Written questions

359 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the fees charged for (a) lowering, (b) relocating and (c) diverting the network by Openreach.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle covid-19 small business loan fraud.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recent review of the Disabled Facilities Grant upper limit, when his Department will publish (a) the results of the review and (b) a report on next steps; and what assessment

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help (a) tackle infrastructure congestion and (b) improve (i) timetable capacity and (ii) passenger numbers to support open access plans for the Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railwa

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Shrewsbury and Wrexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Great British Railways to help ensure the operation of train services stopping at (a) Wrexham, (b) Shrewsbury and (c) London.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

North Wales Coast Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has plans for the electrification of the north Wales mainline.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: South Wales and South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of the development of a metro-style train service between (a) Cardiff, (b) Newport, (c) Bristol and (d) Bath.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she will announce the locations of the five new railway stations to be built in south east Wales.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the total allocated budget for all five of the new railway stations to be built in south east Wales.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the total allocated budget for each of the five new railway stations to be built in south east Wales.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Spring Statement and the Spending Review 2025, what is the expected completion date of each of the five new railways stations to be built in south east Wales.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Brecon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reconnecting Brecon to the rail network.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Cardiff Airport: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of constructing a direct rail link to Cardiff Airport.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to extend East-West Rail to (a) Cardiff, (b) Bristol and (c) Norwich.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: River Severn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of building a second Severn Tunnel or bridge specifically for rail services.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Universal Credit: Wales

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in receipt of Universal Credit welfare payments have (a) undergraduate and (b) post-graduate degrees in Wales.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Inheritance Tax: Farmers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted an impact assessment of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax relief for farmers on the Welsh language.

21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving teachers an emergency covid booster.

17 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the civil justice system for litigants in person.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the decision was taken to re-classify East-West Rail as an England and Wales project.

16 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential economic impact of changes to the thresholds for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy on the level of food inflation.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of skilled workers to complete rail electrification of the (a) North and (B) South Wales main lines.

7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Processed Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce levels of consumption of highly processed foods.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the decision was made to reclassify the Oxford-Cambridge line from an England-only project to an England and Wales project.

7 Jul 2025 · Wales Office

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proposals put forward for new rail investment in Wales as part of the Spending Review 2025 were rejected by the Treasury.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Shrewsbury-Chester Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has taken steps to implement two services an hour on the Shrewsbury-Wrexham-Chester Line.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the (a) frequency and (b) capacity of passenger rail services on the (i) Heart of Wales Line and (ii) Cambrian Line.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

North Wales Coast Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to electrify the North Wales main line.

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Billing and Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Energy Ombudsman on identified breaches of standard licencing conditions by energy companies related to (a) bill accuracy and (b) shortfalls in service.

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on the level of additional support provided by energy companies to assist people on the Priority Services Register with meter readings.

Source: official written-questions record.