Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Trade with EU: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, further to the written statement on the UK-EU Competition Cooperation Agreement, of 25 February 2026, HCWS1364, whether (a) payments and (b) payments in kind will be made to the EU as a result of that

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Multinational Companies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fines for breaches of UK laws issued by UK bodies based on global turnover on the willingness of multinationals to invest and base themselves in t

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Meat Products: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether plant-based and cultivated meat products will be allowed to be marketed with such terminology as a consequence of dynamic alignment with EU law.

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ofwat: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 107386 on Ofwat, for what reason that spending was not included in the Civil Service 2024/2025 External Expenditure on Equal

12 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117538 on Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, if she will publish that invoice and receipt.

12 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Budgets: Data Protection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Annual Report of the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, published on 28 May 2025, paragraph 1.10, what steps she is taking to stop leaks on Budget policy measures.

12 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Energy and Water: Nationalisation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of nationalisation of (a) the water industry and (b) energy utility companies.

12 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Budget November 2025

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16703 on Budget November 2025, which policies were briefed to the media prior to the Budget.

12 Jun 2026 · Treasury

AI Economics Institute: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news story entitled Chancellor’s growth plan sets key principles for UK-EU alignment, of 17 March 2026, what the budget will be of the AI Economics Institute; and whether it will be established

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

National Security Online Information Team

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the Ministerial approved remits are of the National Security and Online Information Team.

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 13 March 2026 to Question 118349 on DSIT: Public Appointments, which public appointees made a declaration of political activity.

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disclosure of Information and Lobbying

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 24, who the Global Counsel client

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee document entitled Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps her Departmen

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 28 January 2026 to Question 107038 on DSIT: Buildings, what methodology was used to calculate (a) those two sets of figures and (b) HQ office attendance

12 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disclosure of Information and Lobbying

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 17, for what reason the Kanishka N

12 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104162 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, for what reason the 90 Senior Civil Service posts were advertised only across government; and if he will

12 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government expenditure on goods and services was undertaken via collaborative procurement programmes in the last year for which figures are available.

12 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Official Cars

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Car Service has a policy guidance document on how Ministerial cars should be used.

12 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the total public sector procurement budget for (a) stationery and (b) office solutions; and what framework agreements exist for the purchase of office stationery.

12 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: London Allowance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments pay the London weighting to civil servants who are assigned to offices located outside Greater London.

12 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: Political Activities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, updated November 2024, whether a special adviser can (a) undertake can party political work on a UK Parliamentary by-election campaign and (b) be secon

11 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question HL16533, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, whether the provision that the provisions of some international agreem

11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the average purchase cost of a government iphone provided to staff in the Cabinet Office; and what is the average cost of the monthly tariff for phone calls and data.

11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Official Cars

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Car Service has a policy on the transportation of Ministers’ pets which are not guide dogs.

11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) Civil Service People Group holds on live industrial disputes in Government Departments.

11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to his Department's publication entitled Data on responses to correspondence from MPs and peers, 2025, of 28 May 2025, what assessment he has made of the reason for the decrease in the percentage of resp

11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Libraries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026, to Question 120353, whether he plans to offer (a) the Rt Hon Member for Ashton-under-Lyne and (b) the Rt Hon Member for Ilford North the opportunity to make a donat

11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many written representations has the Prime Minister received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.

11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Peers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 210 on Peers, what is the process by which new non-legislative constitutional conventions are established.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

ICF Consulting Services: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 126609 on ICF Consulting Services: Equality, whether biological men who are non-binary are counted towards the KPI; and what w

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