Written questions
56 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Electric Vehicles: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting access to second-hand battery electric vehicles through reduced benefit-in-kind taxation on used electric cars.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Secondhand Goods
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing targeted funding support for the purchase of used battery electric vehicles; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure parity of finan
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Social Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of modern, low-disruption retrofit techniques on the rate of decarbonisation of the UK’s social housing stock.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heating: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to work with housing associations and industry to scale up affordable and tenant-friendly retrofitting models to help meet the Government’s 2030 EPC target for s
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heating: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the deployment of low-carbon heating technologies in the social housing sector; and if he will review and respond to the findings of Mitsubishi Electric’s
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Imports: Certification
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken a recent review of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms for CE marking of imported products.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Construction: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that imported construction products are subject to the same UKCA marking requirements as those manufactured in the UK.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Construction: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the effective enforcement of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024 in relation to imported construction
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Fairs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the availability of international trade show funding on the competitiveness of (a) exports and (b) exports by the (i) construction and
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Fairs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating funding for UK exhibitors at key international trade fairs in (a) the natural stone sector and (b) other sectors where export po
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Manufacturing Industries: Trade Fairs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support British manufacturers to attend (a) Marmomac in Verona and (b) other major international trade shows.
11 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to require AI developers to demonstrate that their models include technical protections against the generation of (a) child sexual abuse imagery and (b) oth
11 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment his Department has made of the risk of generative AI being used to produce child sexual abuse material.
11 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to include statutory obligations for AI developers to adopt safety-by-design measures to prevent the creation of child sexual abuse content.
11 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that AI models are developed with safeguards to prevent their use in generating child sexual abuse material.
10 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Industry: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy on Scotland.
8 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of consumer flexibility on reducing energy costs; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that clean energy produced in Scotland
8 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clean Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Association for Decentralised Energy entitled Consumer-Led Clean Power: How to Unlock Consumer-
2 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
National Grid: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to accelerate grid connection times for small and medium-sized enterprises and manufacturers participating in grid-balancing schemes.
2 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Tax Collection: Digital Technology
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to introduce e-invoicing in the UK.
2 Jun 2025 · Treasury
Tax Collection: Digital Technology
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of e-invoicing for improving tax administration and collection.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Billing: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing e-invoicing.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of e-invoicing for small businesses on reducing payment times.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of e-invoicing for small businesses on (a) exports and (b) imports.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of e-invoicing for small businesses on productivity.
2 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Alternative Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to take steps to support investment under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate.
16 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mobile Phones and Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish updated advice from the UK Chief Medical Officer on the potential impact of excessive screen time and social media use on children’s (a) mental and (b) physical health.
6 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled people who will never be able to work in Livingston constituency.
1 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mosquitos: Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 38284, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the individual risk to UK residents of travelling to areas where mosquito-borne diseases ar
30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for cancer diagnoses.
Source: official written-questions record.