Written questions

994 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Insolvency: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what are the powers of (a) the Secretary of State, (b) Insolvency Service and (c) Insolvency Practitioners to request that corporate electronic communications held by a company in administration are re

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Government Departments: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the Department since the Government Chief Commer

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Government Communication Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the cost it has spent on branded goods and merchandise.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ofwat: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9341 on Ofwat: Equality, for what reason Ofwat was not requested to report EDI spending details prior to that reporting period.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 17 of the Water White Paper of January 2026, whether the integrated water regulator will have the same budget as the Environment Agency, Natural England, Ofwat a

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether householders not on social tariffs can require that the smart element of their smart water meter is deinstalled if they decline to participate in a (a) progressive water meteri

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on branded goods and merchandise since 24 April 2025; on what items; and at what cost.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much his Department has spent on branded goods and merchandise since 24 April 2025; on what items; and at what cost.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of energy regulation policies on the decision of OpenAI to terminate the Stargate UK investment programme.

2 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Government Communication Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many headcount staff in his Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded communicators but not members of the Government Communication Network.

2 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1816 on Government Departments: Bureaucracy, how his Department has changed how it produces its Annual Report.

2 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Baroness Casey of Blackstock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish Baroness Casey's status as a Direct Ministerial Appointment, including her remuneration, on the Direct Ministerial Appointments portal on gov.uk.

2 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care and NHS: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS England has provided guidance to (i) its arms length bodies or (ii) NHS Hospitals on spending public funds on flying flags associated with identity politics.

2 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Baroness Casey of Blackstock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place in the Library a copy of Baroness Casey of Blackstock’s declaration of political activity.

2 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026, to Question 122499, on DHSC: Redundancy, whether the (a) 198 and (b) 98 departures are (i) above, (ii) below or (iii) in line with exit targets to del

1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spend on branded goods and merchandise by his Department since the Government Chief

1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to the department.

1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee document, Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps are the (a) department and (b) Fo

1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Government Communication Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3763o n Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Universities: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there is any guidance from (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Students on the use of POLAR3 and POLAR4 for university admissions by higher education providers.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the direct ministerial appointments gov.uk portal entry of 20 April, Interim Non-Executive Director Great British Energy and Great British Energy Start-Up Chair, for what re

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 3350, on Public Appointments, whether the Expert Adviser was seconded when she was previously an adviser in the department on Clean Power 2

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what number and proportion of wind farms are owned or managed by organisations which are ultimately owned by Chinese companies.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ofwat: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 9341, on Ofwat: Equality, if she will provide a breakdown of the £4,200 expenditure of external EDI expenditure in 2025-26, includin

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 125703, on Food: Labelling, whether the SPS agreement will lead to foods other than fruit jams, jellies & marmalades being re

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Insects

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the "Thematic report on emerging food innovations in the UK", published by the Food Standards Agency on 13 March 2026, whether it is the policy of HM Government to pr

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to facilitate the answering of written Parliamentary Questions by Hon Members about operational matters of Arts Council of England, by copying or depositing the rep

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

EU Files Forum

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 13 March 2026 to Question 117997 on EU Files Forum, if he will list the organisations that attended each of those meetings.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the written statement on Implementing the Employment Rights Act: June Consultations on Employment Rights for Unpaid Carers, Time off for Public Duties and Government responses, HCWS10

Source: official written-questions record.