Written questions

155 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of homelessness among Universal Credit claimants since Local Housing Allowance was last uprated.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision not to uprate Local Housing Allowance on poverty (a) before and (b) after housing costs, particularly for households in Wales.

6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Future of Food Regulation programme on Wales.

26 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Iron and Steel: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to question 11289, how many applications the National Wealth Fund has received from steel companies requesting investment from the Steel Fund (a) in total and (b) for steel sit

18 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications his Department has received from the steel companies requesting investment from the Steel Fund for steel sites in Wales, and the total amount allocated.

9 Jun 2026 · Wales Office

Cost of Living: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking to support households with the cost of living in Wales.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what are the funding sources for the UK Steel Fund and how will funding be divided across these sources.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled Prime Minister announces seven new stations and major rail funding commitment, published on 17 February 2026, and Transport for Wales' document en

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, over what timeframe will the Government fully fund Transport for Wales’s Today, Tomorrow, Together rail pipeline.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Transport for Wales' document entitled Today, Tomorrow, Together: A vision for rail across Wales and Borders, published on 18 February 2026, what proportion of the funding set out in that docu

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Transport for Wales' document entitled Today, Tomorrow, Together: A vision for rail across Wales and Borders, published on 18 February 2026, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken an Equality Impact Assessment for recent changes to the Motability Scheme.

14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on the consultation on banning the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs.

14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Farming & Food Partnership Board will consider stakeholders in (a) Wales and (b) other devolved nations when compiling sector growth plans, in the context of the operation

14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the remit of the Farming & Food Partnership Board refers to UK or England-only agricultural sectors.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason a non-metropolitan county council in England is defined as exempt accommodation under housing benefit regulation.

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason supported living provided by local authorities in Wales is not recognised as exempt accommodation for the purposes of housing benefit.

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to introduce alternative methods of calculating the minimum income floor for self-employed people.

22 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Minimum Income Floor for self-employed Universal Credit claimants with caring responsibilities.

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Project Gigabit: Caerfyrddin

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether address-level coverage data will be published for the rollout of Project Gigabit Type C contracts in Caerfyrddin.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the conflict between the US and Iran on (a) the cost and (b) supply of fertilizer to farmers in Wales.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Cables

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to answer to the question 118015, what are the timescales for the publication of the government commissioned study on the costs of innovative undergrounding methods for transmission

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how reforms to the electricity connections process will take account of the wider social, economic and community value of Welsh community energy projects, particularly in rural areas, when as

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that any community energy (a) definition and (b) register developed for England does not prevent Distribution Network Operators from prioritising grid connec

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the current requirement for Distribution Network Operators to treat all connection applicants identically limits their ability to support We

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any definition or register of community energy organisations established under the Local Power Plan will allow Distribution Network Operators to identify eligible Welsh community ener

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he will take steps with the Welsh Government to define the term community energy for the specific purpose of enabling Distribution Network Operators to apply differentiated treatment

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Royal Charters

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions sha has had with the with the Welsh Government in developing the BBC Charter Review Green Paper.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Cables

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the costs of (a) undergrounding electricity transmission infrastructure and (b) developing overhead transmission lines.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Cables

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks Infrastructure (EN-5), on what evidential basis his Department has determined that overhead lines should be the strong

Source: official written-questions record.