Written questions

947 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 12 August 2024, to Question HL421, on Employment, what legislative steps he plans to take to introduce statutory rights for trade union equality representatives.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Emily Middleton

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish the submission that authorised the appointment of Ms Emily Middleton.

10 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Haydon Etherington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there are restrictions on Mr Haydon Etherington's activity as a member of the Labour Party whilst serving as Senior Policy Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister.

10 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alan Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Mr Alan Milburn is a Ministerial or departmental adviser; and what meetings Mr Milburn has had with Ministers since the general election.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the latest estimate is of the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of the Civil Service pension of his Department’s Second Permanent Secretary and Defra group Chief Operating Officer in

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Tom Crick

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) pay band, (b) salary and (c) responsibilities are of Mr Tom Crick in his role as Senior Advisor to her Department's Curriculum and Assessment Review; whether that role was open to external candidat

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Lord Alli

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date Lord Alli was given a Downing Street pass; and on what date it was returned.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: Social Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on its special advisers (a) posting political opinions and (b) commenting on Government business on social media.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the former Prime Minister's letter entitled Government transparency and open data, published on 14 December 2017, whether the content of the letter remains Government policy; and when Governmen

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Sustainable Development

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Treasury's Sustainability Reporting Guidance 2024-25, published on 25 July 2024, whether 10 Downing Street plans to report using those metrics.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Press Conferences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much 10 Downing Street has spent on (a) cosmetics and (b) make-up artists for media appearances since 4 July 2024.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Departments: WhatsApp

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to revise the guidance entitled Non-corporate communication channels for government business, published on 30 March 2023, in relation to the use of WhatsApp on private

10 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Joint statement on the Middle East, published on 12 August 2024, if he will publish a list of the allies of Iran.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Liam Conlon

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the hon. Member for Beckenham and Penge has visited 10 Downing Street since 4 July 2024.

10 Sep 2024 · Home Office

Members: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the then Prime Minister’s Written Statement of 4 November 2015, Official Report, HCWS291, on the Wilson doctrine, what the Government’s policy is on the Wilson doctrine.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Parthenon Sculptures

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Greek government on (a) loaning and (b) donating the Elgin Marbles to Greece.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 930 on Prime Minister: Correspondence, if he will discontinue the fax machine facility in 10 Downing Street.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Shops

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any changes have been made to the goods on sale in the Downing Street shop since 4 July 2024; and if he will publish the price list for goods available in that shop.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Labour Growth Group: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will publish all correspondence he has (a) received from and (b) sent to the Labour Growth Group.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Communication

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to (a) increase and (b) reduce the (i) spending on and (ii) staff working on digital communications in Downing Street.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Government Departments and 10 Downing Street: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the Prime Minister’s policy is on matters relating to contested heritage in (a) the Downing Street estate and (b) Whitehall departments what his policy is on matters relating to contested he

10 Sep 2024 · Home Office

Anti-corruption Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Prime Minister plans to appoint an anti-corruption champion.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Mark Adams

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with Mark Adams in his capacity on the International Olympics Committee since 4 July 2024.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Ministers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 8 of the Directory of Civil Service Guidance, Volume 2, published in 2000, whether it remains convention that Ministers of a current Administration may not generally have access to policy

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Codes of Practice

To the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on whether a Minister who is found by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner to have broken the House of Commons Code of Conduct can remain a Minister.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Greenpeace

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024, to Question 1246 on Greenpeace, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for the Government's policy on engagement with G

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many proposals by departmental Ministers to appoint a special adviser have been refused by 10 Downing Street since 4 July 2024.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Citizenship: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps this Government is taking to promote British values.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Chequers and Dorneywood

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether changes have been made to the Government-appointed trustees of (a) Dorneywood and (b) Chequers since 4 July 2024.

10 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Communication

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent staff work in No. 10 digital communications; and at what pay bands.

Source: official written-questions record.