Written questions

974 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Australia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee's decisions on food and drink exporters from Buckinghamshire.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support British aerospace manufacturers to utilise UK-US defence trade cooperation arrangements.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-US trade agreement on UK aerospace supply chains.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of financial education in schools in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

9 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Private Companies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of UK companies remaining private for longer on the capital raising lifecycle.

9 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Capital Investment: Private Sector

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of private capital funding in the UK provided by international sources.

9 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Capital Markets: Private Sector

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of private capital market growth on institutional investor behaviour in public markets.

9 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Stock Market: Economic Growth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of public equity market capitalisation on domestic economic growth.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of limited capital access on scale-up firms outside of (a) London and (b) the South East.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of companies requiring additional funding to help scale-up.

5 Jun 2025 · 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 improve access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

5 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Debts: Africa

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the UK’s engagement in international financial institutions on debt relief for African countries facing debt distress.

4 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she takes to assess the resilience of the UK's international reserves to potential (a) geopolitical and (b) macroeconomic shocks.

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support employer engagement with the apprenticeship programme in SMEs in Milton Keynes.

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of foundation apprenticeships on addressing sectoral skills shortages in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.

4 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria is being used to allocate development finance support to the (a) manufacturing, (b) agricultural and (c) energy sectors in Africa.

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Investment: Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to assess the investment risk environment for firms seeking to operate in African growth markets.

4 Jun 2025 · Treasury

NatWest Group: Government Shareholding

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis was conducted on the potential impact of ending public ownership of NatWest Group on the resilience of the financial sector.

4 Jun 2025 · Treasury

NatWest Group: Government Shareholding

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the criteria used to evaluate the economic risks associated with ending public ownership of NatWest Group were.

4 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Financial Institutions: Government Shareholding

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review its approach to state ownership of financial institutions.

2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Premises: Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with representative bodies of small businesses on the impact of commercial lease conditions in high street premises on the financial viabi

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cattle: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of eligible cattle holdings that will access support through the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway by 2027.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cattle: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor long-term animal health outcomes for herds participating in the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway in Buckinghamshire.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cattle: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the geographical distribution of cattle-specific infrastructure grants under the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway.

30 May 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: Qatar

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help increase collaboration between UK and Qatari financial institutions in (a) capital markets, (b) sustainable finance and (c) financial technology, in the context of the Mem

30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Clean Eenergy: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Qatar Investment Authority's Strategic Investment Partnership on the clean energy sector in the UK.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Investor Partnerships programme at increasing the commercialisation of agricultural technologies.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the environmental outcomes from the equipment and technology funded through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access to the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund for farmers in Buckinghamshire.

30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund on the adoption of precision agriculture technologies among small and mediu

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