Written questions
1,840 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will introduce legislation to put a statutory duty on generative AI developers to (a) complete risk assessments for and (b) mitigate risks of contributing to illegal activity.
13 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of levels of funding available to GPs following (a) the new GP contract for 2025-26 and (b) changes to employer National Insurance contributions.
13 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the new GP contract.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set a target date for reopening the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what processes his Department has in place to monitor budgeted agriculture spend.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to return to budget management mechanisms from the Common Agricultural Policy.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department did not give six weeks’ notice when closing Sustainable Farming Incentive applications.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to open capital grants in summer 2025.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection and Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's (a) resources and (b) staff to implement his policies on (i) environment protections and (ii) food security.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Rural Payment Agency’s ability to handle the change announced to SFIs this week.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to changes to the Sustainable Farming Incentive, what support communications he plans to send to impacted farming businesses; and what support communications his Departm
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with farmers on the potential impact of changes to (a) basic payments, (b) the Sustainable Farming Initiative, (c) capital grants and (d) higher tier scheme
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's new policy on the Sustainable Farming Incentive, whether he has made an assessment of the availability of private funding to deliver public goods for
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department's objectives on support for sustainable farming have changed, in the context of the closure of the SFI scheme.
13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Coastal Areas: Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will report on the (a) financial, (b) environmental and (c) social impact of coastal natural capital resources in Devon.
13 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will list the stated legal reasons her predecessor Department withdrew the private parking code of practice in 2022.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive: Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Sustainable Farming Initiative on food security.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive on (a) small farms, (b) upland farmers and (c) commoners.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Sustainable Farming Incentive on meeting environmental targets for (a) species abundance and (b) improving water qualit
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the funding for the new National Biosecurity Centre is being paid for out of the agricultural budget which was previously committed to go towards farmers directly as public pay
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the spend on the agriculture budget (a) so far this financial year and (b) committed for 2025-26 including (i) delinked payments, (ii) agri-environment schemes and (
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farmers: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he plans to support upland farmers who were intending to move onto the Sustainable Farming Incentive following the closure of the scheme.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farmers: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support farmers through the agricultural transition following the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farmers: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support farmers that were intending to apply for the Sustainable Farming incentive scheme.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farmers: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help farmers that aren't receiving financial support from Government environmental schemes.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support farmers, in the context of the closing of the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Products: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of aligning UK General Product Safety Rules (GPSR) with EU GPSR rules.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Products: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that UK General Product Safety Rules (GPSR) are compliant with EU GPSR rules.
12 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 34683 on Universal Credit: Childcare, if she will have discussions with claimants on the potential merits of establishing definitions for those terms.
11 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29983 on Parking: Fees and Charges, whether her Department has received representations from businesses on the potential im
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