Written questions
783 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Charges: Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce water bills for households in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
16 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Tools: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish a national registration scheme for tradespeople’s power tools; and whether she has had discussions with manufacturers, retailers, insurers and the police on this matter.
16 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Banking Hubs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to update the Cash Access Policy Statement issued on 18 August 2023, in the context of the role of Banking Hubs and the provision of in-person services linked to current accounts.
16 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Banking Hubs: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of services provided within Banking Hubs; and what steps she is taking to develop minimum standards for those Hubs.
16 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Banking Hubs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the criteria applied by LINK when recommending Banking Hub locations on towns where a single provider remains; and whether she has made an assessment of the ad
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to introduce targeted energy-bill support for households with high energy consumption due to caring responsibilities.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuel Poverty: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of unpaid carers living in fuel poverty.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of joining Euroclusters.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of joining Digital Europe on the UK’s digital economy.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department plans to use to decide whether to commence Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010; and when she expects to make that decision.
16 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sewers
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the implementation of (a) the national standards for sustainable drainage systems and (b) updated planning policy, including what d
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for the Access to Work scheme; and whether he plans to increase that funding.
16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Care: Mileage Allowances
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Agenda for Change mileage reimbursement rates, including the change to the rate for travelling over 3,500 miles annually, on the (
16 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Development: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the National Planning Policy Framework's Grey Belt Policy on the development of village infrastructure includin
16 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with small and medium-sized enterprises on (a) the employer National Insurance Contributions increase and (b) business rates since the Autumn Budget 2026.
7 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
X Corp: Child Sexual Abuse Material and Intimate Image Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of Ofcom’s capacity to effectively implement the Online Safety Act 2023 in the context of the recent creation and publication of illegal explicit images and
6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Green Belt
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has recently assessed the impact of Grey Belt policy criteria that focus on towns and large built-up areas on village-edge Green Belt land, and his Departm
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
National Grid: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to accelerate grid upgrades to support the connection of AI and data centre infrastructure.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate data centre and digital infrastructure access to renewable energy sources.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Engineering: Apprentices and Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to expand apprenticeship and training programmes for engineering roles supporting digital and energy infrastructure development.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Business and Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of agentic AI systems on high street businesses and retail employment levels.
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI on digital exclusion; and what steps her Department are taking to ensure that (a) people without access to devices or data, (b
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans she has to fund (a) digital inclusion organisations and (b) community-based AI literacy programmes to support people who lack the skills or confidence to use AI-powered servi
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Home Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of household insurance policies ceded to the Flood Re scheme; and what safeguards ar
5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Property Development: Water Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring water and sewerage companies to provide capacity assessments for water supply and wastewater infrastr
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Housing: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to the consultation on changes to the Water Efficiency Standard in the Building Regulations 2010, Part G; and whether she plans to implement new water-use sta
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve planning and permitting processes for strategic water-resource schemes approved within Water Resource Management Plans, particularly to enable abstr
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on giving Water Resource Management Plans and Drainage and Wastewater Management
5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a Mandatory Water Efficiency Label under the Environment Act 2021.
5 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had discussions with the Valuation Office Agency on mitigating business rates increases for pubs and breweries; and what steps she is taking to prevent sudden increases in bills for those
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