Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will publish the number of second homes, and any other relevant statistical assumptions, that the Department has used for each of the next three financial years (2026/

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in response to the strategic assessment by the Joint Intelligence Committee titled, Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, what steps is his Department t

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to enable community energy schemes to sell their power directly to households and businesses in nearby communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to publish the total outturn spend on the THINK! road safety campaign for i.) 2023-24 ii.) 2024-25 and ii.) 2025-26.

To ask the Prime Minister, if the cats resident in his Downing Street apartment are transported to/from Chequers for times when he is resident there.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information he holds on which top 10 journeys had the largest ticket price in (a) cash terms and (b) percentage terms in each train operating company in 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the average price increase in unregulated fares by individual TOC in 2026.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to the letter of 2 March 2006 from the hon. Member for North Herefordshire.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the business rates system is supportive of SMEs; what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing VAT rates for smaller and medium sized businesses;

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to meet the target of designating 50 new sites of special scientific interest each year.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what timeline has been set for the 2026 UK–EU Summit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will update the House on the progress of Financial Risk Assessments after the Gambling Commission Board meeting on 21 May.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of whether Financial Risk Assessments under the Gambling Commission's pilot remain aligned with the policy intent set out in the 2023 gambling white paper;

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Fairer taxes for high value homes, published on 20 May 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms on pensioners living i

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Fairer taxes for high value homes, published on 20 May 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of households in (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock, and (c) Essex

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Fairer taxes for high value homes, published on 20 May 2026, what safeguards she will put in place to ensure accurate valuation of properties..

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills, published on 20 May 2026, what the new investigatory powers of consumer watc

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills, published on 20 May 2026, what criteria will be used to determine whether pr

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills, published on 20 May 2026, what assessment she has made of the sectors of the

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills, published on 20 May 2026, whether she plans to introduce financial penalties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills, published on 20 May 2026, what safeguards will be in place to help ensure th

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills, published on 20 May 2026, what estimate she has made of the administrative c

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills, published on 20 May 2026, what discussions she has had with the Competition

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills, published on 20 May 2026, what role Trading Standards bodies will have in su

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills, published on 20 May 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impa