Written questions

265 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the VAT burden on hospitality businesses.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Cornish Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will ensure that the next BBC Royal Charter reflects the recognition of the Kernewek in the Media Act 2024.

8 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of credit hire vehicle costs on motor insurance premiums for consumers.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS workforce planning in Cornwall reflects the additional pressures placed on health services during periods of peak tourist activity.

8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Electric Vehicles: Tax Allowances

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has considered extending electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes to Crown and Civil Servants; and whether the Department has assessed the impact of an extension on public sector recruitm

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on implementing byelaws to ban bottom trawling in the 41 marine protected areas consulted on in June 2025.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Freeview Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that television access remains universal and free to air after 2034.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the level of accuracy of in-service public electric vehicle charge points in billing consumers for the energy delivered; and whether her Department plans to use the po

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many councils have utilised the electric vehicle pavement channels grant since the 2025 grant came into place.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services: Insecticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of moving the Be Spot-on Aware campaign from a protective to risk-based, targeted approach.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services: Insecticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to exclude POM-V medicines from its call for evidence on levels of chemicals from flea and tick treatmen

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms her Department is deploying to ensure compliance with the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, particularly in relation to SEND provision.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in Camborne and Redruth constituency have received funding from Connect the Classroom programme.

22 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of current levels of VAT on hospitality businesses.

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Courier Services: Blood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing national provision to permit registered volunteer blood bike services to use bus lanes.

20 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government’s review of the cost of public electric vehicle charging will consider the difference in VAT between public and domestic electric vehicle charging.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods published on 11 November 2025, how many

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Property: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the presumption of advancement on protection from discrimination.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Property: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to bring section 199 of the Equality Act 2010 into force.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Cornish Language: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the introduction of a GCSE in the Cornish language; and whether she has held discussions with qualification bodies on the viability and timeline for appro

25 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a dedicated Standard Industrial Code classification for public electric vehicle charging.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to include electricity used for electric vehicle charging.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Education: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department will use to identify and select areas for participation in the Mission Coastal programme; and whether these criteria will be published as part of the programme’s rollout.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Education: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will consider including Cornwall within the Mission Coastal programme.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Pennoweth Primary School: Breakfast Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on the application submitted by Pennoweth Primary School to join the free breakfast clubs programme from April 2026; and when the school will be informed of its status on the waitlist

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanism the Government intends to use to allocate funding under the Warm Homes Plan to local areas; and whether allocations will be made directly to Local Authorities.

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Landfill: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support for the landfill gas to energy sector on methane emissions and landfill gas capture rates.

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the Adaptation Reporting Power to direct reporting authorities on their measures to adapt to climate change.

16 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Academies: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106758 on Academies: Electric Vehicles, when the review on new electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes for academy trusts will be completed.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply: Information Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to improve data-sharing between Government departments and energy suppliers to enable more targeted support for households.

Source: official written-questions record.