Written questions
230 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Reindeer: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes in interpretation by local authorities of requirements for farmed reindeer licensing on farm business viability.
13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Reindeer
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the classification of farmed reindeers as zoo animals.
13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Reindeer
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance and reassurance they have offered to local authorities in interpreting the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice 2027 in regard to farmed reindeers.
13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Zoos: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what conversations they have had with local authorities on the interpretation of the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice 2027.
13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many flooded homes there were in the last year by region.
22 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Vegetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the supply of British grown cauliflower and other brassicas in spring 2026.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Airlines and Travel Agents: Repayments
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the travel agent sector on the processing of refunds where an airline has cancelled a flight and confirmed that passengers are entitled to a refund without a penalty fee.
16 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Airlines and Travel Agents: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance on the application of the ‘Act of War’ clause for customers of travel agents and airlines; and whether there are regulatory protections in place to ensure passengers r
16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new defence procurement contracts have been awarded to domestic manufacturing companies so far Parliament; and what percentage have been outsourced to companies overseas.
15 Apr 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 she has made of the potential impact of the Iran conflict on the supply of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fertilisers: Agriculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of days of supply of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser available based on storage levels and usage rates.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fertilisers: Agriculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser held in storage in the UK.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Red Diesel: Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of days of supply of red diesel available based on storage levels and usage rates.
15 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Red Diesel: Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the volume of red diesel held in storage in the UK.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Glass: Deposit Return Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department asked the Office for the Internal Market for advice on the potential impact of agreeing to the Welsh Government's exclusion from the internal market for single-u
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Glass: Deposit Return Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme adopting (a) a unique exemption threshold for single-use glass of 25 tonnes and (b) not includin
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Glass: Deposit Return Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether single use glass containers sold in Wales before October 2027 will be exempt from disposal costs fees under Extended Producer Responsibility.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Glass: Deposit Return Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how glass containers subject to a 0p deposit under the Deposit Return Scheme in Wales between 2027-2031 will be identified as (a) separate to packaging obligated for Extended Producer
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the arrangements for excluding non-household waste from Extended Producer Responsibility disposal fees a
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's planned timeframe is to (a) consult on and (b) legislate for additional criteria for the exemption of non-household waste from Extended Producer Responsibility di
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Deposit Return Schemes: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether conditions of appointment were included for the UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd to ensure that small producers were adequately represented on its board.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Deposit Return Schemes: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold discussions with the UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd on its definition of a small producer for representation on its board; and what information her Department
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Forests
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of fly tipping have been recorded on the public forest estate in each of the last 10 years.
19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out a timeline to implement the recommendations of the Hughes Report, including financial compensation for those affected by sodium valproate in pregnancy.
19 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Sodium Valproate: Pregnancy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on the provision financial redress for families affected by sodium valproate during pregnancy.
18 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an estimate of the volume of sewage discharged at Baltonsborough Pumping Station in Somerset in the past year.
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Alternative Fuels: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether households reliant on alternative fuel sources other than heating oil, such as LPG, will be eligible for recently announced targeted Government support.
6 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide assistance to British nationals stranded in the Middle East who are unable to organise onward travel.
6 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what coordination is taking place with airlines operating flights from the UAE, Qatar and Oman to provide additional capacity or repatriation flights.
6 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
United Arab Emirates: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support British nationals stranded in the United Arab Emirates.
Source: official written-questions record.