Written questions

974 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been built in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes in each of the last five years.

26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the demand for housing in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes in each of the next ten years.

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Aerospace Industry and Defence: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote exports from (a) defence and (b) aerospace manufacturers.

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

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 foreign direct investment screening mechanisms on UK economic sovereignty.

11 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of foreign investment on the UK defence industrial base.

11 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) apprenticeships and (b) skills development in the defence manufacturing sector.

11 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding UK-based (a) maintenance and (b) upgrading facilities for defence assets.

11 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of UK-base defence (a) start-ups and (b) small businesses.

11 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the levels of UK-produced components in defence procurement programmes.

11 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of domestic industrial capacity to support defence supply chains.

11 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to expand UK-based production of critical components for defence equipment.

11 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of skilled workers for the defence manufacturing sector.

4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British International Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps British International Investment is taking to ensure that investments strengthen commercial relationships between the UK and partner countries.

4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British International Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps British International Investment is taking to align investment decisions with the Government’s (a) missions and (b) development objectives.

4 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Employee Ownership: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department has taken to raise awareness of employee share schemes among small and medium-sized businesses.

4 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Employee Ownership: Labour Turnover

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of employee share schemes on staff retention in UK companies.

4 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Employee Ownership

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) Company Share Option Plans, (b) Save As You Earn and (c) Share Incentive Plans in encouraging employee ownership.

4 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Employee Ownership

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support businesses in offering employee share schemes.

26 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Directors: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help improve the representation of women in senior leadership positions within large (a) public and (b) private companies.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed rail reforms on commuter services from Bletchley.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire are expected to benefit from the increase in the Early Years Pupil Premium to £1 per hour in 2025-26.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure early education providers in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire comply with the updated statutory guidance on additional charges for government-funded entitlements.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the projected allocation of the expansion grant for early education providers in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire will be for financial year 2025-26.

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal and Plant Health Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the transformation of the Animal and Plant Health Agency facility at Weybridge into a National Biosecurity Centre on bio-se

25 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how funding from the farming innovation programme will be allocated among different agri-technology research and development projects.

25 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department uses to establish the annual number of Seasonal Worker visas.

25 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the projected annual quota for the Seasonal Worker Visa Scheme over the next five years.

25 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage inward investment into the UK.

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help meet the mental health needs of children from underserved communities in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.

25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates: Buckinghamshire Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on what the value of business rates written off by Buckinghamshire Council was in each of the last three financial years.

Source: official written-questions record.