Written questions
211 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of retail, hospitality, and leisure businesses that will face an increase in their overall business rates liability in 2026-27 following the 2026 revaluation.
4 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual cost per business of complying with the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 by (a) business size and (b) sector.
4 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has modelled the potential impact of recent changes in employment costs on trends in the level of apprenticeship recruitment by small and medium-sized enterprises.
4 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the extent to which the additional funding for apprentices aged under 25 offsets changes in the level of (a) employer National Insurance contributions, (
4 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made a quantitative assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on recruitment intentions among (a) micro businesses and (b) small businesses.
4 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Employers' Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has undertaken modelling of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the level of employment opportunities for people aged between 18 and 24.
2 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Employers' Contributions: Small Businesses
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises that are eligible for the Employment Allowance and will pay a higher level of National Insurance contributions relative to 2024/25 in ea
2 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Employers' Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has modelled the potential impact of changes to employers' National Insurance contributions introduced in April 2025 on the level of (a) recruitment, (b) staff retention and (c) wage growth of
2 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on administrative and compliance costs for (a) micro businesses employing fewer than 10 people, (b) small businesse
2 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage: Small Businesses
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the cumulative potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions and the National Minimum Wage on the level of labour costs for (a) micro busin
2 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the cumulative potential impact of (a) changes to employer National Insurance contributions, (b) changes to the National Minimum Wage, and (c) the Emplo
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that lessons identified by the Donna Ockenden review into maternity services in Sussex are implemented by NHS organisations.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of disparities in maternity outcomes across Sussex by (a) ethnicity, (b) deprivation level and (c) geography.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of serious maternity incidents at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust since 2018.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of maternity staffing levels at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust since 2018.
29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that families affected by maternity care failings in Sussex can engage effectively with the independent review chaired by Donna Ockenden.
21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Artificial Intelligence: Cybercrime
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of AI-enabled cyber attacks on UK critical national infrastructure; and whether he plans to publish any updated resilience guidance.
21 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Public Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the use of independent security assurance and red-team testing requirements in public sector procurement of AI systems.
21 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of levels of cyber preparedness among SMEs adopting AI-enabled tools and services; and whether she plans to publish guidance specifically f
21 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Cybercrime
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the risks posed to UK-developed AI systems by (a) data poisoning, (b) model manipulation and (c) software supply chain compromise; and i
21 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, to what extent UK sovereign AI capability is reliant on overseas-owned compute infrastructure providers.
19 May 2026 · Treasury
Visitor Levy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Overnight Visitors Levy on domestic tourism.
19 May 2026 · Treasury
Visitor Levy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish assessments her Department has made of the potential impacts of the proposed Overnight Visitors Levy on (a) small and medium-sized businesses operating in the hospitality and tourism sectors and
19 May 2026 · Treasury
Visitor Levy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Overnight Visitors Levy on visitor numbers in coastal and seaside communities.
19 May 2026 · Department for Education
British Students Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of students undertaking overseas study placements following the UK’s withdrawal from the Erasmus Programme.
19 May 2026 · Department for Education
British Students Abroad: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding will be available to support students undertaking study placements in the US under mobility schemes in the (a) 2026–27 and 2027–28 academic year.
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: West Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Southern Water on improving bathing water quality at coastal sites in West Sussex.
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review how bathing water quality information and sewage discharge data are communicated to the public in real time.
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current four-year rolling bathing water classification model.
18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered introducing year-round bathing water quality monitoring at designated bathing waters.
Source: official written-questions record.