Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether measures to enable homes and smaller businesses to buy electricity directly from local community-run energy enterprises will be in the forthcoming Energy Independence Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition her Department uses of a failing water company for the purposes of regulatory intervention.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics her Department and Ofwat use to assess whether a water company has failed to meet its statutory obligations under the Water Industry Act 1991.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a company's environmental performance rating as assessed by Ofwat's Environmental Performance Assessment forms part of the criteria for determining regulatory failure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level of debt-to-equity ratio and other financial resilience thresholds her Department considers indicative of a water company's failure to manage its affairs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether persistent sewage discharges in breach of permit conditions constitute evidence of failure by water companies for the purposes of regulatory intervention, including Special Adm

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the difference between grounds for special administration based on (a) insolvency and (b) performance failure in relation to Thames Water.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Ofwat on the threshold for recommending Special Administration for a water company.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to (a) customers and (b) the public purse of placing a water company into (i) Special Administration and (ii) continued private restru

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 on the (a) criteria and (b) process for placing a water company into Special Administratio

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to monitor and report on the implementation of NICE guideline NG73 (endometriosis) by integrated care boards, and what plans she has to strengthen accountability for its im

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time is between symptom onset and confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis in England, broken down by age group and ethnicity, in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure earlier specialist assessment and referral for adolescents with suspected endometriosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the affordability of long-term pain management and hormonal treatment for people with endometriosis, including prescription charge exemptions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce a national mechanism for tracking progress in endometriosis diagnosis and care as part of the Women's Health Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of endometriosis on school attendance and attainment among girls and young women.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on recognising and accommodating the impact of endometriosis and related conditions on pupils' education and attendance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what guidance is available to employers on making reasonable adjustments for employees with fluctuating conditions such as endometriosis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of (a) the total costs of local government reorganisation and (b) the changes to staffing levels in Essex.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the grant formula funding to be provided to each of the five proposed unitary authorities in Essex under her local government reorganisations propos

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will undertake a review of the housing targets for (a) Maldon District; (b) Colchester City; and (c) Braintree District.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her planned timetable is for the Norwich to Tilbury Great Grid Upgrade to be (a) constructed and (b) operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which offshore wind farms are scheduled to be connected to the grid in each of the next ten years; and what level of GW will be added to grid capacity from each development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she make an assessment of the potential (a) economic and (b) environmental impacts of establishing an offshore grid to connect offshore windfarms off of the coast of the East of England to

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a timetable for investment to be provided to schools in Witham constituency affected by RAAC for full remedial works to be undertaken.