Written questions

101 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Stationery

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) his Department and (b) its arms-length bodies.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Paper

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, from which countries his Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of her Department’s (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture suppliers are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Stationery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) the Department and (b) its arms-length bodies.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Paper

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which countries her Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture suppliers are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Stationery

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) his Department and (b) its arms-length bodies.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Paper

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which countries his Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials.

22 Jul 2025 · Leader of the House

Privy Council: Public Bodies

To ask the Leader of the House, whether any (a) arm’s-length bodies, (b) agencies and (c) public bodies are being administered under the Privy Council.

22 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments and Public Bodies: Closures

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many open (a) processes and (b) applications there are for the closure of (i) arm’s-length bodies, (ii) Government Departments, (iii) agencies and (iv) public bodies.

22 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments and Public Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many open (a) processes and (b) applications there are for the creation of new (i) arm’s-length bodies, (ii) Government Departments, (iii) agencies and (iv) public bodies.

22 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Bodies: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the published list of (a) arm’s-length bodies, (b) Government departments, (c) agencies, (d) public bodies, and (e) other related entities for which a Minister or Department is responsible is complete an

22 Jul 2025 · House of Commons Commission

House of Commons: Procurement

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will review the House's procurement frameworks to prioritise UK-manufactured goods and support domestic supply chains.

22 Jul 2025 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Members: Procurement

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what proportion of the IPSA preferred suppliers list for MPs’ office purchases are UK-based manufacturers.

22 Jul 2025 · House of Commons Commission

House of Commons: Stationery

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what guidance the House has issued to encourage the procurement of British-made (a) office products and (b) stationery by (i) Members and (ii) their staff.

22 Jul 2025 · Leader of the House

Members: Procurement

To ask the Leader of the House, what recent discussions she has had with IPSA on the (a) promotion and (b) procurement of British-made goods through Members’ parliamentary budgets.

22 Jul 2025 · House of Commons Commission

House of Commons: Stationery

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, from which countries the House of Commons sources the paper for its (a) official headed stationery and (b) other printed parliamentary materials.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of topical steroid creams on (a) physical dependency and (b) withdrawal effects among users.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Minister for Rail's letter to the hon. Member for Weald of Kent on rail, dated 14 April 2025, which hon. Members were invited to meet with the Minister for Rail to discuss the Kent and Med

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Minister for Rail's letter to the hon. Member for Weald of Kent on rail, dated 14 April 2025, on what basis the Minister for Rail selected attendees for the recent meeting between hon. Mem

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Minister for Rail's letter to the hon. Member for Weald of Kent on rail, dated 14 April 2025, whether (a) the Minister for Rail and (b) officials in her Department had met with the Kent an

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of (a) households that entered fuel poverty and (b) excess winter deaths in 2024/25 following changes to the eligibility criteria for the W

11 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the 10 Year Plan for the NHS.

5 Jun 2025 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Slavery

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 47116 on Church of England: Slavery, when the Church Commissioners plan to submit an application to authorise an ex-gratia paymen

4 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Religious Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on levels of VAT for (a) repairs and (b) maintenance payments for places of worship.

3 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the impact of international court rulings on the UK's sovereignty over (a) Gibraltar, (b) the Falkland Islands, (c) RAF Akrotiri and Dhekel

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Taskforce: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many civil servants in the Solar Taskforce will be responsible for ensuring ethical relationships with Chinese companies.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Natural Gas: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of what the median increase in gas bills will be in (a) England and (b) Kent between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years.

3 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage: Kent

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in (a) employer National Insurance contributions and (b) the National Minimum Wage on hospitality businesses in (a) Kent and (b) Weald of K

3 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage: Kent

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in (a) employer National Insurance contributions and (b) the National Minimum Wage on small and medium businesses in (a) Kent and (b) Weald

Source: official written-questions record.