FaRDAP) will be completed; and from what date Fire a
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Insolvency Service: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107769, what estimate he has made to the Insolvency Service of compliance with Net Zero, sustainability and climate-related disclosure requirements
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Competition and Markets Authority: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Competition and Markets Authority’s total expenditure was in 2024–25, broken down by project and function.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
British Business Bank: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108798 what the British Business Bank’s total programme expenditure, staffing costs, and consultancy and professional services costs were in 2024–2
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department issues guidance to teams on the proportion of staff time or budget that should be allocated to net zero strategy or corporate sustainability activity.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Intellectual Property Office: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 108801, what the estimated cost to the Intellectual Property Office of policies, programmes or staffing related to net zero, sustai
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Ferries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 110095, whether the Department plans to publish route-specific or island impact assessments before domestic maritime is brought into scop
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is considering mandating the TechSafe framework as a national safety, competence and assurance framework to support implementation of the Automated Vehicles Act and related vehicle techno
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Motor Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Motor Insurance Taskforce examined motorcycle insurance as part of its work leading to the Final Report published on 10 December 2025.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Safety Barriers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 93460 on Roads: Safety Barriers if she will publish the (a) location and route section, (b) date granted, c) reason of each departure from standard; what pl
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for each month since November 2025, how many driving test centres recorded the maximum waiting time of 24 weeks for a practical car test; and if she will publish a list of those test centres for each month sinc
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Buses: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage weighting is given to social value in the evaluation of bids under each Government-funded scheme supporting the procurement of new buses, including zero-emission, electric, hydrogen and hybrid b
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 105752, what estimate her Department has made of the number of job losses expected as a result of workforce reform associated with the corporate initiatives
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Ports: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how paragraph 3.9.2 of the draft National Policy Statement for Ports will be applied by decision-makers when considering development consent for port infrastructure.
9 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Shipping: Ownership
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the abolition of non-dom status and (b) increases in levels of taxation on the retention of international shipowners in the UK; what estimate she has made
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025 to Question 95968, for what reason there is a difference between the estimates of the fiscal cost of freezing rail fares (a) as set out in that Answer and (b) the figur
9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Marketing
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office letter to Business Unit Heads and Senior Finance Business Partner of 24 April 2025, how many approvals have since been given for branded items, according to information held
9 Feb 2026 · Attorney General
Law Officers: Equality
To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48266 on Equality, whether the proposed socio-economic duty will apply to the Law Officers.
9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Cabinet Office: Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - March 2025, published 24 April 2025, for what reason the £811 payment to Women in Product UK was not listed in the Cabinet Office’s
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
International Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Memorandums of Understanding the UK has signed since 5 July 2025, broken down by (a) the countries with which countries they were signed and (b) the policy areas covered by each agreement.
9 Feb 2026 · Women and Equalities
Cabinet Office: Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what is the policy of (a) the Cabinet Office people group and (b) the Office for Equality and Opportunity, on white privilege.
6 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Export Finance: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to UK Export Finance was in 2024–25 of expanding its climate stress testing models and scenarios using Network for Greening the Financial System scenarios; what the estimated cost of this
6 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Property Agency: Expenditure
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government Property Agency’s total expenditure was in 2024–25 on measuring, collecting, reporting or validating greenhouse gas emissions across the Government estate; and what the Agency’s projected ann
6 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what staffing or system costs are associated with monitoring, reporting and compliance activity relating to official travel emissions in his Department.
6 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Motorways: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the provision of central reservation barriers on the National Highways motorway and trunk road network, how many crossover accidents, where vehicles have breached the central reservation, occu
6 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Safety Barriers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 1 December 2025 to Questions 93461 and 93459, if she will publish the locations, route sections and lengths for a) the 52.6 km of rigid concrete barrier installed in each of the perio
6 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Home Office: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 87860, what HOPS Change Budget refers to; and whether the figures provided relate solely to spending on electric vehicle charging infrastructure
6 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Airports: Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of airport surface access planning conditions and sustainability requirements on the level of car parking and drop-off charges paid by passengers.
6 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Privatisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 105302 on Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Privatisation, what steps she is taking to mitigate for the loss of revenue to her Department from the privatisation o
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