Written questions

147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive were outstanding as of 12 March 2025; and what steps his Department is taking to process applications submitted before the s

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

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what communications his Department plans to send to farming businesses affected by changes to the Sustainable Farming Incentive; and what support he plans to provide to staff in his De

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

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of the Rural Payment Agency to process changes to the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

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

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to open the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier in summer 2025.

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

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department did not provide six weeks' notice when closing the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme for new applications.

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

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of notice the National Farmers' Union was provided with before his Department announced that the Sustainable Farming Incentive

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

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor agricultural spend against the budget and (b) reduce the time taken to make financial decisions.

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

Sustainable Farming Incentive: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he plans to consult farmers on the review of the Sustainable Farming Incentive in a transparent way.

18 Mar 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 reopen the Sustainable Farming Incentive to new applications.

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

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the war in Ukraine (b) the wider geopolitical situation and (c) the impact of the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentiv

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

Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the viability of farming businesses (a) whose government funding has reduced by 70% or more and (b) which are currently unable to apply for the (i) Susta

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

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to the Sustainable Farming Incentive for the 2025-26 financial year; and for what reason new applications have been paused since 11 March 2025.

17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sjögren's Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support people with Sjogrens to work and (b) implement a multi-disciplinary care system.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support people with disabilities into work.

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the adoption and special guardianship support fund permanent.

3 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Finance Bill will contain the proposed changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Waste: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of standardised access for residents of all local authorities to to Household Waste and Recycling Centres in in Strate

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Carbon Monoxide: Alarms

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that carbon monoxide alarms are properly tested using (a) UK manufactured, (b) safe and (c) industry-approved test gas.

3 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: International Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of international aid that has been misappropriated by terrorist organisations in Gaza.

3 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza and West Bank: Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of UNRWA in removing antisemitic material from school textbooks used in (a) the West Bank and (b) Gaza.

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

Flood Control and Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 is being implemented in full; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's d

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways and Roads: Chester South and Eddisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has for capital investment in (a) rail and (b) road infrastructure in Chester South and Eddisbury constituency to secure economic growth for the cross-border manufacturing cluster.

4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armenia: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's planned timetable is for concluding negotiations on the UK-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement; and what steps he is taking to supp

27 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurological Diseases: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support specialist neuromuscular clinics that wish to take part in the Givinostat Early Access Programme.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People Independent Review: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure local authorities implement the recommendations of the Cass review in schools they oversee.

5 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wylfa Power Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it remains his Department's policy that Wylfa is the preferred site for a large-scale nuclear development.

25 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leighton Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to rebuild Leighton Hospital by 2030.

Source: official written-questions record.