Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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 COD Chief of Staff to FCDO Services, Ref: 2037004694 w

4 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Whatsapp

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many WhatsApp messages were (a) backed-up and (b) uploaded to official Government servers from his official phone in each month since July 2024.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: WhatsApp

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many WhatsApp messages were (a) backed-up and (b) uploaded to official Government servers from her official phone in each month since July 2024.

4 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: WhatsApp

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many WhatsApp messages were (a) backed-up and (b) uploaded to official Government servers from the Prime Minister's official phone in each month since July 2024.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Clean Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, further to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume II Part I, HC

3 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson, whilst Ambassador, was given permission to undertake any private work or second employment.

3 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washi

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume II Part I, HC2-I, publi

3 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washi

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Mobile Phones

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister uses disappearing messages on his own mobile phones when discussing Government business with her and her Department.

3 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has considered taking legal action against Lord Mandelson to reclaim his exit payment.

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether information in scope of a Humble Address may be redacted from the Government response for reasons other than (a) national security, (b) international relations, (c) legal privilege or (d) the protection

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Lord Mandelson’s personal information, in as far as it relates to his appointment and vetting, is in scope of the Government response to the Humble Address; and what is the definition of personal informa

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff are working within the Cabinet Office on the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Secondment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisations have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them and (b) seconded organisational staff to his Department since July 2024 .

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Unpaid Work

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question HL13977 on Civil Service: Unpaid Work, how the impact of the changes will be assessed.

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

FDA: Special Advisers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108237 on Trade unions, what the recognition of the FDA entails; whether the FDA is consulted on (a) exit payments and (b) pay rises for special advise

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Council Tax

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government Property Agency dwellings have been identified as not correctly paying council tax since April 2025.

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 119904 on Cabinet Office: Redundancy Pay, whether guidance exists on the circumstances in which exit payments to civil servants are eligible for the £30,000 tax-fr

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 119904 on Cabinet Office: Redundancy Pay, whether guidance exists on exit payments being subject to the £30,000 tax-free allowance when (a) Permanent Sec

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Freedom of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has released internal guidance under the Freedom of Information Act in the last 12 months.

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2025 to Question HL6032 on Arms Length Bodies, what the status is of those Arm's Length Bodies.

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105247 on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, whether expert stakeholders include paid Counsel.

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Unpaid Work

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether applicants for Civil Service internship schemes restricted to ethnic minorities are required to self-certify their ethnicity.

2 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washi

2 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washi

2 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washi

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether discussions on embassy staffing in relation to Matthew Doyle were deemed to be in scope of the Humble Address relating to Lord Mandelson.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Data Protection: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EU GDPR on levels of regulation in the UK.

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to introduction paragraph 22 of Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washin

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