Written questions

641 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Ray McCann

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason Ray McCann was appointed Chair of the Independent Review of the Loan Charge.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children who have moved from independent to state schools as a result of applying VAT to independent schools in Hampshire.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children who have moved from independent to state schools as a result of applying VAT to independent schools in Surrey.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Adlar: Warm Homes Plan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of involving Adlar Ltd in the rollout of the Government's Warm Homes Plan.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with OFGEM to coordinate grant funding for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Adlar: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason grant funding for Adlar Limited was paused.

4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bedbugs: Environmental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the inclusion of bed bugs within the remit of Environmental Health England.

4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of adding more brackets on the Council Tax band system for the highest value homes.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a Tiered Energy Proposal for consumer energy bills.

4 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Special Educational Needs: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with transport companies providing services for children with SEND on changes to employer National Insurance contributions.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with home educator parents on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that National Planning Policy reforms protect (a) nature and (b) wildlife.

4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing sentences for knife crime perpetrators.

4 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Crown Estate: Great British Energy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Crown Estate will generate from the partnership with GB Energy.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Heathrow Airport (a) expansion and (b) increased flight traffic on reducing emissions to meet net-zero targets.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of GB Energy on the cost of energy bills.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will issue guidance to home educator parents on the steps they will need to take to meet new requirements set out in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport will be privately funded.

4 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Pakistan on ensuring the safety of Ahmadiyya Muslims, in the context of the destruction of the UN mosque in Daska, Pakist

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the findings of the consultation entitled Reform of the Bathing Water Regulations 2013, published on 12 November 2024.

30 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of giving landlords the power to offer students fixed term house in multiple occupation tenancies for the academic year.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of net zero policies since 2000.

28 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help stop the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan; and if he will have discussions with his Pakistani counterpart on steps to pro

6 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) support British companies bidding for electric bus contracts and (b) ensure that (i) BYD, (ii) Yutong and (iii) other foreign companies do not have a disproportionate share of Go

6 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish perpetrator ethnicity data for (a) grooming and (b) sexual violence collected by the Tackling Organised Exploitation Programme.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the England and Wales Cricket Board on the scheduled Champion's Trophy match with Afghanistan.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Bicycles: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of repurposing vacant (a) shops, (b) offices and (c) houses; and whether this would reduce local new-build housing targets.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Companies: Sri Lanka

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Sri Lankan authorities on strengthening business relations for British citizens who have set up companies in Sri Lanka.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus services in rural areas.

Source: official written-questions record.