David Chadwick MP: written questions
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Iron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen domestic supply chains for steel, following the publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy.
Answer: This Government is committed to creating the right conditions in the UK for a competitive and sustainable steel industry. The sector provides vital support to the UK’s defence capabilities, including specialist cast and forged steel components for a range...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that British steel is not undercut by high-emission imports.
Answer: As set out in the steel strategy, the government is committed to creating a fair and competitive market for UK steel by addressing carbon leakage. The Government will introduce the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from January 2027. The UK CBA...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Energy Intensive IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to expand the Energy Supercharger package to include a larger proportion of the steel industry and related sectors including scrap.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade will conduct its review of the British Industry Supercharger this year, which will include a review of eligibility criteria. Any changes to eligibility criteria, or other parts of the policy, are subject to public con...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the volume of diverted high-emission steel imports into the UK.
Answer: Charges under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for relevant goods entering the EU Single Market have applied since January 2026. This includes EU imports of steel goods within scope of EU CBAM. We are monitoring the EU CBAM and continue to...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take further steps to reduce UK electricity prices compared with those in France and Germany.
Answer: The Government is actively working to lower electricity prices by addressing the root causes of high costs. We are reversing years of underinvestment and implementing the largest upgrade to Great Britain’s electricity network in decades, reducing constrai...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Supply ChainsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to extend the trade protection measures for steelmakers to their customers in the steel intensive manufacturing supply chain.
Answer: This Government recognises the distinct value of downstream users, including in the manufacturing supply chain, alongside the importance of maintaining a resilient domestic steel sector. The steel trade measure has been designed to addresses the serious t...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider expanding of the use of further equipment in MOT tests to accurately assess the noise level of motorcycles and their silencers.
Answer: Exhaust noise is currently tested subjectively during the MOT test. The tester must consider if exhaust noise from the vehicle is unreasonably above the noise level you’d expect from a similar vehicle with a standard silencer in average condition. If they...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordImport ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to implement effective oversight of biosecurity border controls.
Answer: The Secretary of State for the Home Department does not oversee import controls for biosecurity, but Border Force is responsible for identifying and seizing illegally imported illegal animals, illegal animal products, illegal plants and plant products in ...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: PortsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on ensuring adequate veterinary staffing at ports.
Answer: The Home Office is not responsible for veterinary staffing at ports and therefore the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has not had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on this. Defra is working w...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMeat: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential biosecurity risk of illegal meat seized in the first four months of 2025; and whether any of this meat tested positive for (a) African Swi
Answer: Protecting UK biosecurity remains paramount, and this Government will do whatever it takes to protect farmers. Defra does not require port health authorities to routinely test or analyse samples of illegally imported meat seized at the UK border for notif...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Port of DoverDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement measures have been implemented at Dover since September 2024.
Answer: Defra is working with the Home Office, Border Force, the Food Standards Agency, the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Dover Port Health Authority (PHA) to improve the interception of illegal products of animal origin entering England via the port of ...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: WalesWales OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Wales benefits equitably from green hydrogen funding.
Answer: The UK Government remains firmly committed to establishing a thriving hydrogen sector across the UK, including in Wales. The Hydrogen Allocation Rounds (HARs) are a flagship government funding mechanism to support low carbon hydrogen across the UK. Under ...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: WalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help unlock private investment in hydrogen infrastructure in Wales.
Answer: Wales plays a key role in the development of the UK's hydrogen economy, and I welcome the Milford Haven HAR1 project reaching FID in March this year, with three further shortlisted HAR2 projects in Wales.The Industrial Strategy set out our public finance ...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: South WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential role of industrial clusters in South Wales in the UK’s hydrogen economy.
Answer: Industrial clusters, such as in South Wales, can support hydrogen production and use by co-locating supply with demand, which helps reduce infrastructure costs, transport requirements, and system risks during market scaleup. Across the South Wales industr...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the potential economic impact of hydrogen investment in Wales, including on the level of (a) Gross Value Added and (b) job creation.
Answer: Our Hydrogen Allocation Rounds (HARs) are stimulating private investment in hydrogen projects across the UK, including in Wales. Two of the successful HAR1 projects are in Wales – the HyBont project in Bridgend and West Wales Hydrogen in Milford Haven. Th...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the equity and effectiveness of the regional distribution of public funding for hydrogen infrastructure.
Answer: Government is not prescriptive regarding the location of support provision for hydrogen infrastructure, and will assess transport & storage project applications on individual merit against criteria reflecting strategic objectives (e.g. deliverability,...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to reform Ofgem’s network investment appraisal processes to better reflect regional economic development and decarbonisation potential.
Answer: The Government supports Ofgem in ensuring through its regulation that grid investment benefits communities across Great Britain. In the next electricity distribution price control, ED3 (2028–2033), Ofgem is requiring distribution network operators to deve...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on how its cost-benefit methodology accounts for regions with lower population density such as Wales.
Answer: Distribution charges - which in part make up the standing charge paid for by all consumers - are designed to be cost reflective and vary by region to reflect local factors in that area, such as geography, network topology and weather conditions. The princ...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: Trade CompetitivenessDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the change in the UK's position in the Global Hydrogen Potential Index since 2021; and what steps he is taking to
Answer: The UK’s standing as a current global leader in hydrogen is reflected in our comprehensive investible policy framework and the number of hydrogen businesses that are based in the UK and developing world-leading technologies for export.Government is delive...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on the decision not to fund the HyLine Cymru project; and whether he plans to revisit that decision.
Answer: HyLine Cymru applied for development expenditure funding under Ofgem's RIIO2 reopener mechanism. Government subsequently discussed the strategic value of this project with Ofgem who decided not to fund Hyline Cymru due to its lack of large-scale geologica...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: WalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regional distribution of hydrogen infrastructure funding; and what steps he is taking to help ensure Wales receives a proportionate share of
Answer: In the 2025 Spending Review, Government allocated over £500m for development of the first regional hydrogen network. Government is not prescriptive regarding support provision location, and will assess transport & storage project applications on merit...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121549More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methodology was used to determine the distribution of funding of the Heating Oil Support Scheme between the four nations.
Answer: The government has acted quickly to provide timely, targeted support to low-income households struggling with the rising price of heating oils, based on the latest census data. This means the funding is distributed in line where the most vulnerable oil-he...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the CMA has provided guidance to his Department on the regulation of pricing for heating oil and or LPG.
Answer: Following discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority, we welcome its comprehensive examination of the heating oil industry. It is vital that customers are treated fairly and any price manipulation will not be tolerated. We are working closely ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: FraudTreasuryTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118619More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of reports of suspected tax-fraud made to HMRC by members of the public (a) result in an investigation, (b) result in the recovery of money, (c) result in a criminal conviction.
Answer: HMRC does not hold this data.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Work Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether eligible Claimants that have existing applications for the LCWRA element of Universal Credit and are currently waiting for their Work Capability Assessment (WCA) will upon completion receive (a)
Answer: The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 were laid in Parliament on 09 February 2026. The Regulations provide further detail on the application of the Universal Credit Act 2025 including ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
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