Written questions
310 written questions tabled, most recent first.
25 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Innovation: Finance
?To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support locally led innovation investment.
17 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the tax system.
9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the private rented sector for tenants.
29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Climate Change: Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen the UK’s resilience to climate change, including through the (a) protection and (b) restoration of nature.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department plans to support the BBC in growing the North East’s creative economy.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cinemas: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will (a) include cinemas as eligible recipients of capital funding for UK cultural venues and (b) introduce a (i) complementary and (ii) parallel funding scheme for cinemas.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Creative Europe
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to re-join Creative Europe.
20 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support rural sports clubs.
17 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the availability of quality roadside facilities on recruitment and retention of HGV drivers.
4 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to increase local roads maintenance funding.
25 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cinemas: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what opportunities her department has for independent cinemas to apply for national support schemes.
20 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the document entitled Government’s Principles of Engagement, published on 14 March 2024, remains active; and whether those principles should guide engagement with stakeholders and the public d
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Moorland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to mitigate the loss and fragmentation of open moorland habitats across the UK.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure the enforcement of regular risk assessment and monitoring of private water supplies by local authorities as per their responsibilities outlined in
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Students: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evaluation has been undertaken to ensure the reintroduced maintenance grants will reach the students who need them most and what steps are being taken to ensure high take-up rates among students from the m
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to provide reliable broadband service to rural areas that fall into the category of ‘Very Hard to Reach’, and outside of the scope of contracts already awarded
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Science and Discovery Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, further to the Westminster Hall debate of 14 January 2026 titled ‘impact of Science and Discovery Centres on national science and technology priorities', whether science and discovery c
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if Science and Discovery Centres can apply to any of the support schemes for cultural venues announced in the press release of 21 January 2026, entitled ‘Government announces bumper £1.5 billion
13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Classics: State Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to increase the number of state school students able to study Latin and the Classics.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to reduce youth economic inactivity in the North East.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Northumberland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to reduce youth economic inactivity in Northumberland.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Hexham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to reduce youth economic inactivity in Hexham constituency.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Education
Childcare: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data the Department holds on the expected changes in childcare demand in the North East associated with childcare measures in the Child Poverty Strategy.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Education
Childcare: Northumberland
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data the Department holds on the expected changes in childcare demand in Northumberland associated with childcare measures in the Child Poverty Strategy.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Education
Childcare: Hexham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data the Department holds on the expected changes in childcare demand in Hexham constituency associated with childcare measures in the Child Poverty Strategy.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tourism: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Department has made of tourism’s contribution to the North East's rural economy.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tourism: Northumberland
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Department has made of tourism’s contribution to Northumberlands rural economy.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tourism: Hexham
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential economic impact of tourism on Hexham.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential number of businesses in the North East that may request support to improve their energy management practices.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Northumberland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential number of businesses in Northumberland that may request support to improve their energy management practices.
Source: official written-questions record.