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.