Written questions

974 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 May 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school education: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of five-year-olds in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire who met a good level of development in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile in the most recent

14 May 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school education: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of early years providers in England that may increase their capacity through the use of free flow outdoor space under the proposed changes to the early years

14 May 2025 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nursery places she expects the programme to deliver 6,000 new school-based early years places to create in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community pharmacies provide Pharmacy Contraception Services as of May 2025 in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Low Income Scheme: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire are eligible for free NHS prescriptions under the low-income scheme.

14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of prescription items dispensed in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire were exempt from charges for each of the last three years.

14 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of SMEs in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes that have secured angel investment in the last 24 months.

14 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies in the scale-up category have accessed British Business Bank-backed debt finance in the last 24 months.

14 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on lending approval rates for SMEs applying for finance to invest in (a) technology, (b) commercial premises and (c) workforce training since 2022.

14 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many SMEs located in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes in receipt of British Business Bank support in the last 12 months also sought finance from high street banks.

14 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of tiered lending rate structures in SME finance products offered by UK-regulated banks since 2022.

14 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the proportion of British Business Bank-backed loans which include personal guarantee requirements from borrowers.

1 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of how many jobs carbon capture and storage network initiatives will create in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes over the next five years.

1 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the potential change in renewable energy capacity in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire over the next five years.

1 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the contribution to the UK's 2030 net zero target of (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.

1 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the current capacity is of renewable energy generation in Buckinghamshire.

1 May 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes she estimates will be affected by changes to the Income Tax Self Assessment criteria.

1 May 2025 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated administrative cost savings to HMRC are from tax simplification measures announced in Spring 2025.

1 May 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes are expected to be removed from Income Tax Self Assessment following the recent criteria review.

1 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Funds: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Financial Reporting Council’s review of the Stewardship Code on pension schemes' decarbonisation goals.

1 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average funding is allocated per pharmacy in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency under the 2025–26 contractual framework.

1 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes have been recruited through the increase to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Sc

1 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency have received funding for estate upgrades.

1 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the GP-to-patient ratio is in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

1 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many recently qualified GPs have been recruited in (A) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme since April 2024.

27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Bedfordshire and Thames Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate capital funding to improve stroke care infrastructure within the (a) Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire Integrated Care Board and (b) Bedfordsh

27 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Bedfordshire and Thames Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of stroke care provision within the (a) Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire Integrated Care Board and (b) Bedfordshire, Lu

27 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: India

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress her Department has made on UK-India cooperation to improve regulatory frameworks for (a) sustainable finance and (b) climate-related financial disclosures.

27 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: Switzerland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-Switzerland Financial Services Mutual Recognition Agreement on cross-border financial services trade.

27 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: Switzerland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the UK-Switzerland Financial Services Mutual Recognition Agreement to cover additional financial services sectors.

Source: official written-questions record.