Written questions

974 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Business: Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential economic benefits arising from increased investment in business debt advice services.

9 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Self-employed: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Money and Pensions Service’s support for self-employed people experiencing financial difficulty.

9 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to debt advice for small businesses in rural areas.

9 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Business: Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business debt advice services on business survival rates among small businesses and sole traders.

9 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Voluntary Organisations: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of grant-funded voluntary organisations on reducing unresolved tax disputes.

9 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Voluntary Organisations: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HMRC’s Voluntary and Community Sector Grant Funding Scheme in improving tax compliance among vulnerable taxpayers.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of improved employment protections for carers on gender equality in the workplace.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department plans to take to support employers in implementing enhanced rights for unpaid carers.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposal to introduce a right to return to work for unpaid carers on workforce retention.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Carers: Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposal to introduce paid carer’s leave on labour market participation.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Gulf States

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Gulf trade deal on inward investment into (a) the UK, (b) Buckinghamshire, and (c) Milton Keynes.

9 Jun 2026 · 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 small and medium-sized enterprises located in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes to access potential opportunities arising from the UK-Gulf trade d

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Gulf States

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Gulf trade deal on UK exports over the next decade.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of high-growth firms supported through the concierge service to regional economic growth and productivity.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of public procurement in supporting the growth of UK scale-up businesses.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that small and medium-sized scale-up firms are able to benefit from the Global Talent Taskforce.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of visa fee reimbursement schemes on the recruitment of highly skilled workers by UK scale-ups.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what metrics his Department will use to assess the scale-up concierge service.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Trade Competitiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new scale-up concierge service on the number of high-growth firms remaining headquartered in the UK.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on climate-related transition plan requirements, which closed in September 2025.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Finance: Environment Protection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the UK is in a place to advance the green finance agenda ahead of its forthcoming G20 presidency.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures she is taking to ensure passenger voice as part of Great British Railways.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Community Transport: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support she is providing for the provision and enhancement of community transport in (i) Milton Keynes and (ii) Buckinghamshire.

4 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Funerals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards establishing statutory regulation of the funeral sector.

4 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of co-designing social care to meet community needs in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

4 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the levels of abuse towards retail workers in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

4 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Slavery: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what initiatives she is taking to help get survivors of modern slavery into employment.

4 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Crime Prevention: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support community-led approaches to crime prevention in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Key target hit with 8,500 extra mental health workers in the NHS, published on 30 April 2026, how many of the additional mental health work

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting times for NHS Talking Therapies in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency since July 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.