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Enter an MP's name to view all written questions they have submitted. Written questions are formally addressed to government departments and require official written responses. In the House of Commons, these may be directed to the Secretary of State for a given department, or to a junior Commons Minister where the Secretary of State sits in the House of Lords. In the House of Lords, questions are addressed collectively to "His Majesty's Government" rather than to a specific Secretary of State or department.

Lords HL22
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward proposals to ensure that community benefit commitments made by renewable energy developers are binding on successor owners, in order to prevent the loss or dilution of benefits ...
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Baroness Deech
Baroness Deech
XB
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
In Great Britain, the provision of community benefits by renewable energy developers is currently voluntary.As shown in the Community benefits guidance for onshore wind in England, the Government e...
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Lords HL44
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 15 April (HL Deb col 59GC), whether the staff transferred from the Department for Transport (DfT) to DfT operator are, or will be, physically located in Netw...
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Lord Moylan
Lord Moylan
Con
To: Department for Transport
Answered 2026-05-28
Staff transferred from the Department for Transport (DfT) to DfT Operator are based in a range of office locations, including Network Rail premises in Waterloo and other locations across the countr...
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Commons 3053
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to end modern slavery.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Cameron Thomas
Cameron Thomas
LD
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
Modern slavery is a vicious crime that dehumanises people. Our government is committed to tackling this scourge in all its forms. We are taking forward a multi-pronged approach to tackling modern s...
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Commons 2880
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support victims of (a) fraud and (b) poor installations under the ECO4 scheme, particularly where relevant companies have gone into administration.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Damien Egan
Damien Egan
Lab
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
ECO4 projects must comply with PAS2030 and PAS2035 standards and they are subject to an oversight system which includes energy suppliers, certification bodies, MCS, Trustmark and Ofgem. Certificati...
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Commons 2720
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects to launch the proposed call for evidence on heat network price protections; and what the intended scope of that review will include.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
Heat network suppliers and operators have until January 2027 to register with Ofgem and supply data, including information about pricing. Ofgem will use this to further inform their approach to pri...
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Commons 2719
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is considering regulating the non-domestic gas and electricity tariffs charged to heat network operators, in order to reduce costs passed on to their domestic c...
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
The Department has provided the heat network regulator, Ofgem, with broad powers relating to heat network price regulation. These include powers to investigate and intervene where heat network pric...
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Commons 3141
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on aligning the new child criminal exploitation offence with existing modern slavery legislation.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mr Andrew Snowden
Mr Andrew Snowden
Con
To: Home Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The Government is committed to tackling the gangs who are luring children into violence and crime. That is why we have legislated for a new offence of child criminal exploitation in the Crime and P...
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Lords HL40
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 27 January (HL13602), whether they have now made an estimate of the capital and ongoing operating costs of developing, launching and maintaining the p...
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Lord Moylan
Lord Moylan
Con
To: Department for Transport
Answered 2026-05-28
Thank you for your continued interest in this project; we are still developing the proposition and preparing for the procurement. The procurement process will involve engagement with suppliers whic...
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Lords HL66
To ask His Majesty's Government, whether they expect to announce the mandatory rollout of Remote Electronic Monitoring on pelagic vessels over 24 metres long operating in English waters, and if so, when.
Tabled: 2026-05-13
Lord Teverson
Lord Teverson
LD
To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 2026-05-28
Defra is working towards making Remote Electronic Monitoring a requirement for large pelagic trawlers in English waters. The department will make an announcement in due course.
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Commons 2736
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what was the average duration of an unplanned power outage in each Distribution Network Operator area in each of the last five years.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
The UK has a highly resilient energy network, and industry works to continuously minimise the risk and impacts of unplanned outages. All DNOs are regulated by the independent regulator, Ofgem, and ...
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Commons 2735
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many unplanned power outages occurred in each of the last five years.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
The UK has a highly resilient energy network, and industry works to continuously minimise the risk and impacts of unplanned outages. All DNOs are regulated by the independent regulator, Ofgem, and ...
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Lords HL127
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many youth clubs have closed in the past 10 years.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
LD
To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 2026-05-28
The Government does not centrally collect data on total youth club closures. However, YMCA research indicates that the number of local authority-run youth centres in England fell from 860 in 2011-1...
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Commons 2721
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual cost increase for households connected to heat networks as a result of recent increases in commercial gas prices.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
Heat network operators buy the energy they need to provide heat to domestic consumers through commercial contracts. The Department and Ofgem are actively monitoring the contract prices paid by heat...
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Commons 2724
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the exposure of heat network consumers to volatility in wholesale gas markets, given they are not protected by a domestic price cap.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
Heat network operators buy the energy they need to provide heat to domestic consumers through commercial contracts. The Department and Ofgem are actively monitoring the contract prices paid by heat...
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Commons 3074
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to Answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 124401, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the tools available to system operators to manage periods of low renewable gener...
Tabled: 2026-05-19
James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
The Government works continuously with Ofgem and the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to ensure industry continues to have the tools required to manage fluctuations in supply and demand and m...
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