Written questions

331 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Garages and Petrol Stations: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with fuel suppliers and retailers on supply to petrol forecourts in Scotland.

10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Buses: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Transport of the potential impact of providing public subsidies to non-UK bus manufacturers on national security.

26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration is given to disqualifying companies fined for non compliance for paying the national minimum wage when awarding Government contracts.

25 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many backlog death in service cases remain unresolved by Capita following the Cabinet Office's Recovery Plan Sprint 3.

24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Lords Amendment 22 to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill permits an enforcement body to invest in smoking cessation services in connection with their purposes.

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to support research, national awareness and UK-wide collaboration to improve outcomes for people living with epilepsy and their families.

19 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequentials will be generated for Scotland by (a) the awarding of grants to local authorities in England to address SEND deficits, as set out in UIN HCWS1315 and (a) the funding for SEND announced in

18 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Refineries: UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the inclusion of refined products in the carbon border adjustment mechanism on national security.

18 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Refineries: UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including refined products in the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism before January 2029 or earlier.

18 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequentials will be generated for the Scottish government by (a) grants awarded to local authorities in England to address SEND deficits announced in the written statement entitled Local Government F

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has held discussions with Cabinet colleagues to help support the rise in Zero Emission bus demand being met by British-based manufacturers.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's document entitled 10-year zero emission bus order pipeline, published on 16 March 2026, how many of the total zero emission bus purchases over the next 10 years are estimated

16 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to UIN 116915, what the most recent data for outstanding backlog Civil Service Pension cases his department has been informed of by Capita.

16 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to UIN 116915, how regularly are Capita reporting the number of outstanding backlog Civil Service Pension cases to the Cabinet Office.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to require local authority bus operators to run procurement operations with Government money that include consideration of social value weighting.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration has been given to the potential merits of using powers in the Procurement Act 2023 to block non-treaty states from procurement of zero emissions buses following the announcement of department

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of levels of pension credit take up by Military veterans.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of exempting military compensation from consideration when means testing pension credit.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Aviation: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Aviation Industry Skills Industry Board on the value of ongoing funding during the transition from Apprenticeship Level to the Growth and Skills Levy for Level 3+ Le

11 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Oil: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure consumers are protected from oil price increases.

11 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Fuels: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on monitoring fuel prices during volatility in global oil markets.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she publish a list of all meeting her ministers and officials have held with the Scottish Government since July 2024 in which the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme was discussed.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when officials in her Department first discussed the intention to extend the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme with (a) Angus Robertson and (b) his officials.

10 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration has been made to exercise his contract termination rights on Clause 33.1 and 33.2 as outlined in the Pension Scheme Administration and Related Services Agreement between the Government and Cap

10 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Special Immigration Appeals Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether decisions made by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission are binding on his Department.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Natural Gas: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the escalation of conflict in the Middle East on Industrial Gas prices.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to protect households and businesses from potential increases in energy costs arising from disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the escalation of conflict in the Middle East on UK oil and liquefied natural gas prices.

6 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how arrears payments were made by Capita Pensions Solutions Ltd, on behalf of the Civil Service Pension scheme as of the 5 March 2026.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what conversations he has had with OFGEM about the withdrawal of time-of-use tariffs by some energy providers.

Source: official written-questions record.