Carla Denyer MP: written questions
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Written questions
Offshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed Rosebank oil field development on the UK’s obligations under international humanitarian law.
Answer: The Rosebank decision is currently going through the regulatory process. The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero will make a decision in due course on whether or not to agree to the grant of consent. Final consenting decisions are the resp...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will provide funding to effectively support the futureproofing of North Sea oil and gas ports.
Answer: The Government recognises the strategic importance of North Sea ports to both existing energy industries and future clean energy growth. Through the National Wealth Fund, at least £5.8 billion will be invested over this Parliament in sectors including por...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department plans to establish an industrial strategy to support the North Sea oil and gas supply chain to diversify into future industries.
Answer: The North Sea Future Plan set out the Government's approach to managing North Sea oil and gas production while expanding clean energy industries and supporting workers through the transition. This included measures to support supply chain businesses and i...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her planned timetable is to determine the Rosebank and Jackdaw development application decisions.
Answer: The Jackdaw and Rosebank decisions are currently going through the regulatory process. The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero will make decisions in due course on whether or not to agree to the grant of consent. Final consenting decisions...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news story entitled PoliceAI to speed up investigations and fight crime, published on 10 June 2026, what assessment she has been made of the potential merits of plac
Answer: To build and maintain public consent for the police use of AI, the police must test and deploy AI responsibly. That means deployments must be lawful, transparent, ethical, well governed and based on robust assessments of accuracy and bias. A core reason f...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's new story entitled PoliceAI to speed up investigations and fight crime, published on 10 June 2026, whether she plans to place a legal duty on (a) the College of Poli
Answer: To build and maintain public consent for the police use of AI, the police must test and deploy AI responsibly. That means deployments must be lawful, transparent, ethical, well governed and based on robust assessments of accuracy and bias. A core reason f...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's new story entitled PoliceAI to speed up investigations and fight crime, published on 10 June 2026, whether PoliceAI plans to publish a public register of AI tools (a
Answer: To build and maintain public consent for the police use of AI, the police must test and deploy AI responsibly. That means deployments must be lawful, transparent, ethical, well governed and based on robust assessments of accuracy and bias. A core reason f...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's new story entitled PoliceAI to speed up investigations and fight crime, published on 10 June 2026, what mechanism exists to ensure that a tool shown by post-deployme
Answer: To build and maintain public consent for the police use of AI, the police must test and deploy AI responsibly. That means deployments must be lawful, transparent, ethical, well governed and based on robust assessments of accuracy and bias. A core reason f...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDraft Conversion Practices BillWomen and EqualitiesTabled 7 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27655More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her department has had discussions with the Scottish Government concerning the draft Conversion Practices Bill.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSocial and Affordable Homes ProgrammeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) bringing forward a greater proportion of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme to the earlier years of the program
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCouncil HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to give local authorities access to low-interest loans for building new council homes; and what assessment she has made of trends in the difference between loca
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCouncil HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Housing Revenue Account debt on local authorities' ability to (a) maintain existing council housing stock and (b) deliver
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Adani GroupForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have met (i) Gautam Adani and (ii) representatives of the Adani Group since July 2024.
Answer: No Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) ministers have met Gautam Adani or Adani Group representatives since July 2024. FCDO officials regularly meet representatives of major international businesses, including representatives of the Adani ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Adani GroupMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have met (i) Gautam Adani and (ii) representatives of the Adani Group since July 2024.
Answer: Meetings with leaders and representatives of companies are recorded as part of the Transparency Returns process and published quarterly on GOV.UK.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Adani GroupDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department and its predecessors have met (i) Gautam Adani and (ii) representatives of the Adani Group in th
Answer: Details of Ministers' and certain Senior Officials' meetings with external organisations and individuals are published by departments quarterly in arrears on their departmental pages on GOV.UK. The most recent data - for the period January 2026 to March 2...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Adani GroupCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26746More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Prime Minister, (b) Ministers in her Department or (c) officials in her Department have met (i) Gautam Adani and (ii) representatives of the Adani Group since July 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCrime: Disclosure of InformationHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the College of Policing's August 2025 guidance that police forces should publish the ethnicity and nationality of suspects in high profile crime
Answer: The College of Policing published interim guidance on the disclosure of suspects ethnicity and/or nationality on 23 February 2026. The guidance aims to support transparent and consistent recording practices across policing, helping to improve the quality ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out a timeline for expanding the definition of a bather in the Bathing Water Regulations to include all recreational water users.
Answer: Work is continuing to develop the evidence needed to inform policy on the protection of recreational water users, including working with the Public Health Water Taskforce, which is advising Government on public health risks associated with drinking and re...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTree Planting: RoadsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost to local authorities of installing new tree pits for street trees.
Answer: Through a partnership with The Tree Council, we have invested more than £3 million over the last two years to increase urban tree cover, supporting 28 local authorities and charities to plant street trees and create greener urban spaces so far, with more ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCoal: Spoil HeapsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will include a ban on coal tip extraction in the Energy Independence Bill.
Answer: Local authorities are the primary authority for coal recovery schemes from tips through planning permission and enforcement. The full detail of the Energy Independence Bill and its policy measures will be set out in due course when it is introduced to Par...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: GrantsDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her department's Heritage at Risk Capital Fund, a) in what way deprivation and community requirements are assessed with regards to applications to the fund and b) how s
Answer: The Heritage at Risk Capital Fund gives grants towards the repair and conservation of historic buildings across England, and priority is given to projects with the highest level of deprivation and need for investment based on the Indices of Multiple Depri...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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