Written questions

974 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Education: Exports and Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of international education programmes on local employment.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Education: Exports and Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reporting requirements UK providers will have for international education initiatives.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Education: Exports and Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria will be used to select education providers eligible for international expansion support.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Education: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that education exports support institutions in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how her Department plans to ensure that public sector digital initiatives support communities in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take with (a) local authorities and (b) other Government Departments to help ensure that tenants in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency are aware of their

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how his Department plans to measure the impact of the Warm Homes Plan on levels of fuel poverty in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of energy efficiency standards in private rented homes in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics her Department plans to use to evaluate the effectiveness of water conservation programmes in rural areas of Buckinghamshire.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Drainage: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department plans to enforce compliance with proposed stormwater management measures in Buckinghamshire.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monitoring mechanisms her Department plans to use to track progress on water efficiency in domestic properties in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of water resilience in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency in the context of climate change projections.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that regulatory reform supports access to domestic and international markets for scale-ups in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how the effectiveness of the growth package for scale-ups will be evaluated.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of regulation on scale-ups operating across multiple sectors.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Businesses: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department is using to identify regulatory barriers affecting high-growth firms.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Indonesia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support SMEs to benefit from trade and investment opportunities under the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Indonesia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what mechanisms exist within the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership to tackle regulatory divergence affecting cross-border trade and investment.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Indonesia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to co-ordinate with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) UK regulations on financial services engagement as a result of the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Indonesia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership on financial services firms seeking market access in Indonesia.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Indonesia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what benchmarks his Department is using to assess progress on regulatory co-operation on financial services under the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what comparative assessment his Department has made of levels of lending to (a) rural and (b) other businesses.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

New Businesses: Operating Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the average start up costs incurred by first-time business founders in the UK.

2 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Armed Forces

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the unemployment rate of spouses of uniformed personnel in the armed forces.

2 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Pensions: Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has with Mansion House Accord signatories on publishing firm-by-firm assessments of commitments made versus capital deployed.

2 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Pensions: Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure delivery of pledged additional risk capital by signatories to the Mansion House Accord.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Corporate Governance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on the draft Audit and Corporate Governance Reform Bill.

2 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Infrastructure: Cost Benefit Analysis

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis her Department has undertaken on the potential fiscal implications for future public spending decisions of altering the declining discount rate regime.

2 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Infrastructure: Cost Benefit Analysis

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how her Department plans to account for international approaches to social discounting in informing the UK review of discounting in the Green Book.

2 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Infrastructure: Cost Benefit Analysis

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of how changes to the discount rate methodology might affect the appraisal of major infrastructure projects in different UK regions.

Source: official written-questions record.