Written questions
512 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Life Expectancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of regional differences in life expectancy across England.
26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are currently waiting for elective treatment in England.
26 Jun 2026 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the availability of speech and language support for primary school pupils.
24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provisions are being considered to assist people with lupus with the cost of medical appliances, specifically corrective eyewear.
24 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Construction: Imports
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether trends in levels of UK reliance on imported cement and construction materials has been identified as a strategic risk to national resilience; and what action is being taken in response to these trends.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Construction: Materials
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of whether public procurement policy adequately supports domestically produced construction materials.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cement: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of cement used in publicly funded infrastructure projects is imported.
24 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Construction: Imports
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether levels of reliance on imported cement and construction materials has been identified as a risk to national resilience or critical infrastructure delivery.
24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing and Infrastructure: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the UK’s ability to meet future housing and infrastructure demand using domestically produced construction materials.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Industry: Regulation and Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of current (a) tax, (b) carbon and (c) regulatory requirements on retention of heavy industry in the UK.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cement: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of cumulative regulatory and reporting requirements on investment in UK cement manufacturing.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of existing (a) tax, (b) regulatory and (c) carbon-related costs on long-term capital investment in energy-intensive manufacturing.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cement: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to address the rapid growth in cement imports and the corresponding decline in domestic production.
24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cement: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising cement imports on UK domestic production capacity and employment.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cement: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of trends in cement imports over the last ten years.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Capture and Storage: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if subsidising carbon capture of certain industrial assets and not others is anti-competitive and risks creating a low carbon monopoly.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has been made of how many UK manufacturing jobs are at risk if industrial energy prices are not brought into line with international competitors.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cement: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, why the cement manufacturing sector is not eligible for the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme and whether cement could be included.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Electricity: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the cumulative impact of network charges, policy levies and regulatory costs on industrial electricity bills.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Intensive Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of whether current UK energy policy is contributing to the offshoring of energy-intensive manufacturing capacity.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of UK industrial electricity prices on the international competitiveness of UK-based energy-intensive manufacturing sectors.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Beverage Containers: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for publishing (a) the circular economy strategy and (b) call for evidence on reusable containers.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of extended producer responsibility on levels of plastic packaging.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Glass: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the glass sector on extended producer responsibility.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Glass: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to commission an updated assessment of the employment impacts of extended producer responsibility for packaging on the UK glass manufacturing sector.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Glass: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on (a) net employment, (b) (i) job displacement and (ii) employ
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the implementation of packaging Extended Producer Responsibility on employment in the packaging manufacturing sector
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what modelling and analysis her Department holds on the number of jobs estimated to be created as a result of packaging Extended Producer Responsibility.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Government Departments: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Synergy shared services programme on data security.
22 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Government Departments: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how contractor performance under the Synergy programme will be monitored and enforced.
Source: official written-questions record.