Written questions

1,131 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent on ultra-low carbon measures for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in England in each year since 2015.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contracts have been agreed by her Department for (a) designing and (b) constructing new school buildings that are net zero in operation; and what the value was of each contract.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) hydrogen, (d) hybrid, (e) plug-in hybrid and (f) fully electric vehicles were leased by Motability in each year since 2010.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Motability vehicles by (a) manufacturer, (b) annual cost and (c) age were leased in each year since 2010.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) hydrogen, (d) hybrid, (e) plug-in hybrid and (f) fully electric vehicles were purchased through Motability in each year since 2010.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Motability vehicles were purchased in each year since 2010 by (a) manufacturer, (b) annual cost and (c) age.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what fire prevention policies battery energy storage systems sites are required to follow.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much each NHS trust in England has spent on purchasing electric vehicles in each year since 2015.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of NHS trusts that have spent funding on (a) installing charge points and (b) upgrading the local distribution network in each year since 2015.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of plastic recycling facilities that have closed since 2010.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of splitting recycling targets for (a) packaging recovery notes and (b) packaging export recovery notes.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the number of arrests for fraud concerning packaging export recovery notes in each year since 2010.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) packing export recovery and (b) packaging recovery notes that have been issued each year since 2010.

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

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much abuse and fraud has been reported on the Packaging Export Recovery Note system since 2010.

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

Plastics: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of Packaging Export Recovery Note (PERN) system on global plastic pollution.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Electric Bicycles: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to prevent the online sale of illegal e-bikes.

25 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Research: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average delay in payment for businesses applying for R&D tax relief was in the latest period for which data is available.

25 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Research: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the average cost for businesses applying for R&D tax relief.

25 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Research: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) fraud and (b) error related to R&D tax relief in each year since 2015.

25 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Research: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of processing R&D tax relief (a) applications, (b) rejections and (c) appeals in each year since 2015.

25 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Research: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many R&D tax relief claims have been rejected in each year since 2015; and how many of those have been successfully appealed.

25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of sentences given in (a) magistrates’ courts and (b) crown courts were less than 60% of the statutory maximum length in the latest period for which data is available.

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Motability vehicles have been taken away due to (a) lapsed eligibility and (b) misuse in each year since 2010.

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Motability vehicles have been (a) sold, (b) scrapped and (c) stolen in each year since 2010.

25 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people leased a Motability vehicle in each year since 2010 by (a) benefit claim and (b) health condition.

25 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many smart meters he expects to be installed in NHS buildings in each year between 2025 and 2030.

25 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many smart meters have been installed in NHS buildings in each year since 2015.

25 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much he expects average energy bills to be for NHS buildings in each year between 2025 and 2030.

25 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost of energy bills were for NHS buildings in each year since 2015.

25 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) sources and (b) levels were of carbon emissions for NHS buildings in England in each year since 2015.

Source: official written-questions record.