Written questions

994 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 24563 on Farms: Domestic Visits, how many farm visits he has made since the previous Answer; and where those farms were located.

24 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54764 on Cabinet Office: Pay, what the annual wage costs were for the EU relations secretariat in the most recent year for which figures are centrally held.

23 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Lobbying

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for responding to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee's report entitled Lobbying and Influence HC 203, published on 2 May 2024.

23 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

King Charles III: Artworks

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Portraits of His Majesty the King for UK public authorities, published on 1 April 2023, how many portraits were provided to public bodies; and what the

23 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Bodies: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's planned timetable is for the the publication of substantive details on the implementation and configuration of the proposed new duty of candour; and whether he plans to issue a formal consu

23 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a Crown Commercial Service communications and marketing framework which covers branded goods.

23 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords Appointments Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 53546 on House of Lords Appointments Commission, whether the recruitment campaign to appoint the two independent members was re-opened after it originally closed

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Sizewell C will be classified as (a) public or (b) private expenditure and borrowing for the purposes of the national accounts.

23 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Research

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list the (a) topic and (b) title of each item of external research commissioned by HMRC since 4 July 2024.

23 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Winter Fuel Payment: Repayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the number of pensioners who will need to pay back the Winter Fuel Payment through tax system, in each financial year between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2029.

23 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, whether she plans to raise taxes.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises in the (a) aviation and (b) maritime sectors have adequate access to Government procurement contracts.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Alternative Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises can contribute to the Government’s sustainable aviation fuel targets.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what engagement she has had with small and medium-sized enterprises in the aviation sector to better understand the challenges and opportunities they face.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in supporting (a) innovation and (b) resilience in the UK (i) aviation and (ii) maritime sectors.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what engagement his Department has had with small and medium-sized enterprises in the (a) aviation and (b) maritime sectors on barriers to (i) growth, (ii) innovation and (iii) sustainability.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a target for the (a) number and (b) combined area of Marine Protected Areas.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to accelerate the removal of retained EU law; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK's exit from the EU increases international competitiveness.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Shellfish: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to remove barriers to trade for UK seafood exporters.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Shellfish: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regulation for the transport of live crustaceans from the UK to Europe.

13 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish a hate crime action plan.

13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Jews: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the safety of the Jewish community in the UK.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Seafood Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been delivered through the UK Seafood Fund; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK's exit from the EU leads to investment in small-scale British fishing

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Vessels: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many foreign-flagged vessels are licensed to fish in UK waters; and if he will take steps to ensure that UK fishermen have full access to UK fisheries.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure a (a) sustainable and (b) supportive approach to the fishing industry.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a long-term strategy for the fishing sector.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Quotas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to increase the flexibility of fishing quotas so that fishermen can respond to changes in species abundance.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department is supporting to facilitate the sustainable expansion of British (a) deep-sea species, (b) aquaculture and (c) other fisheries.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the share of fishing opportunities in UK waters for British fishers.

13 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the modelling used for the proposed changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief.

Source: official written-questions record.