Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
193,089 questions
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
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the average waiting time for a driving test in (a) Scotland and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (i) how many people in Scotland are waiting for a driving test and (ii) how many people in the UK are waiting for a driving test.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of toilet facilities on trains.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision by pharmacies of blister packs for medication.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring developers to replace trees felled during development on private land.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when a response will be issued to correspondence relating to the UN Convention on the Rights of Older People, reference number PO2026/03476.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polic