Written questions

561 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the integrated care boards that returned money for unfulfilled NHS dental care.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: North Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 244 on Dental Services: North Cornwall, what discussions he has had with the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB on the proposed innovative access pi

19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken towards beginning the process of ratifying the Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer, including any regulatory blocks that have led to the current delay; and wha

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

Rivers: Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department will use to evaluate proposals for the nine new propossed national river walks.

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

Rivers: Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department expects to make decisions on the allocation of new national river walk routes following the planned bidding process.

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

Rivers: Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what process her Department will use to invite and assess bids for the proposed new national river walks.

19 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department expects all eligible retired members of public service pension schemes under its responsibility to receive their McCloud remedy payments; and what steps she is taking to expedite payments to affe

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure fair pricing practices for (a) domestic heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of price gouging for (a) domestic heating oil and (b) liquefied petroleum gas.

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

Manure: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing funding to support the installation of sustainable slurry systems on farms.

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

Agriculture: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of slurry storage technologies on reducing agricultural methane emissions.

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

Food and Drinks: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that details of (a) the geographical location of production and (b) ownership of brands is included on (i) labels and (ii) point of sale materials for

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Beer: Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of local and regional (a) breweries and (b) beer brands on the tourism economy in (i) Cornwall and (ii) England.

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

Beer: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a geographic indication scheme for beers traditionally brewed in a specific location.

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

Sharp's Brewery: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed closure of Sharp's brewery in Rock, North Cornwall on (a) jobs, (b) the local economy and (c) consumer choice.

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the level of prevalence of multinational companies marketing (a) beers and (b) brewery brands as being from (i) small and independent brewers and (ii) f

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Beer: Misrepresentation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on consumers of breweries (a) stating and (b) implying that their products are being brewed in one location when they are produced in another locatio

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

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans adjustments to ensure parity between (a) legacy Higher Level Stewardship agreements, and (b) current Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreements, for th

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

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of payment parity between (a) legacy Higher Level Stewardship agreements, and (b) current Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreements.

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

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department is supporting farmers who cannot afford the costs of feasibility studies (e.g. PA2 for a feasibility study) which prevents them from accessing the Countryside Stewar

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

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to confirm the date from which farmers currently in legacy Higher Level Stewardship agreements will be able to exit those agreements and enter Countryside Ste

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

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether underspend in the current financial year’s Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier budget will be (a) protected, and (b) carried forward into next year’s allocation.

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) accessibility and (b)) ease of access of online consultations held by his Department.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to assess the compatibility of existing bilateral investment treaties containing Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions with the UK’s (a) net zero commitments and (b)

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Investor-State Dispute Settlement claims arising from climate-related planning and regulatory decisions on public finances.

9 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Community Amateur Sports Clubs Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with (a) national sporting bodies and (b) cricket governing bodies on changes to Corporation Tax Return filing arrangements for Community Amateur Sports Clubs.

9 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Community Amateur Sports Clubs Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact of requiring the use of commercial software to submit Corporation Tax Returns on Community Amateur Sports Clubs.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Cleaning Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to undertake an assessment of the potential economic impacts on (i) Cornwall, and (ii) the wider UK economy, arising from capacity constraints in the commercial laundry sec

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cleaning Services: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the role of commercial laundries in the resilience of the hospitality supply chain, including the extent to which hotels and the wider hospitality secto

4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cleaning Services: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the resilience of NHS services to disruptions within the commercial laundry sector.

Source: official written-questions record.