Written questions

24 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will publish the outcome of Hydrogen Allocation Round 2.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

AI Growth Zones: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Midlands has been considered as a potential location for an AI Growth Zone.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: AI Growth Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the level of potential risk that current electricity connection processes could delay the delivery of AI Growth Zones.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: AI Growth Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether electricity connection prioritisation for AI Growth Zones is being considered as part of wider grid reform and connection queue management.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: AI Growth Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of whether current Gate 2 electricity connection timelines are compatible with the Government’s objectives for delivering AI Growth Zones at pace.

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the burden of annual reporting for small and mid-sized quoted companies.

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure audit requirements are accessible and affordable for small and mid-sized quoted companies.

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the British Business Bank supports stocks traded on AIM and Aquis.

25 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Business

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support entrepreneurship and the transition of high-growth UK businesses from start-up to scale-up.

25 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Business

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of its current policies in supporting entrepreneurship and the scale-up of UK businesses.

25 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the role of tax incentives in boosting investment in small and mid-sized quoted companies.

25 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Financial Services: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to improve access to finance for small and mid-sized quoted companies.

25 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in England and Wales would have a previous caution or conviction disclosed in a standard DBS check.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Personal Independence Payment and Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the link between individuals holding a criminal record and (a) unemployment and (b) PIP claimants.

25 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Vetting: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) basic, (b) standard, and (c) enhanced checks undertaken by the DBS in England and Wales are undertaken on individuals from an ethnic minority background.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Bitcoin

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using wasted and stranded renewable energy to mine bitcoin as an alternative DSR capability.

5 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research he has undertaken into (a) inequalities in the criminal justice system and (b) the impact of DBS checks on those inequalities.

5 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Convictions and Police Cautions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what demographic data in relation to ethnicity, gender and age his Department holds on convictions and cautions over the last 30 years.

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to prevent UK companies from sell and profit from hunts, in addition to banning trophy hunters.

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Animal Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle UK companies profiting from the trophy hunting of endangered animals.

20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national strategy for palliative and end of life care.

18 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of housebuilding.

19 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Semiconductors: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support the semiconductor industry.

18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's relationship with India.

Source: official written-questions record.