Written questions

994 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Venture Capital Trusts: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing VCT Income Tax relief on the outcomes from doubling the lifetime investment limit for qualifying companies.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Refrigeration: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the necessary safety measures required for the transition to alternative refrigerants with flammability or toxicity characteristics.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet with manufacturers from the heating, refrigeration and air conditioning industries to discuss mandatory training on flammable refrigerants as part of the GB F Gas cons

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hydrofluorocarbons: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many responses her Department received to the consultation entitled Amending the hydrofluorocarbon phasedown schedule.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet with manufacturers from the heating, refrigeration and air conditioning industries to discuss mandatory training regarding flammable refrigerants as part of the GB F G

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Game changer for the nation, published on 19 June 2025, how much and what proportion of the funding for new and upgraded grassroots sport

21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2026, to Question 96853, on NHS England: Costs what estimate he has made of the (a) gross and (b) net number of civil servants who will leave the Civil Service d

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Controlled Burning: Soil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the International Journal of Wildland Fire's article entitled Assessing soil heating beneath prescribed

20 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Home Office: Mitie

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on 25 December 2025, how customer satisfaction with cultur

20 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Home Office: Deloitte and LA International Computer Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on 25 December 2025, what the Key Performance Indicators a

20 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Crime Prevention: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98794 on Mission Boards, who the internal and external members are of the Safer Streets Mission Board.

19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's transparency data entitled Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts: Data for July to September 2025 for all departments, publi

19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS staff receive employer pension contributions on dates on which they are on strike.

19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 86060 on NHS: Recruitment, what guidance has been provided to NHS bodies on the (a) length and (b) type of criminal conviction that would prev

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 98107 on Department for Business and Trade: Public Appointments, whether any of those direct ministerial appointees have made a declaration of pol

19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Ministers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 71247 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, which Senior Ministers have been authorised to have occasional use of RAF CSAT aircraft.

19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is his policy on members of the Armed Forces (a) being members of single-sex private members’ clubs in a personal capacity and (b) participating in such clubs in a professional capacity.

19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Ministers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 75027 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how many of the 44 tasks were (a) domestic and (b) overseas.

19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Permanent Secretaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary announced, published on 31 October 2025, whether the outgoing Permanent Secretary will receive any (a) exit an

19 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98122, on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments, if she will list the annual remuneration o

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 74317 on DESNZ: Social Media, which social media influencers have been paid to undertake advertising for his Department since July 2024

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Outcome of the exploratory discussions on the possible participation of the United Kingdom in the European Union’s internal electricity market, pub

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) he and (b) his Permanent Secretary approved the use of paid facility time for trade union activities outlined in the 2024-25 departmental annual report and accounts.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission: Business Interests and Political Activities

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any of the members of the Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission have made a declaration of political activity; and where their declarations of interest are published.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clean Energy Mission Board: Membership

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98794 on Mission Boards, who the internal and external members are of the Clean Energy Superpower Mission Board.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Outcome of the exploratory discussions on the possible participation of the United Kingdom in the European Union’s internal electricity market, pub

15 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Nuclear Weapons: Environment Protection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.1.2 of her Department’s policy paper entitled UK Government Green Financing Framework, published on 26 November 2025, for what reason facilities intended for the production of weapons g

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to paragraph 9 of the document entitled Outcome of the exploratory discussions on the possible participation of the United Kingdom in the European Union’s internal electricity

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Development Alternatives: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, further to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published by Cabinet Office on 25 December 2025, for what reason t

14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change Committee: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, further to the Commissioner for Public Appointment’s annual report 2024-25, published December 2025, Appendix: direct appointments, what the business case was for appointing Climate Change Co

Source: official written-questions record.