Written questions

947 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Software

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the three entries totalling £189,870 for Fujitsu Services Ltd under the GPG - Interoperability One Data Programme, in his Department's transparency data entitled Cabinet Office: spend data over

14 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Sue Gray: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has requested a leak inquiry in relation to media reports about Sue Gray's salary.

14 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Equality Act 2010

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to publish a consultation on enacting the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010.

11 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Social Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the policy of the Government Communications Service is on promoting government communications on (a) Tiktok, (b) WeChat and (c) Telegram.

11 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Social Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on the use of (a) Tiktok, (b) WeChat and (c) Telegram on (i) Government communications devices and (ii) Ministers' non-corporate communications devices.

11 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2024, to Question 4663, on 70 Whitehall, how many work desks are available for civil servants in 70 Whitehall as a percentage of the staff assigned to work in that building

11 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4658 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, if he will place a copy of the report on Time to Hire in the Library.

11 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Smoking

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 13 September 2024 to Questions 4350 and 4352 on Smoking, whether his Department plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping in (i) public gardens and (ii) outdoor recreational spaces at (A

11 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2024, to Question 5052, on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, whether his Department has cancelled the launch of the transparency portal for consolidated go

11 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Vacancies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the vacancy for the position of the Second Permanent Secretary, Head of Mission Delivery Unit, was (a) publicly advertised and (b) for how long.

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2024, to Question 5009, on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, whether the Government plans to publish all transparency data on a monthly basis.

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2024 to Question 5043 on Prime Minister: Staff, how many staff work in (a) press, (b) marketing and (c) communications roles.

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Aviation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2024 to Question 2304 on Prime Minister: Aviation, on what proportion of Prime Ministerial (a) domestic and (b) overseas flights sustainable aviation fuel has been used; and

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments and Special Advisers: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2024 to Question 2316 on Equality, if she will publish guidance on the application of the socio-economic duty to (a) special advisers and (b) ministerial appointments.

10 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Public Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 August 2024 to Question HL519 on Public Expenditure, for what reason parts of that speech were redacted; and whether the Permanent Secretary had a role in that redaction.

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Trade Unions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 4654 on Public Sector: Trade Unions, what the Government's policy is on check-off; and how many departments (a) charge trade unions for levying check-off a

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Industrial Disputes

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 4661, if he will (a) make an assessment of the potential impact of repealing the Trade Union Act 2016 on levels industrial action and (b) review the indust

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Remote Working

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024, to Question 4646, on Civil Servants: Remote Working, if he will cite each of the research studies that his Department reviewed to inform the expectations on office an

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Scheme is separate to the GB Civil Service Pension Scheme.

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for publication of up to £150,000 senior salaries transparency data on gov.uk; and whether this list will include special advisers.

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 September 2024 to Question 4702 on Public Bodies, whether the process in place for considering whether to approve the creation of a new public body is different to Classification Of

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Special Advisers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2065 on 10 Downing Street, if he will list the (a) supplementary job titles and (b) specific role responsibilities for each special adviser in 10 Downing St

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments: Standards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2296 on Business Interests: Civil Servants and Ministers, if he will hold discussions with the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments on increasing the

10 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cybersecurity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2301 on Cyber-Security: EU law, what assessment the Cyber Security Centre has made of the potential cyber risks to the (a) public and (b) private sector pos

9 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Industrial Disputes: Risk Assessment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 4661 on Strike Ballots, whether his Department plans to review the industrial action sections of the National Risk Register.

9 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Public Sector: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of public sector pay deals since 4 July 2024.

9 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the percentage (a) employee and (b) employer pension contribution is for Ministerial pensions.

9 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Prime Minister’s current (a) claimed annual salary and (b) entitled annual salary is (i) including and (ii) excluding his Parliamentary salary.

9 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what statutory basis the salary of a special adviser is set.

9 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the timetable for publication under the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 of trade union facility time data for 2023-24.

Source: official written-questions record.