Oliver Dowden MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Electric Scooters: EnforcementHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to increase police powers to tackle illegal e-scooter use.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordElectric Scooters: EnforcementHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to support police enforcement of illegal e-scooter use.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the average time for her Department to reply to correspondence from hon. Members was in each month since July 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMeta: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking with relevant stakeholders to help improve transparency around the amplification, moderation and reporting of antisemitic content on Meta platforms.
Answer: Meta is regulated under the Online Safety Act. It must assess and mitigate the risk on its services of antisemitic content where it is illegal, or harmful to children. The Government regularly engages online platforms, including Meta, on tackling online h...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMeta: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with Meta on antisemitic abuse on Facebook since July 2025.
Answer: Meta is regulated under the Online Safety Act. It must assess and mitigate the risk on its services of antisemitic content where it is illegal, or harmful to children. The Government regularly engages online platforms, including Meta, on tackling online h...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the use of social media platform reaction tools, including laughing reactions, to target Jews following terrorist attacks, murders or memorial
Answer: The Government is clear that antisemitism online is unacceptable. The Online Safety Act places duties on providers of regulated services to tackle illegal user-generated content and activity on their services, including content that stirs up hatred. These...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: RegulationDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will bring forward legislative proposals for requiring transparency over mass reaction patterns, bot activity, foreign-originated manipulation, and algorithmic amplific
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires regulated services to produce annual transparency reports on safety related issues and the experiences of their users, which could include algorithm design and the incidence of illegal content (including illegal hateful cont...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: HarassmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether existing laws are adequate where hostile actors use social media platform features to mass-mock victims rather than post explicit threats.
Answer: The Government is clear that antisemitism online is unacceptable. The Online Safety Act places duties on providers of regulated services to tackle illegal user-generated content and activity on their services, including content that stirs up hatred. These...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Online Safety Act adequately captures antisemitic abuse expressed through reaction tools rather than written posts.
Answer: The Government is clear that antisemitism online is unacceptable. The Online Safety Act places duties on providers of regulated services to tackle illegal user-generated content and activity on their services, including content that stirs up hatred. These...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMeta: Homicide and TerrorismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with Meta on providing data on reactions, including laughing or mocking reactions, to murders or terrorist attacks.
Answer: The Government is clear that antisemitism online is unacceptable. The Online Safety Act places duties on providers of regulated services to tackle illegal user-generated content and activity on their services, including content that stirs up hatred. These...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMeta: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with Meta on providing data on coordinated inauthentic behaviour involving antisemitic content.
Answer: Meta is regulated under the Online Safety Act. It must assess and mitigate the risk on its services of antisemitic content where it is illegal, or harmful to children. The Government regularly engages online platforms, including Meta, on tackling online h...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMeta: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many times has her Department raised the topic of antisemitic content directly with Meta since July 2025.
Answer: Meta is regulated under the Online Safety Act. It must assess and mitigate the risk on its services of antisemitic content where it is illegal, or harmful to children. The Government regularly engages online platforms, including Meta, on tackling online h...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the contribution of UK research to improving outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes.
Answer: The Department delivers research into the diagnosis, treatment, and management of type 1 diabetes through the research infrastructure of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), comprised of biomedical research centres (BRCs), clinical ...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support research into the prevention, treatment and management of type 1 diabetes.
Answer: The Department delivers research into the diagnosis, treatment, and management of type 1 diabetes through the research infrastructure of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), comprised of biomedical research centres (BRCs), clinical ...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAerospace Industry: Higher EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, on aligning university aerospace engineering curricula with the practical, hands-on skills required by the U
Answer: My right. Hon Friend, the Secretary of State has not had discussions with My right. Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade on this issue. Universities are autonomous institutions and are responsible for determining ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpace Technology: TestingDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of specialised rocket propulsion testing facilities, in supporting academic research, student competitions, and start-up ent
Answer: The UK Space Agency (UKSA), in 2021/22, assessed the sector’s need for a publicly funded propulsion test facility. As a result, £4 million was invested into opening the National Space Propulsion Test Facility (NSPTF) at Westcott in 2022, providing UK indu...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpace Technology: Higher EducationDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what funding or resources are being made available through the UK Space Agency to support university-led propulsion testing initiatives and competitions to encourage more STEM grad
Answer: The UK Space Agency provides dedicated support for university-led rocketry and propulsion skills through its £5 million Rocketry Research, Training and Teaching programme. This funds research and doctoral training and student competitions, including Race2...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpace Technology: EducationDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support hands-on, practical student rocketry and space engineering competitions, to help tackle skills shortages in the UK space sector.
Answer: The UK Space Agency supports practical routes into space careers through its Education and Future Workforce Programme. In partnership with the European Space Agency, we deliver student competitions such as CanSat, and support university networks and UK St...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Race 2 SpaceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what conversations has his Department had with Race 2 Space.
Answer: The UK Space Agency (UKSA), which is now part of the DBIST, is a key sponsor of Race 2 Space alongside a number of industry partners and Buckinghamshire Council.The Race 2 Space competition provides student teams the opportunity to develop practical, hand...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDrax Group: KPMGDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has referred to the Financial Reporting Council the conduct of KPMG in relation to its reviews of Drax Group plc’s biomass sustainability reporting and the treatment of those fin
Answer: The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has been in dialogue with other regulators including the Financial Conduct Authority and Ofgem regarding KPMG’s work in relation to Drax’s biomass sustainability reporting. As KPMG’s work for Drax was undertaken as an...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrax GroupDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ask Ofgem to disclose (a) when Drax Group plc first informed Ofgem of the existence of the December 2022 and February 2023 KPMG reports and (b) whether Ofgem obtained unfettered ac
Answer: As requested, I will ask Ofgem to write to the Rt hon Member in due course to set out responses to your questions. Please note that Ofgem kept DESNZ officials suitably informed of the progress of its investigation and the documents it accessed in the cour...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrax GroupDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, further to Question 14369, whether he will place in the Library details of (a) the dates and participants of any meetings and (b) any written correspondence between his Department and the Fin
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) provided the link to their online press statement on 18 June, confirming that their investigation had concluded and no further action would be taken. The Department has had no other correspondence with the FCA on this...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrax GroupTreasuryTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17769More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has been informed that the Financial Conduct Authority requested and obtained unfettered access to unredacted versions of (a) the December 2022 and February 2023 KPMG reports, (b) the February 20
Answer: I refer the Rt honourable Member to the answers given to his questions in PQ UIN 14370 and UIN 14371 on 30 June 2026.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrax GroupTreasuryTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17768More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has been informed whether the Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into Drax Group plc included consideration of the company’s public statement of 6 October 2022 concerning biomass sourcin
Answer: I refer the Rt honourable Member to the answers given to his questions in PQ UIN 14370 and UIN 14371 on 30 June 2026.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrax GroupTreasuryTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17767More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she asked (a) her officials and (b) officials in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to establish whether communications had taken place between Ministers or special advisers and the Financial Co
Answer: I refer the Rt honourable Member to the answers given to his questions in PQ UIN 14370 and UIN 14371 on 30 June 2026.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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