Written questions

268 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Landfill Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, what discussions her Department has had with the Environment Agency on the adequacy of its capacity to process an increase in recovery permit application

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Landfill Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, whether she has considered the potential long-term inflationary impact of the proposed Landfill Tax changes on public infrastructure procurement.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Landfill Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of the proposed changes to

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Landfill Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Landfill Tax on the Government’s capacity to meet the housin

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Landfill Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, whether her Department has modelled the potential impact of proposed changes to Landfill Tax on the cost of building a new home.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Quarrying: Landfill Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, whether she plans to conduct an Infrastructure and Projects Authority review prior to a removal of the exemption for filling quarries from the Landfill T

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Landfill Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, what estimate her Department has made of the total cost of proposed Landfill Tax changes on government-funded infrastructure projects in the next five ye

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Landfill Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation on Reform of Landfill Tax, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Landfill Tax on the (a) cost and (b) viability of (i) the expa

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Sizewell C gets green light with final investment decision, published on 22 July 2025, whether the National Wealth Fund is expected to return the additional capital provi

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Mining: Cornwall

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HM Treasury press release entitled Chancellor pledges to unlock growth in Cornwall, published on 29 July 2025, whether the Government expects to provide additional public funding to support the

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Cornish Metals: Job Creation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Chancellor pledges to unlock growth in Cornwall, published on 29 July 2025, what proportion of the jobs created by the reopening of the South Crofty Tin Mine will be dire

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government press release entitled Sizewell C gets green light with final investment decision, published on 22 July 2025, for what reason the Government's funding for Sizewell C will be made thr

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Cornish Metals: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Chancellor pledges to unlock growth in Cornwall, published on 29 July 2025, whether the £28.6 million investment into Cornish Metals by the National Wealth Fund had previ

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Climate Change Committee's report on the Seventh Carbon Budget, published on 26 February 2025, what estimate he has made of the proportion of emissions reductions in avi

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Climate Change: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Security of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a response to the Climate Change Committee’s report on the Seventh Carbon Budget, published on 26 February 2025.

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Aviation: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of section 7.6 of the Climate Change Committee's Seventh Carbon Budget on aviation, published on 26 February 2025.

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Air Passenger Duty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases to Air Passenger Duty in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026 on passenger demand.

8 Apr 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her letter to the CEO of the National Wealth Fund entitled Statement of Strategic Priorities to the National Wealth Fund, dated 19 March 2025, in what circumstances the National Wealth Fund should

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Churches

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the contribution of (a) churches and (b) church buildings to (i) society and (ii) the economy each year.

7 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Hospices: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her oral answer to the question from the Rt hon. Member for Gainsborough on 21 January 2025, Official Report, col 859, how the Government plans to compensate hospices for the increase in Secondary

7 Apr 2025 · Treasury

British Business Bank: National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27493 on British Business Bank: National Wealth Fund and with reference to the press release entitled Boost for new National Wealth Fund to unlock private invest

7 Apr 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her letter to the CEO of the National Wealth Fund entitled Statement of Strategic Priorities to the National Wealth Fund, dated 19 March 2025, whether additional risk management employees will be h

4 Mar 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury's oral contribution of 4 March 2025, Official Report, what her policy is on the operational independence of the National Wealth Fund.

4 Mar 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund: Grangemouth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury's oral contribution of 4 March 2025, Official Report, if she will publish the National Wealth Fund's business case to fund the £200 million investment in Grangem

4 Mar 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury's oral contribution of 4 March 2025, Official Report, what is the process for approval by the National Wealth Fund of a proposed business case for investment; an

25 Feb 2025 · Treasury

UK Infrastructure Bank

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) in-person meeting, (b) virtual meeting and (c) other outreach work the UK Infrastructure Bank undertook between 17 June 2021 and 4 July 2024.

25 Feb 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled National Wealth Fund: Mobilising Private Investment, published on 14 October 2024, what outreach work the National Wealth Fund has undertaken including but no

25 Feb 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Q110 of the oral evidence given by the Second Permanent Secretary to the Treasury Select Committee on 12 February 2025, how the risk framework of the National Wealth Fund differs from that of the U

25 Feb 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Q110 of the oral evidence given by the Second Permanent Secretary to the Treasury Select Committee on 12 February 2025, which financial instruments will be available to the National Wealth Fund whi

25 Feb 2025 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled National Wealth Fund: Mobilising Private Investment, published on 14 October 2024, what were the previous constraints in relation to the amount of economic ri

Source: official written-questions record.