Written questions
512 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Transport: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with rail and bus operators on the consequences of fare evasion.
5 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Transport: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of fare evasion on the finances of public service transport operators.
5 Jun 2026 · Home Office
Crime: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed by children aged 10 to 14 years in each year since 2000.
5 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Parents: Incentives and Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the potential merits of tax breaks and financial incentives for new parents.
5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Birth Rate
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the reasons for the declining birth rate.
14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Infrastructure: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to simplify regulatory requirements for manufacturing sectors critical to national infrastructure.
14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of tax, regulatory and carbon-related costs on the long-term capital investment in energy-intensive manufacturing.
14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Construction: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential regulatory impact of cement and construction product manufacturers on those manufactures profitability.
14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Cement: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what timetable the Government has set for introducing measures to prevent carbon leakage and unfair competition from overseas cement producers.
14 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Cement: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policy of encouraging the import of higher-carbon cement as an alternative to UK production.
14 May 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 growth in cement imports and increase domestic production.
14 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Cement: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, from which countries the UK imports cement; and what assessment he has made of the comparative carbon intensity of those imports versus UK-produced cement.
14 May 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 potential impact of rising cement imports on UK domestic production capacity and employment.
14 May 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 the level of cement imports over the last ten years.
14 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support dispersed sites without access to potential CCUS infrastructure and pipelines to decarbonise.
14 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of bringing industrial energy prices in line with international competitors on UK manufacturing jobs.
14 May 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 the potential impact of Government policy on industrial energy costs on levels of long term energy intensive manufacturing capacity.
14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will include the cement manufacturing sector in the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme.
14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Electricity: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of network charges, policy levies and regulatory costs on industrial electricity bills.
14 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Intensive Industries: Offshoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK energy policy on the offshoring of energy-intensive manufacturing capacity.
14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of industrial electricity prices on the international competitiveness of UK-based energy-intensive manufacturing sectors.
14 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on capping parish council precepts.
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Patient Choice Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with integrated care boards and NHS England on ensuring that sufficient capacity is commissioned from independent sector providers to facilitate patient choice.
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Patient Choice Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with integrated care boards and NHS England on ensuring that contracting decisions uphold the principles of patient choice.
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Patient Choice Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that patients are offered a choice of five providers at the point of referral where appropriate.
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Patient Choice Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to maintain patient choice.
14 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England and Integrated Care Board commissioners on the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of Indicative Activity Plans.
13 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
NHS Business Services Authority
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on the governance and accountability of the NHS Business Services Authority.
13 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Arms Length Bodies
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what timetable the Cabinet Office has set for considering departmental submissions on arm’s length body reform and accountability following Statement UIN HCWS1467 of 26 March 2026.
13 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Arms Length Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timetable his Department has set for submitting proposals to the Cabinet Office on arm’s length body reform and accountability.
Source: official written-questions record.