Written questions
227 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Biofuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will review his Department's conversion factors for GHG reporting for (a) bioenergy and (b) WTT bioenergy in the light of the most recent remote sensing data from independent system(s)
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his oral answer to the hon. Member for Waveney Valley of 21 July 2025, Official Report, col 579, on what evidential basis his Department has estimated the cost of bri
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Biofuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out the (a) review process and (b) changes for the greenhouse gas conversion factors for (i) bioenergy (ii) well-to-tank bioenergy each year since 2015.
21 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's document entitled Dentistry Cost Survey published on 13 May 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of incorporating the results of the cost of
21 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Biofuels: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the research entitled Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2024, published on 8 July 2024, how the conversion factors for (a) bioenergy and (b) well-to-tank bioenerg
21 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuels: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the research entitled Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2024, published on 8 July 2024, whether the conversion factors for (a) fuels and (b) well-to-tank fuels ha
21 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuels: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the research entitled Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2024, published on 8 July 2024, if he will review his Department's conversion factors for (a) fuels and (b
21 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuels: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the research entitled Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2024, published on 8 July 2024, how the conversion factors for (a) fuels and (b) well-to-tank fuels were d
15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local council elections postponed in 2025 will take place in 2026.
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Landscape Recovery Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the (a) Landscape Recovery and (b) Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship schemes will be re-opened for applications.
1 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of capital spending on flooding will be allocated to (a) hard infrastructure and (b) nature-based solutions.
17 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing a consultation on banning farrowing crates.
12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the additional NHS revenue funding allocated in the Spending Review will go to NHS dentistry.
9 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme: Waveney Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families were in receipt of Healthy Start in Waveney Valley constituency on 9 June 2025.
9 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Antarctic: Marine Protected Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of securing new Marine Protected Areas around Antarctica.
9 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Antarctic: Marine Protected Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the UK’s priorities are for this year’s meeting of the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
30 May 2025 · Home Office
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to (a) record and (b) report on the number of animals in the UK who are bred for science and not used in scientific procedures.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the food strategy complies with the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Strategy Advisory Board: Membership
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the membership of the Chair of Cranswick plc on the Food Strategy Advisory Board.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Breeding
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of precision breeding on market concentration in the agricultural sector.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Crops and Food: Economic Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of precision bred (a) crops and (b) foods to the economy (i) in each of the next seven years and (ii) from 2032.
20 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Genetically Modified Organisms: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of funding for (a) agricultural genetic modification research and development and (b) precision breeding techniques has been allocated to (i) non-UK compan
2 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horticulture: Peat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44673 on Horticulture: Peat, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken to ban sales of horticultur
2 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horticulture: Peat
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Growing Media Monitor peat use figures for 2023.
4 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what degree of global temperature increase his Department's climate adaptation plans are intended for.
4 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Climate Change: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a global temperature increase that is more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels on Government-owned infrastructure.
4 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has established criteria to assess progress on climate adaptation.
18 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hares: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce a close season for the shooting of hares.
13 Mar 2025 · Treasury
Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR fiscal multipliers table in the document entitled Dynamic scoring of policy measures in OBR forecasts, published by the Office for Budget Responsibility, published on 9 November 2023, what
13 Mar 2025 · Treasury
Fiscal Policy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the New Economics Foundation report entitled Forecasting a better future: the case for a bucket approach to fiscal multip
Source: official written-questions record.