Written questions
1,408 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Transport: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's publication Network North transforming British transport published in October 2023, when she plans to release this funding.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agricultural Products: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to encourage people to buy UK produce.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent changes he has made to the Capital Grants scheme.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase biosecurity.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the quantity of illegal food products that have entered the UK in the last six months.
20 May 2025 · Treasury
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of farmers who will be impacted by changes to (a) Agriculture Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief.
20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Offshore Industry: North Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the North Sea oil and gas sector.
20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Boilers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism on the costs of installing new gas boilers.
20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Offshore Industry: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of resilience of the national grid in the context of the potential disruption of offshore energy infrastructure.
20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Industry: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce industrial carbon emissions.
20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Nuclear Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reaching 24GW of nuclear capacity by 2050.
20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Great British Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Great British Energy on household energy bills.
20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of decarbonising the electricity grid by 2030.
20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
7 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Fair Work Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed new powers for the Fair Work Agency on levels of regulation for businesses.
7 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Productivity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the productivity forecast in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report entitled Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published
7 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Fair Work Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that enforcement powers for the Fair Work Agency are (a) proportionate and (b) equitable for (i) employees and (ii) businesses.
19 Mar 2025 · Treasury
Safe Hands Plans
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to support Safe Hands plan holders financially impacted by its administration.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on reducing driving test waiting times.
5 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Schools: Storms
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to (a) Egglescliffe School and (b) all schools damaged by Storm Éowyn.
30 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had meetings with commercial farm owners on proposed changes to inheritance tax relief.
27 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Chemicals
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the chemical sector.
27 Jan 2025 · Treasury
Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many commercial farms she has visited since announcing the changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief.
14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Waste
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for introducing mandatory food waste reporting.
13 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Development: Solar Power and Heat Pumps
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage developers establishing new buildings to have (a) solar panels, (b) batteries and (c) heat pumps fitted; and what support is available to th
19 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department is providing for public transport projects in the North East.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Aviation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to implement her Department’s policy paper entitled Future of Flight Action Plan, published on 18 March 2024.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to encourage the use of drone technology.
12 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to promote the wider adoption of drones by fire services.
12 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Police: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to promote the wider adoption of drones by police forces.
Source: official written-questions record.