Written questions

545 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to make the UK a net exporter of power by 2030.

25 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Batteries: Subsidies and Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of introducing tax (a) incentives and (b) subsidies for battery storage solutions.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme to help reduce the cost for installers.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Renewable Energy: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to review the (a) accreditation and (b) certification processes for renewable energy installers to ensure that they are accessible for small and medium enterprises.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to revise or increase incentives for (a) solar photovoltaics installations and (b) battery storage solutions to help encourage wider adoption by (i) homeowners and (ii) b

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to (a) support and (b) incentivise (i) small businesses and (ii) contractors to enter the renewable energy installation market.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to the voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations for (a) reducing their energy consumption a

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding he plans to provide to the voluntary, community, and social enterprise energy efficiency scheme in 2025.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to provide long-term funding for (a) local energy efficiency and (b) net zero initiatives.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of (a) reinstating and (b) expanding (i) local grant funding schemes previously funded through EU initiatives and (ii) other lo

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what enforcement mechanisms his Department plans to put in place under ESOS Phase 4 to help ensure that companies comply with required energy efficiency measures.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) new incentives and (b) funding streams to support energy (i) audits and (ii) efficiency improvements in comm

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage commercial property owners to improve energy efficiency and (b) reduce energy wastage, in the context of duties set out in Section 1 of th

25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of hostile architecture on persons experiencing rough sleeping.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of penalties for television licence evasion.

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent care homes from evicting vulnerable residents.

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the powers of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on decision making around evictions from care homes.

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of evictions from care homes on vulnerable people in need of care.

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the role of patients in decision making around care home placements.

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Civil Society and Primary Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to reallocate funding from acute care to (a) primary care and (b) the third-sector.

25 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Civil Society and General Practitioners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to financially support (a) GP practices and (b) third-sector organisations delivering commissioned services with employer National Insurance contributions from A

21 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hamas and Israel: Arrest Warrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for (a) Benjamin Netan

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to improve collaboration between local authorities and multi-academy trusts in the delivery of SEND education in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that primary level special schools receive funding for breakfast clubs.

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that breakfast clubs in primary schools are accessible for children with special educational needs and disabilities who receive school transport.

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that breakfast clubs in primary schools are accessible for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

19 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Business: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to make localised funding available to support businesses to help local economies.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on making localised funding available to support businesses working together to help local economies.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) viable, (b) funded and (c) consented projects are delivered despite National Energy System Operator objections.

19 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community Energy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress he has made on considering proposals from local authorities for funding from the Local Power Plan.

Source: official written-questions record.