Written questions

137 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

15 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

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

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

30 Apr 2025 · Attorney General

Attorney General's Office: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Solicitor General, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.

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

Fish Farming: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of land-based fish farms which use indoor tanks instead of ocean- or lake-based pens on animal welfare.

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

Fish Farming: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consult on introducing animal welfare standards for farmed fish.

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

Nature Restoration Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed Nature Restoration Fund will (a) supersede and (b) compliment the existing biodiversity net gain obligations for new developments under the Environment Act 2021.

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

Animal Welfare: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the harmonisation in the upcoming Trade Strategy of animal welfare standards between domestical

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

Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of EU Commission proposals to phase out (a) enriched cages and (b) farrowing crates on UK-EU trade of agricultural goods.

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

Animal Housing: Farms

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of phasing out the use of (a) enriched cages and (b) farrowing crates on English farms.

29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to develop a strategy for (a) preventing and (b) responding to wildfires.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce a target for the recycling of fibre-based composite packaging.

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

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered introducing (a) performance standards and (b) other mandatory requirements for material recovery facilities to sort materials collected at kerbsid

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

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department will introduce statutory guidance for the implementation of Simpler Recycling.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cartons collected by local authorities (a) currently and (b) following the implementation of Simpler Recycling requirements are (i) r

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

Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to reconvene the Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group.

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce mandatory labelling on alcoholic drinks with information for consumers on (a) ingredients, (b) calories and (c) sugar content.

7 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in meat inspection charges by the Food Standards Agency on smaller abattoirs.

Source: official written-questions record.