Written questions
178 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Energy: Billing
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has her department made of the potential merits of moving policy costs from domestic energy bills into general taxation.
13 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Holiday Accommodation: Council Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of delays by the Valuation Office Agency in undertaking tax band valuations for holiday let accommodation in Wales on the amount of Council Tax charged on these properties.
13 Jul 2026 · Treasury
Holiday Accommodation: Council Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to address delays by the Valuation Office Agency in undertaking tax band valuations for holiday let accommodation in Wales.
13 May 2026 · Department for Education
Universities: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidential basis is for her Department’s concerns regarding unintended consequences of introducing a statutory duty of care in higher education.
13 May 2026 · Department for Education
Universities: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted an impact assessment of introducing a statutory duty of care in higher education.
13 May 2026 · Department for Education
Universities: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative analysis of sectors subject to statutory duties of care has been undertaken to support her Department’s assessment of the likely impact of such a duty in higher education.
13 May 2026 · Department for Education
Universities: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Children and Families during the debate on Universities: Statutory Duty of Care of 13 January 2026, Official Report, column 302WH, what the evidential
23 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many non-metropolitan county councils in England are supported housing providers.
25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Pride in Place Programme: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Welsh Government will receive consequential funding as a result of the decision to expand Phase 2 of the Pride in Place programme to an additional 40 places, based on
24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what elements of the Warm Homes Plan will be delivered in Wales by (a) Local authorities and (b) Welsh Government.
23 Mar 2026 · Treasury
Mileage Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments rate.
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Performance Certificates: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many privately rented properties in Wales are eligible for the property-value adjustment exemption set out in the consultation response entitled Improving the energy performance of privat
16 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Performance Certificates: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to pages 37 and 38 of 'Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: impact assessment', for what reason there is no specific data for Wales.
11 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help reduce industrial energy costs for businesses in Wales.
11 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing the developing nation exemptions for steel producing countries on the steel industry in Wales.
11 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Quotas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing domestic quotas for steel which reflect changes in UK (a) demand and (b) import shares.
11 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on support for the steel industry in Wales.
4 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Standing Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of energy standing charges on households in North Wales.
23 Feb 2026 · Home Office
Holyhead Port: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the cost of the six-day live facial recognition trial at Holyhead port in November 2025.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Motorcycles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the absence of a permanent motorcycle examiner based in north Wales on (a) test provision ,b) test availability and (c) learners and training providers.
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Victims: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is his Department’s timescale for the distribution of updated materials on the Victims Code to police forces; and what assessment has he made of adherence to that timescale.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of lowering the landlord cost cap and introducing low property value exemptions for minimum energy efficiency standards on priv
10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30336 on Parking: Regulation, what steps he is taking to (a) consult and (b) assess the potential impact of the measures co
10 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Local Power Plan funding for projects in Wales will be delivered through the Internal Market Act.
10 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Public Expenditure: Wales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Written Statement UIN HCWS1315, what Barnett consequentials will be provided to the Welsh Government as a result of the grants awarded to local authorities in England to address SEND deficits.
5 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Emissions: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to help support the decarbonisation of off-grid homes including the uptake of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil in homes where heat-pump technology is not viable.
5 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heating: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of off-grid homes in Wales that are not suitable for heat pump technology.
5 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be created by the (a) Awel Y Mor and (b) The Erebus Project will be based in Wales.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Beer: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small independent breweries from increased operating costs in Wales.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Beer: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential merits of introducing a Guest Beer agreement in Wales.
Source: official written-questions record.