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.