Written questions

184 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 May 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, with reference to the press release entitled Government to launch £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, published on 19 May 2025, whether the fund will be UK-wide; and what the Barnet

16 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Gambling Commission report entitled Young People and Gambling 2024: Official statistics, published on 7 November 2024, what steps her Department is taking to reduce rates of gam

16 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the stigmatisation of gambling harms.

16 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing the Government's response to the consultation entitled Fur Market in Great Britain, published on 31 May 2021.

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Whisky: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal on domestic Scotch whisky producers.

6 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 24 February 2025 and (b) 16 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East with the reference SL01868/dw in relation

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

Furs: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Animal Welfare Committee will consider the public health risks associated with global fur production in its review on the responsible sourcing of fur.

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

Furs: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Animal Welfare Committee will publish its review on the responsible sourcing of fur.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what figure his Department is using as the average household energy bill for his policy of a £300 cut in energy bills.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hinkley Point C Power Station: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's original budget was, including Government-backed loans and guarantees, to support the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in (a) real and (b) current

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, from what level he plans to reduce energy bills by £300 by 2030.

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: TikTok

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government devices are used to post from the Government's TikTok account; how many other communication applications are used on those devices; how many officials have used this account; and whether he p

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Electronic Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) introduce a common charger for electrical devices and (b) require producers to provide accessible user information for how the charger wor

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to help increase the affordability of taxis for disabled people.

22 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdom o

22 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the Un

22 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh perio

22 Apr 2025 · Home Office

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the Unit

22 Apr 2025 · Women and Equalities

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdo

22 Apr 2025 · Treasury

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdom of Gr

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entitled Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the Unit

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East sent on 3 February and 24 March 2025, reference SL01756/dw.

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Government's agriculture and rural economy directorates on the workforce needs of the (a) agriculture, (b) fishing and (c) rural economy secto

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had discussions with the Scottish government's economy directorates on the staffing needs of the (a) hospitality and (b) tourism sector in the context of the skilled worker

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) NHS Scotland and (b) the Scottish Government's health and social care directorates on health and social care staffing needs in the context of the sk

7 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Emergency Services Network: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's original budget for the Emergency Services Network programme was; how much her Department has spent since that programme started; and what the estimated final cost is in (a) real

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's original budget for the Great Western Railway modernisation project was; how much her Department has spent since that project started; and what the estimated final cost is in (a) real and

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hinkley Point C Power Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department's original budget for the construction of Hinkley Point C was; how much his Department has spent since that project started; and what the estimated final cost is in (a) re

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's original budget for HS2 Phase 2 was; how much her Department has spent since that project started; and what the estimated final cost is in (a) real and (b) current terms.

Source: official written-questions record.