Written questions

331 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Community Interest Companies: Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Community Interest Companies registered have had Striking Off action suspended due to objections pertaining to Bounce Back Loans being received by the registrar.

9 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Venezuela: Earthquakes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has considered deploying the UK International Search and Rescue team to support the international response following the earthquakes in Venezuela.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Airlines: Takeovers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the adequacy of existing public interest powers to scrutinise potential takeovers of strategically important airlines.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to publish a timetable for ending emergency authorisations of neonicotinoid pesticides; and what discussions she has had with the Scottish Governmen

1 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will exempt Lifetime ISA account holders from the withdrawal charge that can no longer purchase a house due to a significant change of personal circumstances.

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what opportunities he has identified for Scottish manufacturers within the Government's defence spending programme.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Data Centres: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department has to publish national guidance on the environmental impacts of AI data centres.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is planning to consult with the bus manufacturing and operating sector on timescales for the Zero-Emission Bus mandate.

15 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of hospitality businesses in Scotland are beneath the VAT registration threshold.

15 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the the potential merits of changing the VAT registration threshold for hospitality businesses.

15 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the potential impact of reducing VAT to 10 per cent for food and beverage hospitality businesses on revenue to her Department.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to develop plans for a mandatory method of production labelling for animal products.

15 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cuba: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international partners on improving humanitarian access to Cuba.

11 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Women: Public Places

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to 13.167 of the Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations, if she will provide a list of the identity documents that can be requested by service providers seeking to conf

10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Timber

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the planning system to encourage the use of domestic timber in house building.

10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to maximise the use of domestically manufactured building materials for the construction of service homes.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Data Centres: Electricity

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the National Energy System Operator's analysis of future electricity demand from data centres.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Data Centres: Electricity

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of electricity demand connection applications in the National Energy System Operator queue are attributable to data centres.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Data Centres: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many data centre projects in Scotland are currently seeking electricity grid connections; and what potential aggregate capacity in gigawatts those applications represent.

9 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Organised Crime: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will issue statutory guidance to enable section 65-67 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 to be enforced.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Refineries: Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the mean average individual award made under the Grangemouth Training Guarantee.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Refineries: Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the maximum individual award under the Grangemouth Training Guarantee.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to bring forward a statutory code of practice for private parking companies before 16 July 2026.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections for motorists issued with parking charge notices by private parking companies on private land.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Telecommunications: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered extending the permitted period for the temporary relocation of telecommunications apparatus following redevelopment-related site loss.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of revenue lost in 2027/28 by permanently reducing VAT to 5% for hospitality businesses.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of a reduction of steel import quotas and increase in above-quota import tariffs on the domestic automotive industry.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Refineries: Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any unused funds remain in the Grangemouth workers Training Guarantee scheme.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Refineries: Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding has been distributed from the Grangemouth workers training guarantee.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Refineries: Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding has been allocated to the Grangemouth workers Training Guarantee scheme; how much funding has been (a) distributed and (b) committed; and whether any (i) unallocated and (ii)

Source: official written-questions record.