Written questions
50 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clean Energy
What steps he is taking to work with his European counterparts on cross-border energy projects to achieve clean power in the UK by 2030.
17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, when she plans to communicate decisions on unitary structures.
17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how existing local authority third party contracts for the new unitary authorities with end dates beyond the proposed vesting dates will be managed, in the context of her proposa
11 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
New Businesses: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of British Business Bank funding is dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs by sector.
6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of functional skills requirements on access to apprenticeships; and what the cost of Functional Skills training for people who already have a degree was in e
6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Growth and Skills Levy: ICT and Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Growth and Skills Levy enables people to retrain in (a) technology and (b) digital skills.
6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the provision of apprenticeships in AI.
6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review the adequacy of apprenticeship Qualification Achievement Rates for accurately capturing learner outcomes.
6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review compulsory functional skills requirements for apprentices who do not hold a GCSE or Level 2 equivalent qualification in English and maths.
14 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Mental Health
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support good mental health among civil servants.
17 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Banks: Vandalism
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on tackling?vandalism of bank branches.
17 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Counter-terrorism: Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of referrals made to the Prevent programme in relation to people from (a) Rochester and Strood constituency, (b) Medway and (c) Kent in each of the
17 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Research: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an estimate of the total value of investment made in research and development in the (a) public and (b) private sector in each of the last five years.
16 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clean Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with his European counterparts to ensure that (a) cross-border energy projects and (b) the GridLink interconnector in Rochester and Strood constituency are completed t
4 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of General Practitioners in rural communities.
3 Dec 2024 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to improve training for teachers to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in (a) mainstream and (b) specialist education.
2 Dec 2024 · Treasury
Financial Services: Euro
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 13971 on Financial Services: Euro, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate against the risk of the EU not extending its equivalence decision for UK cent
12 Nov 2024 · Treasury
Financial Services: Euro
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with her European Union counterparts on the future of EU denominated clearing in the UK beyond June 2025.
6 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Environment Protection: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on establishing the Office for Clean Energy Jobs; and when he plans to publish its terms of reference.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Franchises
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Buses Bill would make local authority trade companies eligible to bid for bus franchises.
Source: official written-questions record.