Written questions

2,665 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Droughts: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of prolonged dry weather on wildlife and natural habitats in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of local authorities currently use digital waste tracking services.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Reservoirs: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press notice entitled Government steps in to build first major reservoirs in 30 years, published on 29 May 2025. what progress she has made on buildi

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the reforms announced in the Department for Education's press release entitled Schools to cut bills with Great British Energy solar panels, published on 17 November 2025, wh

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the reforms announced in her Department's press release entitled Schools to cut bills with Great British Energy solar panels, published on 17 November 2025, will schools be required to bear an

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the reforms announced in her Department's press release entitled Schools to cut bills with Great British Energy solar panels, published on 17 November 2025, how much of the £100 million fundin

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

UK Maritime Innovation Hub

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the expected remit, budget, and governance arrangements of the UK Maritime Innovation Hub are.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to provide an answer to Question 87476 on Pets: Shops.

17 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies: Capital Gains Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the her Department will review the tax treatment of capital gains on cryptocurrency transactions to ensure clarity and compliance.

17 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential risks cryptocurrency market volatility poses to financial stability.

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Cryptocurrencies: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of police and enforcement capacity to investigate cryptocurrency-related crimes, including scams, ransomware payments, and illicit trading platforms.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of electric vehicles.

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Climate Change Convention

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88938 on Prime Minister: Climate Change Convention, how many miles have been carbon offset in each of the last 12 months.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of no-fault evictions on school stability, attendance and attainment for affected children.

14 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many possession claims relating to Section 21 notices are currently awaiting court hearing; and what the average waiting time is for those hearings.

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

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with landlord and tenant organisations on abolishing Section 21 no-fault evictions.

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

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Section 21 eviction notices were issued in each of the last five financial years, broken down by local authority.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the DVSA has made of the regional impact of its proposed booking system changes.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the DVSA has made of the effect of the current 10-day cancellation period for driving tests on no-show rates.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what modelling her Department undertook to inform its decision to remove instructor-booked driving tests to reduce waiting times.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what evidence the DVSA based its decision to withdraw Approved Driving Instructors’ ability to book driving tests on behalf of their pupils; and whether the DVSA has assessed the likely impact of this change

14 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.6 of the report entitled The UK’s F-35 capability, HC 989, published by the National Audit Office on 11 July 2025, what steps are being taken to address personnel shortfalls within t

14 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 22 of the report entitled The UK’s F-35 capability, HC 989, published by the National Audit Office on 11 July 2025, if he will set out the updated estimate of the whole-life cost of th

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on school attendance rates in Fylde constituency.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set out which driving test centres will benefit from the help of military driving examiners under the partnership with the Ministry of Defence.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current average waiting time is for a driving (a) practical and (b) test for motor cars; and if she will set out how this compares to the pre-covid figures.

14 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antibiotics: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK Health Security Agency's news story entitled Nearly 400 antibiotic-resistant infections each week in 2024, published on 13 November 2025, what steps his Department is takin

14 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antibiotics: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) early detection and (b) surveillance of antibiotic-resistant infections.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Sign Language: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects teaching of the British Sign Language GCSE to commence in schools.

14 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Armed Forces Commissioner is expected to be appointed; and when the Commissioner's office is expected to be fully operational.

Source: official written-questions record.