Written questions

265 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of shared ground loops qualifying as an Innovative Measure under point 6 of eligibility requirements in the Energy Company Obligation 4 Sch

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps: Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of exempting Ground Source Heat Pumps from blowout prevention permitting requirements in Mining Remediation Authority Areas.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps: Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to use the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund to accelerate the roll out of Ground Source Heat Pumps and Shared Ground loops.

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Geothermal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered implementing a licencing regime similar to the Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence to help clarify the (a) rights and (b) responsibilities of developers of

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not continuing the Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund beyond March 2025 on eligible adoptive families and special guardianship order families.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to direct funding from fees through the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme towards recycling (a) infrastructure and (b) awareness campaigns.

12 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of animal testing facilities.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Company Obligation: Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with OFGEM on funding for shared ground loops under the Energy Company Obligation Scheme.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Batteries and Minerals: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the production of cathode active materials for use in the (a) critical minerals and (b) battery supply chain.

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Minerals: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the future level of skills needed to attract and train young people in the responsible extraction and recycling of critical minerals in the UK.

10 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Givinostat

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of approving Givinostat for use to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in (a) Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust and (b) other NHS trusts.

6 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Minerals: Exploration

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-allocating a proportion of the National Wealth Fund for a new mineral exploration fund.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to amend the chemical classification assessments for (a) lithium carbonate, (b) lithium hydroxide, and (c) lithium chloride products.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a scrappage scheme for older higher polluting vehicles.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadcasting Programmes: Cornish Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to help increase the (a) production and (b) programming of Cornish language content.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Minerals: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the classifications of waste to help ensure that critical minerals in (a) used batteries and (b) other e-waste are use

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the development of a standardised tender structure for local authorities to submit to charge point operators for public access electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Cornish Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the Cornish language from Part II to Part III of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

3 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has consulted with all local schools in the Perranporth area as part of the review of the Perranporth Academy project; and when she expects the review to be concluded.

3 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Landfill: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled REview24, published by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology on 14 November 2024, what steps he plans to take to tackle the po

15 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Coastal Erosion and Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a fund which is financed through a charge on the sale or transfer of benefiting properties to support (a) coastal

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to NHS mental health services.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban trail hunting during this Parliament.

3 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to identify children who are educated outside school.

2 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Diesel and Petrol

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is her policy to ban the sale of new (a) petrol and (b) diesel vehicles from 2030.

Source: official written-questions record.