Written questions
182 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Nuclear Power: Apprentices and Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to develop the skills and apprenticeships required to support new jobs in the nuclear sector.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewables Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of fully transitioning older renewable projects away from Renewable Obligation Certificates and on to Contracts for Difference.
29 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Renewables Obligation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of moving the cost of the Renewables Obligation levy from household energy bills to general taxation.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewables Obligation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to remove the renewable obligation levy.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on expanding and developing renewable infrastructure to match renewables expansion.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Consumption
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of allowing customers to share their energy use data with suppliers to improve energy switching and market choice.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Business Premises: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of opening up business energy data on forecasting, carbon reporting and decarbonisation in non-domestic buildings.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Natural Gas: Consumption
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making household gas consumption data more available for energy suppliers.
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Management Companies: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will extend and simplify the right to manage for residents of freehold estates subject to private estate management charges.
10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Management Companies: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of disclosure requirements for estate management charges on new build freehold properties.
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Recruitment: Vacancies and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help employers tackle recruitment shortages and to hire and upskill young people.
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions his Department has had with Treasury officials on increasing financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises with apprenticeship schemes.
10 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help incentivise young people to enter into apprenticeship schemes in the manufacturing sector.
9 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Energy Intensive Industries: Environment Protection and Renewable Energy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to help energy intensive businesses to increase their use of renewable energy and environmentally-conscious manufacturing processes.
9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Sentences: Reoffenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of short custodial sentences on the reoffending rate.
9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help decrease the number of short-term sentences which lead to rapid turnover in prisons.
9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Employment Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure there are sufficient paid employment opportunities for prisoners in Open Prisons.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's Warm Homes Fund Call for Evidence, what assessment he has made of the suitability of consumer loans for households on low incomes; and what alternative deli
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of funding within the Warm Homes Fund targeted at households on low incomes to the fulfilment of the commitment to lift to one millio
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Warm Homes Plan: NHS
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Warm Homes Fund on National Health Service costs associated with cold and poor quality homes.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Intensive Industries: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of energy cost rises on energy intensive businesses.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to further reduce energy costs for small and medium size enterprises.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heat Networks: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his department has considered introducing a revenue support mechanism to support the growth of the UK heat network sector.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heating: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the price of low-carbon heat is competitive with fossil gas alternatives.
9 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heat Networks
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what barriers to heat network deployment his department has identified, and what steps are being taken to help tackle them.
29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which priority system-level datasets supporting the operation of a renewables-led electricity system are (a) clearly defined and (b) p
29 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Natural Gas: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support households that are not connected to the gas grid in the context of forecast increases to the Default Tariff Cap from July 2026.
29 May 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 reduce the exposure of domestic energy bills to volatility in international wholesale gas markets.
29 May 2026 · Treasury
Fuel Oil: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the Exchequer of reducing the rate of VAT on domestic heating oil from 5 per cent to zero per cent.
29 May 2026 · Treasury
Motor Vehicles: Insurance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulation of online platforms hosting unauthorised motor insurance brokers.
Source: official written-questions record.