Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
198,755 questions
Energy Performance Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Energy Performance Certificate methodology for determining eligibility for Government-funded low-carbon heating and energy-effic
Fuel Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Warm Homes Plan target of lifting one million households out of fuel poverty in meeting statutory fuel poverty objectives.
Net Zero Teesside Power: Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he made of requiring the structural steel used in the Net Zero Teesside carbon capture, utilisation and storage project to be (a) produced and (b) fabricated in the UK.
Fuel Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that data held across HM Treasury, HMRC and the Department for Work and Pensions is used effectively to reduce fuel poverty and improve the targeting of ener
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special Advisers
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any special advisers have left his Department since July 2024 for (a) misconduct and (b) breaches of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers.
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the financial impact of Extended Producer Responsibility fees on the hospitality sector; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of the impact assessment of EPR conducted 17 October 2024 in its assessment of the impact on businesses.
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EPR on the ability of businesses to meet recycling targets or to exceed them.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last three years.
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the forthcoming amendment to the pEPR statutory instrument on businesses.
Criminal Proceedings: Neurodiversity
To ask His Majesty's Government what record is made at each stage of the criminal justice system of whether an individual has ADHD or another neurodevelopmental condition; and whether that record is linked to health, education, or employment records.
Criminal Proceedings: Neurodiversity
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to create a dedicated taskforce to transform how ADHD and neurodivergence are supported across the criminal justice system.
Transport: Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Mass Transit Taskforce working with the devolved governments to help ensure the benefits to the UK supply chain are maximised.
Trams: Trains
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Mass Transit Taskforce's remit includes tram-train projects.
Driving Licences: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has withdrawn driving licences after receiving notification that the licence holder was medically unfit to drive in the last 5 years.
Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) Transport for London, (b) the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and (c) the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames have, individually or jointly, submitted (i) an expression of interest and (
Road Traffic Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on how much revenue each local authority in England received from traffic enforcement in each of the last three financial years.
Peatlands: Nature Conservation
To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they intend to allocate to upland peat restoration; and what plans they have to ensure such restoration occurs.
Driving under Influence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Home Office on the introduction of roadside evidential drug testing devices for drug driving offences since 4 July 2024.
Driving under Influence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the use of roadside evidential drug testing devices in other countries; and whether she plans to introduce comparable technology in England a
Environment Protection and Nature Conservation
To ask His Majesty's Government which peers were invited to the meetings to discuss (1) the draft Nature Restoration Levy Regulations 2026, and (2) the Environmental Delivery Plans (Appropriate Prioritisation) Regulations 2026, described in paragraph 44 o
Environmental Delivery Plans (Appropriate Prioritisation) Regulations 2026 and Nature Restoration Levy Regulations 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government why the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government drafted and tabled the Environmental Delivery Plans (Appropriate Prioritisation) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/655) when Baroness Hayman of Ullock made a commitment
Nature Restoration Fund
To ask His Majesty's Government which Secretary of State will publish statutory guidance on the Nature Restoration Fund, and when.
Environment Protection
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the devolved governments about introducing legislation to enshrine a legal right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
Independent Immigration Appeals Authority: Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of establishing the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority on ministerial accountability for immigration decision-making.