Written questions
265 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport
Motor Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on (a) reducing insurance costs for drivers and (b) the cross-Government motor insurance taskforce.
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Trapping
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of banning snares on animal welfare.
30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pesticides: Public Places
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the use of pesticides by (a) local authorities and (b) other public bodies on the environment in public spaces.
14 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Biofuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil in the domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel.
14 May 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure schools' policy responds to increases in Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.
14 May 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle increased demand for Education, Health and Care Plans driven by Speech, Communication and Language Needs.
14 May 2025 · Department for Education
Unemployment: Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce numbers of people not in education, employment or training in Cornwall.
14 May 2025 · Department for Education
Unemployment: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential causes of people being not in employment, education or training in rural areas.
14 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Camborne and Redruth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of dentistry services in Camborne and Redruth constituency.
14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including a farm education option in the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Publicity
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of potential merits of introducing a new public media campaign to promote the (a) financial and (b) environmental benefits of electric vehicles.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Recycling: Exemptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he would make it his policy to create exemptions for Extender Producer Responsibility depending on (a) a producer’s sustainability and (b) B-Corp status.
28 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Electric Cables: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the merits of increasing penalties for electric cable theft.
28 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Electric Cables: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle cable theft from electric vehicle infrastructure.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle theft of electric vehicle infrastructure.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of granting electric vehicle charging infrastructure statutory rights.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring District Network Operators provide (a) free and (b) national access to data on (i) power cable routes, (ii)
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the grid connection process for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure local authorities are adequately staffed to (a) build and (b) organise electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating parking bays for electric vehicles through traffic regulation orders.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing 90 day termination convenience clauses from charge point operator contracts.
28 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve signage for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
24 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Electric Vehicles: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of hypothecating revenues from the zero emission vehicle mandate for decarbonising transport.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of PAS1899 guidance for electric vehicle charge points.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Secondhand Goods
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the UN Global Technical Regulation No. 22 battery regulations in the second hand electric vehicle market.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to help support the adoption of smart technologies in environmental (a) data collection and (b) monitoring involved in the (i) construction and (ii) development o
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Intensive Industries: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Behind the Metre energy systems for energy-intensive industries.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to reduce SEND funding differentials between local authorities.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase guidance available to parents on SEND (a) provision and (b) support.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ringfencing funding for small and specialist Higher Education Institutions.
Source: official written-questions record.