Written Questions

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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.

Commons 3075
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to Answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 124401, what metrics his Department uses to define high levels of resilience in Britain’s electricity system.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
Great Britain has one of the most reliable energy systems in the world, with the National Grid Electricity System having an overall reliability of supply of 99.9% in 2024-2025. DESNZ works closely ...
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Commons 3076
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the total system costs of maintaining grid stability over the last five years for which data is available.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
Maintaining the stability and operability of Great Britain’s electricity system is the responsibility of the independent National Energy System Operator (NESO) working with electricity network comp...
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Lords HL152
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools by the British Board of Film Classification to support content classification and age ratings; and what safeguards are in place to ensure that those tools operat...
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Lord Taylor of Warwick
To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 2026-05-28
The Government recognises that the use of AI tools and other forms of technical innovation is increasing. Where these tools are used, they can - as in the case of the British Board of Film Classifi...
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Commons 2718
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a price protection mechanism for domestic consumers connected to heat networks, comparable to that provided by the P...
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
Heat networks buy the energy they need through commercial contracts and the price they charge domestic consumers reflects these individual contract prices and the energy efficiency of each heat net...
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Commons 2754
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 110418 on By-elections: Gorton and Denton, if he will publish reminder guidance that has been issued on the Makerfield and Aberdeen South by-e...
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-28
An internal reminder of the rules governing the conduct of UK Government civil servants - which are an extension of those that apply at all times as set out in the Civil Service code - has been pro...
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Commons 2726
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that households connected to heat networks are not disadvantaged compared to those using individual gas boilers as part of the transition to a low-ca...
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Neil Coyle
Neil Coyle
Lab
To: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 2026-05-28
The Government is committed to heat network consumers receiving a fair deal as we transition to a low-carbon energy system. WwWe have therefore introduced heat network regulation, including price p...
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Commons 3158
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to accept the recommendation of the Animal Welfare Committee's report entitled The welfare impacts on pigs of high concentration CO2 gas stunning a...
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab
To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the hon. Member to the response given on 20 May 2026 to PQ UIN 316.
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Commons 2766
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Lord Mandelson’s emails to and from John Pond will be disclosed at part of the Government response to the Humble Address.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer you to the Oral Statement on the 27 April providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament’s instruction is met with the urgenc...
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Commons 2756
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 114871 on Global Counsel, whether Lord Mandelson was in attendance at the dinners with Matthew Doyle.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer you to the Oral Statement on the 27 April providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament’s instruction is met with the urgenc...
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Commons 3108
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Environmental Stewardship agreements at protecting wildlife habitats and increasing biodiversity.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mr Andrew Snowden
Mr Andrew Snowden
Con
To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 2026-05-28
Environmental Stewardship (ES) is a legacy scheme which operated in England under the framework of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. It was introduced in 2005 and closed to new applications in 2...
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Commons 2760
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 15 April 2026, to Question 123696, on EU Cohesion Fund, in which policy areas could the UK make payments towards EU cohesion or structural funds, following the EU/UK reset.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The UK is not currently contributing to EU Cohesion Funds as a consequence of the UK/EU reset. Whilst the EU is seeking an appropriate UK financial contribution to the EU’s cohesion policy, alongsi...
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Commons 3106
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of banning on trail hunting on countryside management.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mr Andrew Snowden
Mr Andrew Snowden
Con
To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 2026-05-28
On 26 March, Defra launched a Consultation on Proposals to Prohibit Trail Hunting in England and Wales which invites views on a range of matters including any potential environmental impacts of a b...
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Commons 2761
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 123696 on EU Cohesion Fund, for what reason joining the EU electricity market requires payments to reduce economic and social disparities.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-28
The UK is not currently contributing to EU Cohesion Funds as a consequence of the UK/EU reset. The EU is seeking an appropriate UK financial contribution to the EU’s cohesion policy, alongside an e...
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Commons 2763
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026, to Question 124843, on Civil Servants: Dismissal, whether his Department considers that Lord Mandelson gave false information or withheld relevant details d...
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, the statement made by the Prime Minister on 20 April, and the Government’s response to the debate of 2...
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Commons 2753
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115552 on Public Appointments, if he will publish the due diligence processes agreed by the Cabinet Office's Accounting Officer that were used as ...
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con
To: Cabinet Office
Answered 2026-05-28
I refer the hon Member to ‘Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington -...
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