Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,346 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the (a) Advanced Fuels Fund and (b) Low Carbon Fuels Fund has been awarded to projects located in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications have been received from projects in each nation of the UK for funding through the (a) Advanced Fuels Fund and (b) Low Carbon Fuels Fund; and how many of those were (i) successful and (ii)
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on how many occasions (a) enhanced monitoring and (b) emergency response arrangements were implemented at civil nuclear sites as a result of external hazards, including wildfires, flooding an
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) minor, (b) moderate and (c) major incident notification forms have been submitted to the Office for Nuclear Regulation in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the staffing numbers are for Great British Energy; how many staff are (a) directly employed, (b) contractors and (c) secondees; from which (i) department, (ii) agency, (iii) public body
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear site events there were at (a) Coulport and (b) Faslane since 22 April 2025.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the annual cost to businesses of completing customs declarations on trade across the EU-UK border in each year since the UK left the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of transmission charging structures on the commercial viability of renewable energy developments in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average transmission charging rate is for an offshore wind project in a) Scotland and b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of UK battery storage manufacturing and technology infrastructure that originates from companies based in China.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many gigawatts of operational UK battery energy storage capacity are supplied by Chinese manufacturers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many Chinese firms operate battery cell capacity installed across operational British battery energy storage systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of firms operating battery cell capacity across British battery energy storage systems are Chinese- (a) owned and (b) financed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Chinese investment in and ownership of offshore wind on national infrastructure resilience.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of UK offshore wind generation capacity is (a) owned and (b) financed by Chinese firms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of UK nuclear power is (a) owned and (b) financed by Chinese firms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what level of capital funding has been (a) allocated and (b) awarded by GB Energy for nuclear power projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what level of capital funding has been (a) allocated and (b) awarded by GB Energy for solar energy firms in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many direct roles have been created within GB Energy since its establishment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs have been created as a direct result of investment decisions taken by GB Energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what level of (a) financial support and (b) capital funding has been provided to carbon capture, utilisation and storage projects in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Chinese super embassies established in other countries on those countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Chinese investment in Heathrow Airport on national infrastructure resilience.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of Heathrow Airport is owned by Chinese firms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to driving test waiting times in Scotland, a) what the current average waiting time is for car driving tests in Scotland; b) how many driving test centres in Scotland have an average waiting time