Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Bank Notes: Design

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4143 on Bank Notes: Design, whether the Government was previously represented on the Banknote Character Advisory Committee; and on what date that committee was disco

16 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Treasury: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the planning application to Westminster City Council, Reference No 26/02790/LBC, for 1 Horse Guards Road, what the internal alterations being made are; to which rooms; and what the budget is.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Southbank Centre: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Chair of the Southbank Centre is (a) a regulated public appointment and (b) subject to the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Independent Football Regulator: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 421 on Independent Football Regulator, whether the No10 appointments unit gave feedback on the proposed appointment of the board members.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling Commission: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Gambling Commission to join organisations regulated by the Gambling Commission since July 2024.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling Commission: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125684 on Gambling Commission: Business Interests, what the job titles were of those three staff; and whether any other staff have been g

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Andrew Rhodes

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125684 on Gambling Commission: Business Interests, whether conditions were put on the appointment of Andrew Rhodes in relation to his wor

16 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Peter Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken steps to facilitate a formal submission to the United States Government to access (a) unredacted and (b) unpublished files relating to Jeffery Epstein and Lord Mandelson.

16 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether WhatsApp messages on No10 official iPhones are backed up remotely.

16 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Libraries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has donated a book to the Prime Minister’s library.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Office for Nuclear Regulation: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026, to Question 122500, on Office for Nuclear Regulation: Contracts, if he will publish the EDI training materials.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee document entitled Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps his Department is t

15 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16424 on Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity have advised on the status of White Irish as an ethni

15 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Equality: Impact Assessments

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 129027 on Equality: Impact Assessments, how that approach to equalities impact assessments will be (a) delivered and (b) enforced.

15 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Office for Equality and Opportunity: Flexible Working

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay in the Office for Equality and Opportunity work compressed hours over a four day week.

15 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, 2026, published on 21 May 2026, if she will outline the changes that the Government requested to

15 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Council of Europe: LGBT+ People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1185 on Council of Europe: LGBT+ People, what (a) is the name of the government funded project and (b) are the 36 activities that it has supported.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 27 February 2026, to Question 113802, on British Business Bank, what is the name of the defined pension workplace pension scheme provided by Aegon.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Intellectual Property: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress the Intellectual Property Office has made on discussions with the EU Intellectual Property Office on a memorandum of understanding to improve administrative cooperation in

15 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Strikes

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) statistics and (b) data his Department collects on industrial action in the public sector.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Imports: Israel and Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Treasury's press release, Millions to benefit from lower travel and food costs, of 27 May 2026, whether the tariff reductions on the 125 types of goods will include goods imported

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Stamp Advisory Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 10 March 2026, to Question 117995, on Stamp Advisory Committee, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes for each of those Committee meetings.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments, published on 31 March 2026, if he will list the

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee's document Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps his Department is taking to (a) unde

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Flexible Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE) in his Department work compressed hours over a four day week.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026, to Question HL16533, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, whether any Memoranda of Understanding and other non-legally binding agreements that do not have

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Regulatory Policy Committee: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason the Regulatory Policy Committee blog post entitled Too many Impact Assessments are submitted late, published on 24 February 2025, is no longer available on the Regulatory Policy Committ

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Export Finance: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 126604 on UK Export Finance: Media, how multicultural representation is measured for that metric; and whether this requires non-white ethniciti

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will investigate archived records to determine whether Lord Mandelson visited Jeffery Epstein's Zorro Ranch whilst Business Secretary.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Promotion: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Ministerial-appointed trade envoys are required to obtain Developed Vetting security clearance.

Source: official written-questions record.