Written questions

109 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Exports: Glasgow South

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate she has made of the number of exporting businesses located in the Glasgow South constituency.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Glasgow

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on support for nationally significant cultural institutions in Glasgow.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Museums and Galleries: Glasgow

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support her Department provides to museums and galleries in Glasgow.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Glasgow

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with cultural organisations in Glasgow on the sustainability of the arts sector.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Space Technology: Glasgow

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what support her Department has provided to satellite manufacturing and space technology businesses based in Glasgow since July 2024.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what metrics his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of the Government's innovation strategy.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential risks to UK AI capability arising from dependence on overseas providers of cloud computing services.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of expected electricity demand growth arising from (a) data centres and (b) artificial intelligence by 2035.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the cyber resilience of UK energy infrastructure.

15 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Natural Gas: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK gas storage capacity for winter 2026/27.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Department is taking with the Cabinet Office to help innovative scale-up businesses navigate public procurement processes and secure opportunities to supply the public sector.

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

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking with food retailers and charities to improve the use of real-time data to increase the redistribution of edible surplus food.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to help increase access to flexible and modular training for people seeking to move into occupations experiencing skills shortages.

14 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities

Career Breaks: Women

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to encourage employers to offer structured returnship programmes for women seeking to re-enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers after a career break.

14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Evidence: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Department is taking with the Home Office and Crown Prosecution Service to improve the secure transfer of digital evidence between police, prosecutors and courts and reduce avoidable delays.

14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: NATO

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Department is taking to expand the use of synthetic training environments to enable joint training between the Armed Forces and NATO allies.

14 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: Science

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to increase knowledge in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum technologies in the diplomatic network.

14 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Humanitarian Aid: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that UK-funded humanitarian programmes collect age-disaggregated data and include older people in needs assessments and programm

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that freelancers and small creative businesses can access practical guidance on the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music Venues: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions the Department has had with arena and stadium operators on increasing participation in the voluntary levy to support grassroots music venues.

14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Genetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to improve interoperability between rare-disease registries and genomic-data systems across the UK.

14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking with the devolved administrations to increase the number of patients able to participate in commercial clinical trials across the UK.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Department is taking with the devolved administrations and local authorities to support consistent safety and accessibility standards for electric-vehicle charging stations.

14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Voluntary Organisations

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to involve voluntary, community and faith organisations in local and national emergency preparedness exercises.

14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to measure the impact of Civil Service artificial intelligence training on productivity and the quality of public services.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Business Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Department is taking to raise awareness among small businesses of the expanded role and powers of the Small Business Commissioner.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that the design of the UK’s electronic invoicing regime minimises costs and administrative burdens for small businesses.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that small businesses in each area can access practical support to adopt artificial intelligence safely and productively.

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Department is taking with employers to ensure that qualifications and digital badges earned through the AI Skills Boost programme are recognised in recruitment and workpl

14 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Youth Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that small businesses, charities and social enterprises are able to participate in the Youth Jobs Grant.

Source: official written-questions record.