Harriet Cross

21 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: The Independent

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) Director of Communications, (b) Press Secretary and (c) other staff at 10 Downing Street has had a work subscription to the Independent newspaper since July 2024.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Smart Export Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration his Department has given of the potential merits of increasing the electricity export limit of 3.68 kW for domestic renewable energy systems without prior approval from the

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Smart Export Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce barriers faced by households seeking to export surplus renewable electricity to the grid.

10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the backlog of cases at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trapping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are she is taking to implement a ban on the use of snares in England; and when she expects to publish a timeline for this policy.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Parking Offences: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that data belonging to motorists who have incorrectly received a parking fine, either from a Council, Private Parking Companies, or any other parking provider, is not ret

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Financial Assistance Scheme and Pension Protection Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the application of inflationary increases on pre-1997 defined benefit pension entitlements is limited to schemes within the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme; and w

23 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the compliance costs incurred by businesses to meet Making Tax Digital requirements to date for which the latest data is available.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has here department made of the adequacy of safeguards governing the release of motorists’ personal data by the DVLA to private parking companies; and what steps she is taking to ensure that dat

19 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Digital Technology

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much public money has been spent to date on the development and roll-out of Making Tax Digital; and what the projected total cost is for completing the programme.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the life sciences sector.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will consider the potential merits of including electricity-intensive food and drink manufacturers, such as distillers, in the scope of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.

6 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Oil: Prices and Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department taking to support off-grid households to report (a) significant cost increases and (b) cancelled orders of domestic oil.

5 Mar 2026 · Women and Equalities

Transgender People: Pupils

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on guidance to schools on children who are questioning their gender.

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill on the intelligence services.

20 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Income Tax: Rebates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HM Revenue and Customs' processes for ensuring income tax rebate claims are processed on time; and what steps she has taken to reduce the backlog of unprocessed i

20 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Income Tax: Rebates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many outstanding income tax rebate claims does HM Revenue and Customs have; and how many of these claims have been outstanding for more than (a) one month, (b) three months, (c) six months and (d) 12 months.

20 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Income Tax: Rebates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is HM Revenue and Customs' average time for processing income tax rebate claims.

15 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU: Trade Agreements

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on future trade agreements.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the impact of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on (a) rural and (b) urban motorists.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she considered the recommendation on assessing the potential effect of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on high-mileage drivers, including those in rural communities from the Transport Committee's report of Janu

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she considered the Transport Committee's report of January 2022 on Road Pricing in the course of developing proposals for Electric Vehicle Excise Duty.

12 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether rural proofing was applied to the development of proposals for Electric Vehicle Excise Duty.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of unionisation within the renewables industry on energy bills.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the DVLA continues to rely on postal correspondence for medical driving licence assessments; and whether there are plans to modernise communication methods to allow applicants to communicate wit

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many medical driving licence applications are currently outstanding for more than (a) 3 months, (b) 6 months and (c) 12 months.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time has been for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to process medical driving licence applications in each of the past three years; and what steps are being taken to reduce delay

1 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the pay per mile charge for electric vehicles on sales of new i) battery electric cars and ii) plug-in hybrid cars.

1 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Energy: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with oil and gas companies, industry representatives, supply chains and the energy sector on the impact of the Energy Profits Levy on the availability of investment and skilled workforce

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the change in the number of jobs in the North Sea oil and gas sector from (a) operator and (b) supply chain companies in each year between 2026 and 2030.