Written questions
974 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the international competitiveness of UK defence manufacturing costs.
30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential for defence investment to increase private sector research intensity in the UK economy.
30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of defence procurement spending currently awarded to firms less than five years old.
30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce the cost of capital for early-stage defence firms.
30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of defence investment expected to come from domestic rather than overseas private capital by 2030.
30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the level of private capital investment required to meet the UK’s defence capability requirements over the next decade.
30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the potential impact of the resident doctors’ settlement on staffing in accident and emergency departments.
30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Resident Doctors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the new resident doctor pay and training settlement on rates of doctor emigration.
30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Resident Doctors: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased resident doctor training places on regional workforce levels, including in underserved and rural areas.
30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Resident Doctors: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the planned expansion of resident doctor training places is matched by adequate (i) clinical supervision capacity and (ii) training infrastructure
30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Resident Doctors: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the resident doctors’ pay settlement on long-term retention rates of doctors within the NHS workforce.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support producers of premium and specialist agricultural goods in Buckinghamshire to increase exports to international markets.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential barriers facing farming businesses in Buckinghamshire in accessing new export markets.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Trade Promotion
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure small and medium-sized food producers in Buckinghamshire are able to engage with the agri-food trade attaché network.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of additional food and farming export opportunities on agricultural businesses in Buckinghamshire.
29 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the administrative impact of enhanced national security screening requirements on small and medium-sized enterprises bidding for public contracts.
29 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to issue updated guidance to contracting authorities on the assessment of national security risks in procurement decisions.
29 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of procurement policy in reducing dependency on high-risk foreign suppliers in critical sectors.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of barriers to community ownership of battery storage infrastructure.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Community Energy: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce financial incentives for community-led battery storage projects.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of community batteries on household electricity bills.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
National Grid
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current electricity grid capacity to meet projected demand by 2035.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce grid connection delays for renewable energy projects.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
National Grid: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate private capital investment in grid infrastructure.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clean Energy: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role of pension fund capital in financing the clean energy transition.
29 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Infrastructure: Investment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK’s current pipeline of investable infrastructure projects to meet anticipated demand from long-term institutional investors.
29 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Personal Savings
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the total value of unclaimed savings held by financial institutions in the UK.
29 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Personal savings
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to increase public awareness of unclaimed savings products.
29 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Pension Funds: Australia
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of whether regulatory barriers remain to increased Australian pension fund investment in the Government's eight growth-driving sectors identified in its industrial strategy.
29 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Pension Funds: Australia
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the value of Australian pension and superannuation capital that could be invested in UK infrastructure projects over the next five years.
Source: official written-questions record.