Written questions
656 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
British Steel: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what conditions or requirements are attached to the £375 million capital allocation relating to British Steel included in the 2025–26 Supplementary Estimates; and whether he expects the funding to be r
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
British Steel: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken a value-for-money assessment of the £375 million capital allocation for British Steel included in the 2025–26 Supplementary Estimates.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
British Steel: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the 2025–26 Supplementary Estimates, for what specific purpose the £375 million increase in Capital DEL for British Steel will be used; and whether that funding will take the form of loans,
4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust: Maternity Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence he has had with Donna Ockenden on the leadership of the independent review into maternity services at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
3 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Strait of Hormuz
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made on the potential impact of the closure of the Hormuz Strait on British business.
3 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Industrial Development Advisory Board
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how regularly the Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB) meets.
3 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Industrial Development Advisory Board
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will publish the minutes of the most recent Industrial Development Advisory Board meeting.
3 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Industrial Development Advisory Board
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB) last met.
25 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Licensing Laws
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total annual expenditure of her Department was on policy development, administration and oversight relating to the licensing regime under the Licensing Act 2003 in each financial year since 2
25 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Jingye Group: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his timeline is for the disbursement of agreed funds to the Jingye Group.
25 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Jingye Group: Scunthorpe
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total value is of the financial support package being negotiated with the Jingye Group in relation to British Steel's operations in Scunthorpe.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Jingye Group: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value is of the financial support package being negotiated with the Jingye Group in relation to British Steel's operations in Scunthorpe.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Jingye Group: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings his Department has had with Jingye on compensation for British Steel.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Jingye Group: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what methodology will be used to determine the level of compensation available to Jingye following Royal Assent of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.
24 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Licensing Laws
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department holds data on revenue collected by local authorities from Late Night Levies.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Civil Service: Statistics
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Statistical bulletin - Civil Service Statistics: 2025, updated on 29 October 2025 and the Statistical bulletin - Civil Service Statistics: 2024, updated on 20 August 2024, for wha
12 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received any representations from Wealden District Council on the adaptation of the Crowborough Training Camp for use as asylum accommodation.
12 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) statutory and (b) local agencies were required to submit assessments to her Department confirming that local service standards would be met prior to the use of the Crowborough Training Camp
12 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Crowborough Training Camp has been assessed as being safe, legal and compliant for use as asylum accommodation.
12 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether planning permission for the use of the Crowborough Training Camp for asylum accommodation provides for occupation for a minimum period of (a) 12 and (b) 18 months.
12 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which elected members of Wealden District Council her Department has met with in relation to the proposed use of Crowborough Training Camp.
12 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Double Taxation: India
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Explanatory Memorandum on the Double Contributions Convention with the Republic of India, Command Paper No 1513, how much public funding will be required to meet the obligations for managing th
12 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Double Taxation: India
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 11 February on the Double Contributions Convention with the Republic of India, HCWS1327, if he will commission an an economic impact assessment on the Double Co
11 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Chief Secretary to the Treasury plans to respond to the correspondence of 15 January 2026 from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.
10 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Licensed Premises: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many warning and fixed penalty notices were issued against licensed premises under the Noise Act 1996 by local authorities in England in each of the last five years.
6 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Minister of State for Social Security and Disability plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 19 December and (b) 20 January from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.
4 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: West Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department has to support the development of satellite based internet to help improve rural broadband connectivity in West Sussex.
3 Feb 2026 · Treasury
UK Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the (a) gross and (b) net revenue raised for her Department from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme in the 2024-25 financial year, broken down by auction receipts, administrative costs, and any revenue recyclin
3 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Trade with EU: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the European Union’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act on the integration of UK-based manufacturers in European supply chains.
2 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Overseas Trade: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assumptions his Department uses regarding cost pass-through to consumers when assessing the impact of new trade-related regulatory requirements on businesses, and whether those assumptions have be
Source: official written-questions record.