Written questions
974 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK’s involvement in the EU’s defence industrial programmes align with the UK’s strategic defence objectives.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the UK defence industry’s access to the EU’s €150 billion defence loan programme, in the context of the UK-EU security and defence partnership.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU security and defence partnership on the defence industry.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Space Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the progress of joint UK-EU initiatives on space security agreed in the UK-EU Summit Common Understanding.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
EU Countries: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU security and defence partnership on the interoperability of UK armed forces with EU member states.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the potential impact of advertising restrictions on rates of childhood obesity following their implementation.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of UK-India trade talks in supporting advanced manufacturing.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Gulf States
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support investment into key growth sectors through the UK-Gulf economic partnerships.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: New Zealand
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-New Zealand trade agreement on SME exporters located in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Food: Buckinghamshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to increase trade and investment opportunities for food and drink producers in Buckinghamshire.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Japan
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency to benefit from the UK-Japan strategic partnership.
30 May 2025 · Treasury
Financial Services: Capital Markets
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of capital markets reform on fintech firms.
30 May 2025 · Treasury
Trade Agreements: Japan
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to evaluate the long-term fiscal impacts of the UK-Japan partnership.
30 May 2025 · Treasury
Overseas Trade: Indo-Pacific Region
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the UK’s fiscal resilience in the context of trade liberalisation with Indo-Pacific partners.
30 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Foreign Investment in UK: United Arab Emirates
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure regional access to investment under the UK-UAE Investment Partnership.
30 May 2025 · Treasury
Capital Markets: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure investor protection is maintained alongside regulatory reform in capital markets.
30 May 2025 · Treasury
PISCES
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System on SME listings on UK capital markets.
30 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of available driving tests in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Independent Sexual Violence Advisers: Buckinghamshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of demand for independent sexual violence advisers in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to allocate the £20 million fund to services supporting victims of abuse in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Crimes of Violence: Milton Keynes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in Milton Keynes in delivering anti-violence education programmes.
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Crimes of Violence: Milton Keynes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support community groups in Milton Keynes to prevent youth involvement in violent crime.
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Offensive Weapons: Milton Keynes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to remove dangerous weapons from the streets in Milton Keynes.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Milton Keynes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of elective care in Milton Keynes.
30 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the revised national policy statements for energy infrastructure on energy infrastructure development in Buckinghamshire.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Further Education: Milton Keynes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support colleges in Milton Keynes to utilise new technologies to (a) tackle workload and (b) improve outcomes.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Teachers: Buckinghamshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the four per cent pay award for teachers in 2025/26 on retention rates in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
Teachers: Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made in recruiting additional expert teachers in (a) secondary schools, (b) special schools and (c) colleges in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive: Buckinghamshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements were in place in Buckinghamshire as of 11 March 2025.
14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive: Buckinghamshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the 3,000 farming businesses that started but did not submit applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2024 scheme after 12 January 2025 are based in Buckinghamshir
Source: official written-questions record.