Written questions
688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Radio: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contingency arrangements exist if local radio transmission infrastructure becomes unavailable during a national emergency.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Power Failures: Radio
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness of the role of BBC Radio 4 in national emergency communications and (b) the resilience of its transmission network to power loss.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Radio: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that at least one UK-wide emergency radio service remains accessible to the public during extended power outages.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Radio: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department holds data on the loss of radio broadcast coverage during recent power outages in the Highlands and Islands.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Radio: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the level of difference in emergency radio broadcast resilience between urban areas and rural or remote communities.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Radio: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent testing has been undertaken of emergency power systems at radio broadcast transmission sites; and what the results of that testing were.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Radio: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of radio broadcast transmission masts are equipped with on-site backup power capable of operating for more than (a) 12 hours, (b) 24 hours and (c) 72 hours without mains electrici
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Radio: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the availability and duration of backup power supplies for radio broadcast transmission sites during prolonged power outages.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Drax Group: Timber
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Drax is contractually required to disclose to the Government where the trees used in the pellets it purchases were cut down.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Drax Group: Timber
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to verify the proportion of wood burnt at Drax that is sustainable.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Drax Group: Timber
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what standards of forest sustainability are required of Drax for the supply of electricity to (a) private data centres and (b) the National Grid.
12 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Passenger Ships: Territorial Waters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of limiting access for foreign-flagged passenger vessels to designated areas of UK territorial waters.
12 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Passenger Ships: Territorial Waters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework governing the operation of foreign-flagged passenger vessels within UK territorial waters.
12 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Passenger Ships: Coastal Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing restrictions on the proximity of large passenger vessels to the UK coastline, other than when entering or leaving port.
12 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Passenger Ships: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on managing cruise ship traffic in sensitive coastal and marine environments.
12 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Passenger Ships: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the levels of cruise vessel activity in environmentally sensitive coastal areas of the west of Scotland.
12 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Fuel Oil
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential environmental impacts of restricting the use of heavy fuel oil within the UK Exclusive Economic Zone.
12 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the International Maritime Organisation on the designation of additional Emission Control Areas adjacent to the west coast of the United Kingdom.
12 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Fuel Oil
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the use of heavy fuel oil by vessels operating in UK waters.
10 Dec 2025 · Home Office
Subversion
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of attempts by foreign state actors to influence UK political discourse during and after the 2016 EU Refer
10 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office
UK Membership of EU: Referendums
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of foreign state influence on UK political activity in the period surrounding the 2016 EU Referendum.
10 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Independent Review of the Loan Charge
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what role Ministers and officials had in setting the scope and terms of reference for the review of Loan Charge settlement arrangements conducted by Ray McCann.
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Warner Bros Discovery: Takeovers
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the process for assessing the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Warner Bros Discovery: Takeovers
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives of the UK film and cinema sectors regarding the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Warner Bros Discovery: Takeovers
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix on the UK cinema exhibition sector.
8 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Warner Bros Discovery: Takeovers
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for UK competition policy of the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palestine Action: Hunger Strikes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what clinical monitoring arrangements are in place for Palestine Action activists on hunger strike; and whether hospital care will be provided if medically advised.
1 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that households do not face further rises in energy bills if the support announced in the recent Budget is not extended beyond the initial three-
1 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of whether the energy bill support measures announced in the recent Budget will cease after the stated three-year period.
1 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of electricity demand from AI-related data centres on electricity prices.
Source: official written-questions record.