Written questions

184 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that measures outlined in the Child Poverty Strategy designed to support families with newborn babies, including voucher schemes, are accessible to families seek

12 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to publish a fuller equalities impact assessment of the Child Poverty Strategy, including its impact on groups at highest risk of poverty.

10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing the pension age of prison officers on levels of staff retention.

10 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 92670, whether a scientifically satisfactory method or testing strategy requires validation.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of Pension Credit amongst older households in Scotland; and what consideration he has given to the potential merits of an all entitlements take-up strateg

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of retaining the freeze on Local Housing Allowance on older private renters in Scotland who are living in poverty.

3 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Anas Sarwar

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions the Government has had with Anas Sarwar MSP on the formulation of public policy.

1 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the UK Government anticipates it will obtain from the Sprits Excise Duty on Scotch Whisky, Energy Profits Levy and Agricultural Property Relief from Scotland by the end of this Parliament.

27 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92495 on Civil Servants: Disclosure of Information, what is the evidence basis for the Government’s view that an independent Office for the Whistleblower wo

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 906344 on Animal Experiments, whether she plans to enshrine the strategy targets into law.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, when the

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, if the £

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, if the p

18 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the contribution by the Minister of 12 November 2025, col 285, on the Nolan Principles, what the evidence basis was for stating that the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee did

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuels: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress has been made on the Fuel Finder scheme; whether the launch date of late 2025 is still applicable; and what further work is being done by the Government to help reduce fuel pric

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage: Aberdeenshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on the carbon capture and storage project at St Fergus.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress he has made in phasing out animal testing.

30 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK Statistics Authority publication entitled Letter from Professor Dame Carol Propper to Seamus Logan MP – statements on water quality published on 28 October 202

30 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the letter entitled Statements on Water Quality issued by Professor Dame Carol Propper, Chair of the UK S

30 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the accuracy of data used by her Department, in the context of the letter entitled Statements on Water Quality by Professor Dame Carol Propper, Chair

30 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to correspondence of 5 September 2025 from the Hon Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, case reference SL03537, on water quality in Scotland.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Scotland's allocation of the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.

27 Oct 2025 · Scotland Office

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish fishing sector on the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund since 5cc Memb September 2025.

27 Oct 2025 · Scotland Office

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the allocation of the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund to Scotland.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund on fishing exports from (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund: Seafood

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Scotland's allocation under the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund on the development of the Scottish seafood sector's exports.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the contribution by the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs of 23 October 2025, col 1111, on the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, whether her intention to ap

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidential basis underpinned her decision to apply Barnett consequentials to the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when Scotland's allocation of the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund will be made available to the Scottish Government.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to review the level of funding allocated to Scotland through the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.

Source: official written-questions record.