Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Business Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 13 April 2026, to Question 123694, on Public Appointments: Business Interests, whether his Department provides guidance to Arm’s Length Bodies on processes to manage potential con

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Audit

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Commission Audit Report, on the Cabinet Office, published on 1 April 2025, which divisions of his Department were responsible for the two serious breaches; and whether his Dep

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Jessica Sargeant

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the appointment of Jessica Sargeant to the Propriety and Constitution Group was subject to a Civil Service Commission exception.

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Defence and Development Aid

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any of the planned payments being made to the European Union as a consequence of the UK/EU reset will be counted towards the % GDP targets of (a) Overseas Development Aid or (b) NATO defence and security

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Propriety and Constitution Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the acting Director General for Propriety and Constitution Group has served in that role for more than six months.

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Redundancy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2026 to Question 122717 on Civil Service: Redundancy, and to the Annex 6F document, in what circumstances does his Department apply an employer top up to pension for a mu

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Labour Together

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 16 April 2026 to Question 125528 on Labour Together, whether his Department has specific (a) advice and (b) guidance on engagement with Labour Together.

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Freedom of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 122722 on Government Departments: Freedom of Information, whether his Department has used the mosaic effect justification in responses to Freedom of Info

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Economic Situation: Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics’ has a policy on (a) dynamic alignment and (b) divergence with the Eurostat's Nomenclature of Economic Activities.

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget is for (a) media advertising, (b) marketing and (c) communications for the consultation on Digital ID; which creative agencies have been selected; and which types of media have been commissioned.

8 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Official Hospitality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 125681 on 10 Downing Street: Official Hospitality, whether the No10 finance system records information on the cost of receptions not published in quarter

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Collective Responsibility

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 125406 on Collective Responsibility, what the changes are to the process for collective agreement of government policy, including for the Economic Domest

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Power: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 126590 on Electricity: UK Trade with EU, how will the deregulatory reforms set out in the Fingleton Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025 be

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Freedom of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 124815 on Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support transparency of public sector information through the Freedom of Information Act.

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Official Gifts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 124831 on Prime Minister: Official Gifts, what his policy is on the disposal of gifts, that have been retained by the department, via auctions.

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 124837 on Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public Appointment, whether the recruitment of additional members will involve a fresh c

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 124822 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, for what reason the People's Panel participants will need to stay in a hotel overnight; if there will be

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Vetting Review

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the timetable for the review into Government security vetting to (a) conclude and (b) report; and whether there will be a public version of the report.

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Resolution Foundation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 120846 on Resolution Foundation, who approved the C19SFF08RF25 contract award to the Resolution Foundation; and whether Ministers were consulted.

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments: Retirement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 123213 on Peers: Recruitment, whether a mandatory retirement age will be applied to direct ministerial appointments.

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Summer Internship Programme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 112183 on Peers: Children, what is the social class of children of peers according to the policy.

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Local Government: Trade Union Officials

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the ONS National Statistics Socio-economic Classification, and the Social Mobility Commission’s classification, of a trade union official who works for a local authority under 100% facility time.

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of Civil Service Pension Scheme members have been provided with an Annual Benefit Statement for a) 2024-25, b) 2023-24, c) 2022-23 and d) 2021-22.

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Energy: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of dynamic alignment with the EU on energy and the carbon adjustment mechanism on trade deals with other nations and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreemen

5 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Research

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to Contractfinder, Provision of socio-legal research into equal pay and combined discrimination - Lot 2, Ref: CCZZ24A18 - Lot 2, whether the research has been completed.

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Marketing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on the new government brand.

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Expenditure

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the topics of opinion research commissioned from Ipso Mori were for th

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Expenditure

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the Digital ID programme transaction to SMART SURVEY LTD, Ref: 1037275

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

New Media Unit: Expenditure

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the transaction GCS NEW MEDIA UNIT PROG to ACADEMIA LTD, Ref: 10372781

5 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Expenditure

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the transaction GRS THIRD PARTY PROVISION to PEOPLESCOUT LTD, Ref: 103

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