Written questions
4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Police: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled ‘White paper sets out reforms to policing’ published on 26 January 2026, when the National Police Service will be established.
27 Jan 2026 · Home Office
Police: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled ‘White paper sets out reforms to policing’ published on 26 January 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled ‘UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses’ published on 26 January 2026, what assessment he has made of the potentia
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled ‘UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses’ published on 26 January 2026, what estimate he has made of the number of
27 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled, ‘UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses,’ published on 26 January 2026, what assessment his Department has made o
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms he has in place to monitor the financial situation of major energy suppliers; and whether any energy supplier has been subject to enhanced monitoring in the last three years.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Kraken Technologies: Octopus Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, whether he has taken steps to
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what contingency plans he has in place for major domestic energy suppliers being unable to meet regulatory obligations.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what monitoring measures his Department employs to assess the risk of market failure in major energy suppliers.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Kraken Technologies: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, whether Octopus Energy’s compl
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Kraken Technologies: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, what assessment he has made of
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Kraken Technologies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, what assessment he has made of
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Kraken Technologies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, what valuation of Kraken Techn
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Kraken Technologies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Department for Business and Trade’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, whether
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Kraken Technologies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, whether his Department assesse
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Arts Everywhere programme will include funding for community-led initiatives.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department plans to ensure that the Arts Everywhere programme delivers long-term improvements not dependent upon continued external funding.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of cultural infrastructure in Essex.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what monitoring measures will be in place to ensure Arts Everywhere funding is spent effectively.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that Arts Everywhere funding allocations will be accessible for communities in rural and semi-rural areas.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the Arts Everywhere funding improves access to arts and culture for children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in South Basil
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the financial stability of councils will be a criteria for the allocation of Arts Everywhere funding.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts and Cultural Heritage: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria she plans to use to determine the allocation of the arts, culture and heritage funding announced in her speech at the Barbican Centre in London on 23 January 2026.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of the Arts Everywhere funding is due to be allocated to (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (b) Essex.
23 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Graduates: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to introduce interventions to help reduce graduate underemployment.
23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Electronic Tagging
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's research entitled Alcohol monitoring on licence: process and interim impact evaluation, published 30 October 2025, what assessment his Department have made of the adequacy of al
23 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Graduates: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent graduates entering non-graduate roles on a) career and b) earning progression.
23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Electronic Tagging
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's research entitled Alcohol monitoring on licence: process and interim impact evaluation, published 30 October 2025, whether he plans to repeat research on the impact of the Alcoh
23 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Graduates: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of recent graduates employed in non-graduate roles.
23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) not allowing councillors whose terms expire to sit for an extra year in areas where elections are postponed and (b) a
Source: official written-questions record.