Written questions

121 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of renewable energy output variability on the total generation capacity of renewable energy required to meet UK demand.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Teaching Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children receive ability-appropriate teaching in mixed ability classes.

3 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Child Protection Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on when the Child Protection Authority will begin its work.

3 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published in February 2022.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Vapormatic: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the the potential impact of the potential closure of the Vapormatic site in Exeter on the supply chain in that sec

20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Natural England: Conflict of Interests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent Natural England having a conflict of interest as (a) regulator and (b) service provider in the nutrient credit market.

13 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Droughts and Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of UK's preparedness for drought conditions in summer 2025; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure water

13 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Reservoirs: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent dry weather on (a) reservoir and (b) aquifer levels; and what steps he plans to take if levels fall below seas

13 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Droughts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure adequate levels of drought preparedness in (a) agriculture, (b) energy and (c) public health sectors.

14 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Airedale Hospital: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the timeframe for rebuilding of Airedale Hospital as part of the Hospital Rebuilding Programme.

14 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact of closing the Sustainable Farming Initiative in England on farmers in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Nort

14 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department made projections on the number of Sustainable Farming Incentive applications it would receive in financial year 2024-25.

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that local opinion is considered during the development of large-scale renewable energy infrastructure.

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications that were started but are unsubmitted are held by the Rural Payments Agency for SFI24.

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the spend breakdown of (a) the farming budget for this year to date and (b) the proposed breakdown for 2025-2026.

12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish key performance indicators of SFI24 alongside department targets.

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices and Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what targets her Department has for the proportion of young people who should (a) go to university, (b) complete an apprenticeship and (c) take another form of higher education.

11 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help improve access to cash.

5 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to automatically recall to prison any released offender who (a) seeks and (b) obtains employment in a position they are barred from through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with schools on ensuring that (a) external and (b) other staff are subject to sufficient Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

5 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will steps to ensure that bodies working with young people are required to verify an individual’s DBS certificate directly with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

4 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria she used to identify the five local areas to hold local inquiries into child sexual exploitation, announced on 16 January 2025.

4 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the publication of the reports into the five local inquiries into child sexual exploitation, announced on 16 January 2025.

25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Drugs: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to prevent reoffending by people convicted of drug dealing.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Soil: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of solar farms on underlying soil quality.

25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to remove the 28 day cap on the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Court of Appeal: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme between 2019 to 2025.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Local Government: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he allocated funding previously allocated to the Air Quality Funding Scheme for 2024.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to open the Air Quality Funding Scheme for local authorities in 2025.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Clean Air Zones: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the ongoing costs to his Department of the Manchester Clean Air Zone scheme.

Source: official written-questions record.