David Chadwick

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of protections for landowners entering into option agreements with renewable energy developers.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential fiscal implications of reforming the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme surplus sharing arrangements.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the potential additional pension income that would be received by Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme members in Wales if the Trustees’ proposals on the distributio

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered the introduction of full inflation linking for Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme pensions as part of the Scheme's next valuation.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government supports changes to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme rules to ensure that bonus pensions awarded to members cannot subsequently be withdrawn.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential economic merits to former coalfield communities of distributing the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme's undistributed surplus to members through higher

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is considering proposals from the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme to distribute the £1.1 billion of undistributed surplus currently held within the Scheme to members.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme regarding the review of the Scheme’s surplus sharing arrangements; and what his planned timetable is fo

3 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Large Goods Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the HGV road tax holiday will commence and finish; what the eligibility criteria are for that scheme; and how the application process will work.

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Fuel Cells: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the opportunity for the UK to develop domestic hydrogen fuel cell supply chains.

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Fuel Cells: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the role that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could play alongside electric vehicles in achieving net zero transport, particularly in light of vehicle weight, raw material availabil

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will consider bringing the Contracts for Difference Scheme under the remit of the Procurement Policy Note for Steel, and the national security clauses of the Procurement Act 2023.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Energy Intensive Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the comparative level of the steel power price gap with competitor nations, following the recent increase in network compensation charging.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) GB Energy has made of the capability and capacity of the UK steel industry to provide products for the UK’s renewable energy transition.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen domestic supply chains for steel, following the publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that British steel is not undercut by high-emission imports.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Energy Intensive Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to expand the Energy Supercharger package to include a larger proportion of the steel industry and related sectors including scrap.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the volume of diverted high-emission steel imports into the UK.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take further steps to reduce UK electricity prices compared with those in France and Germany.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to extend the trade protection measures for steelmakers to their customers in the steel intensive manufacturing supply chain.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider expanding of the use of further equipment in MOT tests to accurately assess the noise level of motorcycles and their silencers.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to implement effective oversight of biosecurity border controls.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Import Controls: Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on ensuring adequate veterinary staffing at ports.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Meat: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential biosecurity risk of illegal meat seized in the first four months of 2025; and whether any of this meat tested positive for (a) African Swi

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Import Controls: Port of Dover

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement measures have been implemented at Dover since September 2024.

24 Mar 2026 · Wales Office

Hydrogen: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Wales benefits equitably from green hydrogen funding.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Hydrogen: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help unlock private investment in hydrogen infrastructure in Wales.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential role of industrial clusters in South Wales in the UK’s hydrogen economy.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the potential economic impact of hydrogen investment in Wales, including on the level of (a) Gross Value Added and (b) job creation.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the equity and effectiveness of the regional distribution of public funding for hydrogen infrastructure.