Written questions
698 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Climate Change: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of taking steps to ensure that that fossil fuel companies fund the costs of climate recovery.
3 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Airguns: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the incidences of attacks on animals by use of airguns.
3 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Project Gigabit: East of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the progress of the roll out of Project Gigabit in a) Bedfordshire and b) the East of England.
3 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
World Cup: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart regarding New York and New Jersey’s investigations into ticket prices for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
3 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Production
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the domestic food production to supply ratio remains above at least 60 per cent during the next 20 years.
3 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture and Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of conflict involving Iran on UK farming and food security; and what steps she is taking to mitigate any such impact.
29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with HMRC on the capacity of customs systems to distinguish between generic steel products and specialist aerospace-grade steel imports under the UK steel trade safeguard m
29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce (a) exemptions and (b) alternative arrangements for specialist steel products that are not manufactured in the UK under the UK steel trade safeguard measures from 1 July 2
29 May 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 potential impact of the UK steel trade safeguard measures due to come into force on 1 July 2026 on specialist steel importers supplying the aerospace, Formula One, re
20 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a maximum workplace temperature.
20 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Central Heating
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of how the replacement of circulator pumps could be more effectively reflected in Government energy efficiency advice and guidance for households.
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Transport: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of Digital Twin technology in supporting the delivery of an integrated transport system in the UK.
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Crimes against the Person
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of reported incidents of (a) physical assault and (b) verbal abuse against bus drivers in England in each of the last five years; and what steps her Department is ta
20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hunting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement mechanisms are planned to ensure compliance with a potential trail hunting ban.
20 May 2026 · Treasury
Energy: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned end of the zero rate of VAT on energy-saving materials on the uptake of domestic renewable energy and energy efficiency installations.
20 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of permanently moving social and environmental levies from electricity bills into general taxation on (a) average household ene
22 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Criminal Investigation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the numbers of people who have been released under investigation for more than a year during the last five years.
22 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Criminal Investigation: Self-harm
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on assessing the risk of self-harm of people released under investigation.
17 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC about the potential effect of staff reductions on local and regional news coverage.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Nuclear Power Stations: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s preparedness to respond to a nuclear safety incident arising from damage to a nuclear power plant by hostile actors.
10 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a list of the locations that Asylum Move-On Liaison Officers are based in England.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of Transport Focus’s document entitled Your Bus Journey 2025, published on 25 March 2026.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fly-tipping: Forests
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of levels of fly-tipping in woodland areas in the last 12 months.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
5G
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with mobile network operators on the rollout of standalone 5G.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Quarrying: Trespass
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on trespassing incidents in waterways in quarries.
10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage councils to reduce their ownership of (a) unused and (b) underused office space.
10 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
Extended Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional childcare places have been created due to funding from her Department's National Wraparound Childcare Programme in (a) Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency and (b) England.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to provide the postcodes of the recharging sites which secured funding from the ZEHID scheme.
25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many grants and of what value have been made from the £30 million Depot Charging Scheme to businesses using (a) HGVs (b) coaches (c) other.
24 Mar 2026 · House of Commons Commission
Parliamentary Estate: Animal Welfare
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Common Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to increase use of cruelty free products on the parliamentary estate.
Source: official written-questions record.