Written questions
299 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clean Energy: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the memorandum of understanding with China signed on 17 March 2025 includes measures to assess the national security impact of UK energy infrastructure manufactured in China.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clean Energy: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the memorandum of understanding with China signed on 17 March 2025 includes commitments on the Chinese embassy.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Mingyang Smart Energy: Wind Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the memorandum of understanding with China signed on 17 March 2025 on Ming Yang's wind turbine manufacturing facility in Scotland.
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clean Energy: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the memorandum of understanding with China signed on 17 March 2025 included commitments to not publicly disclose the contents of the document.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the memorandum of understanding with China signed on 17 March 2025 included commitments to share data related to energy supply and demand patterns across the United Kingdom.
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the memorandum of understanding with China signed on 17 March 2025 included commitments by the UK government to maintain and increase current levels of supply of Chinese sourced parts
12 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Solar Power: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Clean Energy Partnership Memorandum of Understanding with China, signed on 17 March 2025, included commitments on representations to China on the source of labour in the supply ch
11 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Courier Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Ofcom customer protection regulations against poor delivery services from couriers such as Evri.
10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pneumonia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing training for hospital and care home staff on aspiration pneumonia.
5 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to electric Vehicle Excise Duty on the use of internal combustion engine vehicles.
2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to free up hospital beds and support individuals whose families delay hospital discharges to avoid paying for health care costs.
2 Feb 2026 · Department for Education
Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in national illiteracy levels; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that groups at high risk of illiteracy receive adequate education.
2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diagnosis: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that societal groups, such as young women and girls, who present a-typical symptoms do not receive delayed diagnosis because standard symptoms are based on other s
30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to provide adequate facilities and funding for hospital staff to ensure they are able to do their work effectively.
30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgery: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made potential impact of the number of ICU beds on trends in the level of cancellations of scheduled and vital surgeries; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that surg
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Broadband: Worcestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of Ofcom data on phone signal in Worcestershire; and what plans her Department has to improve connectivity in Worcestershire.
20 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Business Rates: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Valuation Office Agency being able to increase property valuations without visiting the premises on business rates.
14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to introduce financial support for family’s impacted by brain tumours following the concerning findings in the Brain Tumour Charity’s recent report; and what plans his
13 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Firearms: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing a defined timeframe for GPs to complete the necessary licensing forms for shotguns.
6 Jan 2026 · Scotland Office
Energy: Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the time it will take to create 1,000 new jobs in the energy sector in Aberdeen.
15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
West Mercia Police: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on victim support arising from the announced reduction, by nearly half, in funding for the West Mercia Police Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre; and in lig
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Heat Pumps
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the annual heat pump installation targets are for each year between 2026 and 2035.
21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to expand funding for adult hospices, in the context of the NHS Ten-Year Plan’s commitment to shift more care provision away from hospitals into community healthcar
19 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Skills Bootcamps
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of HGV Skills Bootcamps in increasing (a) completion rates and (b) job placements compared with the apprenticeship route.
19 Nov 2025 · Treasury
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of a 5 pence per litre rise in fuel duty on (a) GDP and (b) levels of employment in the logistics sector.
18 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Prescription Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on of not offering prescriptions longer than the standard 28-day cycle to patients with long-term, stable conditions on both GP practices and pat
18 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the department is taking with Ofcom to help ensure that telegraph poles are not being overwhelmed by an excess of new wiring resulting from the coexistence of coaxial cable s
18 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fire and Rescue Services: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to take steps to increase firefighter remuneration in line with inflation.
4 Nov 2025 · Home Office
Animal Experiments: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure adherence to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 for the standards of (a) care and (b) accommodation for dogs; and how many times the Animals in
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Electronic Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people who cannot afford mobile data can access (a) the NHS app and (b) other government digital services without incurring perso
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