Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
193,089 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with allies on increasing defence industrial co-operation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what analysis he has undertaken of the defence sector’s future workforce requirements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with industry on strengthening supply chain resilience.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase British SME participation in defence procurement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of energy drink consumption on children’s health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics her Department will use to assess the effectiveness of restrictions on energy drink sales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with schools on promoting healthy lifestyles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that farmers in Buckinghamshire can benefit from Government funding in agricultural robotics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the barriers to adoption of agricultural robotics by small and medium-sized farms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics her Department will use to assess the success of Government investment in agricultural robotics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of agricultural robotics on the future agricultural workforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether rural broadband and mobile connectivity are sufficient to support the deployment of agricultural robotics in Buckinghamshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's domestic semiconductor manufacturing capability to support long-term sovereign AI objectives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that companies receiving support through the Sovereign AI fund retain their (i) headquarters, (ii) intellectual property and (iii) key
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the extent to which public investment through the Sovereign AI fund is expected to leverage additional private sector investment into the UK semicond
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of sovereign AI capabilities in strengthening the UK's economic resilience.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what metrics her Department will use to evaluate the success of the new procurement requirements for British jobs.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure consistency in the application of the new procurement requirements across contracting authorities.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new procurement requirements on competition for public contracts.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency to meet the new procurement requirements.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of UK-based institutional investors participating in early-stage venture capital markets.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased exposure to private markets by pension funds on UK financial stability.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what regulatory outcomes he is seeking from discussions with the United States on artificial intelligence in financial services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of differences between UK and US approaches to artificial intelligence regulation on levels of competitive disadvantages for financial services firms.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has been made of the risk of UK start-ups relocating overseas due to limited access to growth capital.