Written questions

54 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish his Department's updated Disability Inclusion and Rights Strategy.

15 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Berlin: Global Disability Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with disabled people to help ensure that their views are represented at the Global Disability Summit in Berlin on 2-3 April 2025.

15 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cabinet Office: Global Disability Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department plan to attend the Global Disability Summit in April 2025.

15 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cabinet Office: Global Disability Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his priorities are for the third Global Disability Summit in April 2025.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Musicians: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with the music industry to ensure performing artists have access to adequate mental health support.

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

Zoos: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support zoos in maintaining effective breeding programs with partners in Europe.

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

Veterinary Services: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on UK-EU veterinary agreement negotiations.

15 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Copernicus Programme and Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to maximise the benefits of rejoining the (a) Horizon and (b) Copernicus programmes.

15 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Galileo System

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to replace the Galileo scheme.

15 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

British Students Abroad: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support students to study in the EU.

15 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Educational Visits: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce administrative requirements for school groups visiting the UK from Europe.

28 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: War Graves

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps with his international counterparts to help ensure that Commonwealth War Graves are protected in Gaza.

24 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to support the maritime sector to develop clean maritime technologies.

22 Oct 2024 · Scotland Office

Energy: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting the green energy transition in Scotland.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) incentivise consumers and (b) support manufacturers to use green energy sources.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Technology: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that new technologies comply with Net Zero targets.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans he to encourage the use of hydrogen technologies in domestic settings.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of importing renewable energy from the Global South if there is a gap in domestic green power supply.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the increase of electricity demand in the next 15 years can be met by domestically produced green power.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Lotteries: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to ensure that charities lotteries and the charities they support are not negatively impacted by a statutory gambling levy.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Lotteries: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase funds that can be raised by charity lotteries.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Lotteries: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the charity lottery sector.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average annual cost per child of looked-after children in residential care is in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

17 Jul 2024 · Scotland Office

Shipbuilding: Levenmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had on supporting continued expansion in activity at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Methil.

Source: official written-questions record.