Written questions
268 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cleaning Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department would consider the potential merits of including commercial laundry services within the Government’s Industrial Strategy.
21 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Aviation: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing imports of jet fuel from the US.
21 May 2026 · Treasury
Air Passenger Duty
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increase to Air Passenger Duty to the aviation industry.
21 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of flight cancellations on the economy.
21 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Aviation: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve domestic jet fuel refining capacity.
21 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Blood: Courier Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to recruit and retain Blood Bike volunteers.
21 May 2026 · Home Office
Shoplifting: Grantham and Bourne
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support police forces in tackling shoplifting in Grantham and Bourne constituency.
21 May 2026 · Home Office
Shoplifting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between the decline in police officers and rise in shoplifting since the 2024 General Election.
21 May 2026 · Treasury
Manufacturing Industries: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of an increase of business rates on the competitiveness of British manufacturing.
21 May 2026 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of timings for the completion of business rate re-evaluations on the hospitality sector.
21 May 2026 · Treasury
Business Rates: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the average wait time of business rate evaluations.
21 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle rising youth unemployment in Grantham and Bourne constituency.
21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act and (b) ‘Made in Europe’ rules on the car and vehicle manufacturing sector.
21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve domestic manufacturing supply chains for the car industry.
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fertilisers: Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of disruption to fertiliser supply chains through the Strait of Hormuz on UK food production for the 2027 harvest.
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fertilisers: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the current status is of her Department’s consultation on fertiliser regulation, and when its conclusions are expected to be published.
18 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fertilisers: Production
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of UK industrial electricity prices on the long-term viability of domestic fertiliser production, and what steps his Department is taking
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fertilisers: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made in response to the increase in fertiliser prices paid by livestock farmers since January 2025; and what support is being made available to those
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fertilisers: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the proportion of UK nitrogen fertiliser requirements that are currently met by domestic production, and what steps her Department is taking
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Barkston
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the December 2024 update to the National Policy Planning Framework on the number of housing developments planned for the
13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Barrowby
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the December 2024 update to the National Policy Planning Framework on the number of housing developments planned for the
13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Veterinary Medicine: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of capping the price of veterinary prescription charges on levels of pricing by providers who offer prescriptions under the cap.
13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Veterinary Medicine: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of training opportunities for vets.
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Diagnostic Centres: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help Community Diagnostic Centres to integrate digital infrastructure and data sharing into their operation.
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Diagnostic Centres: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Community Diagnostic Centres are adequately staffed without removing hospital employees from areas such as acute patient care.
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Grantham and Bourne
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of NHS dental services in Grantham and Bourne constituency.
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Diagnostic Centres: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Community Diagnostics Centres receive funding and resources to keep equipment and facilities up to date.
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish data on corridor care in hospitals.
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Diagnostic Centres: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to secure procurement pathways to ensure that Community Diagnostics Centres are equipped with up to date equipment, such as CT and MRI scanners.
13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to increase recruitment to clinical trials, in particular for drugs to treat rare cancers.
Source: official written-questions record.