Written questions
688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure transparency from AI companies on the level of their energy usage.
26 Jan 2026 · Treasury
High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the income threshold for the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
26 Jan 2026 · Treasury
High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the impact of the High Income Child Benefit Charge threshold on single-earner and two-earner households.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Scientists: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support the retention and re-employment of UK scientists alongside plans to recruit scientists from overseas.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Science: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the impact of pharmaceutical and medical device R&D site closures on the trends in the levels of UK’s scientific research capacity since 2010.
26 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Scientists: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of UK-trained scientists who have left the UK workforce following redundancies in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors over the past 15 y
23 Jan 2026 · Treasury
VAT: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the VAT registration threshold on the UK’s obligations under the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland as amended by the Windsor Framework.
23 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle delays in payment of the Civil Service pension.
23 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in payment of the Civil Service pension on people in receipt of that pension.
23 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Phones: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resilience of mobile communications infrastructure during prolonged power outages.
23 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to request that Ofcom introduces new mandates for telecom resilience requirements, including adequate on-site, built-in resilience measures, particularly ba
22 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures her Department is taking to ensure that an appropriate balance is struck between helicopter operations and the impact of aviation noise on communities located beneath established helicopter routes
22 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of existing monitoring and data collection arrangements for helicopter movements in uncontrolled airspace, including over residential areas.
22 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures her Department is taking to review the adequacy of the exclusion of aircraft noise from the statutory nuisance regime, particularly in relation to communities affected by regular helicopter overfl
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department provides on escalation mechanisms available to communities where an electricity network operator has acknowledged non-compliance with permitted noise levels but r
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance Ofgem provides to electricity network operators on timescales for rectifying infrastructure found to be operating above permitted noise levels.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Noise
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on the enforcement of noise standards for electricity transmission infrastructure.
15 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on community benefit expectations for renewable energy developments, including the real-terms value of the £5,000 per inst
15 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on its public consultation on Community Benefits which ended in April 2025.
15 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made since the publication of the working paper Community benefits and shared ownership for low carbon energy infrastructure on 21 May 2025.
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of energy suppliers holding large aggregate customer credit balances on household finances.
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had on the potential impact of debit card payments on levels of customer credit balances.
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department issues to energy suppliers on the level of customer credit balances that are considered reasonable for (a) domestic and (b) business energy accounts.
14 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of energy suppliers requesting increases to Direct Debit payments from customers who are already in credit on those customers.
14 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Small Businesses: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the VAT registration threshold on the level of recruitment of additional employees or apprentices by small businesses.
14 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Small Businesses: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of VAT registration threshold on incentives for small businesses to increase their turnover.
14 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Small Businesses: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department has used to estimate the potential behavioural impacts of changes to the VAT registration threshold on small businesses.
14 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Small Businesses: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of raising the VAT registration threshold on the public purse.
18 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Helicopters: Rescue Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of rescue helicopter operational capability.
17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Juries
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of its proposals to alter the use of jury trials on defendants.
Source: official written-questions record.