Written questions
2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Ministers' Private Offices
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review (a) his Department's and (b) the Prime Minister’s Office's compliance with the Cabinet Office Guidance for the management of Private Office information and records, published in December 2023.
15 Jul 2026 · Leader of the House
Private Members' Bills
To ask the Leader of the House, which of the Private Member's Bills introduced in the last session were originally Government handout Bills, and which in this session is the Government putting forward to Hon Members and noble peers; and whether the Assist
15 Jul 2026 · Leader of the House
Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question HL15584 on Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information, what assessment he has made of the impact of the trailing or announcing of Budget policy ahead of the Bud
15 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Horizon Europe: Copernicus Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the annual cost of payments to (a) Horizon Europe and (b) Copernicus; and what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the EU’s proposed Multiannual Financial Framew
15 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Office for Statistics Regulation and UK Statistics Authority: Accountability
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review governance arrangements for the (a) UK Statistics Authority and (b) Office for Statistical Regulation to make them more accountable to Parliament.
15 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Marketing
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12159 on Cabinet Office: Marketing, whether the Government Property Agency has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commercial
15 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
National School of Government and Public Services: Expenditure
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 10641 on National School of Government and Public Services, whether he plans to roll out the clay modelling and ethnography across the Civil Service.
15 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Audit
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 7429 on Cabinet Office: Audit, what the nature of the serious breach relating to the Central Digital and Data Office was; and what the job title of the position
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question HL58 on Government departments: Artificial Intelligence, how many consultations are currently open according to the AI tool.
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lobbying: Finance
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14931 on National Highways: Public Relations, what is the definition of lobbying for the purposes of the guidance on not using public funds to lobby.
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Lavatories: Sanitary Products
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the policy of the Government Property Agency is on the provision of free tampons in male lavatories.
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Expenditure: Trade Unions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether 2025-26 Departmental annual reports and accounts will include data on trade union facility time spending.
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Strikes
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many working days have been lost in the public sector due to strikes according to information held by ONS since July 2024.
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
10 Downing Street: Official Hospitality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it is policy to publish figures for the cost of each official reception held in 10 Downing Street since July 2024.
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Capita has restored full service delivery of the the Civil Service Pension Scheme as of the end of June 2026; and what steps his Department plans to take next.
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Public Relations
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 10076, on Cabinet Office: Public Relations, whether there has been any expenditure on external public relations or external public affairs since July 2024 usin
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Copernicus Programme and Horizon Europe: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse of participation in (a) Horizon and (b) Copernicus is, in (i) 2025-26 and (ii) 2026-27.
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Darlington Economic Campus: Civil Servants
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil service staff in his Department are assigned to work in the Darlington Campus.
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Marketing
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 12159, on Cabinet Office: Marketing, whether the Government Commercial Agency has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commer
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's report entitled Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, how will membership of the external exper
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's report entitled Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, what discussions he has had with Cabinet
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Lanyards
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 7481, on Cabinet Office: Lanyards, whether any expenditure has been undertaken on branded lanyards since the publication of his guidance on branded goods in Ap
14 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities
Cabinet Office: Marketing
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 12159, on Cabinet Office: Marketing, whether the Social Mobility Commission has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commer
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether the Cabinet Secretary will have sole responsibility for appointing me
14 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026, to Question 11721, on DFT: Departmental Responsibilities, what requirements departments have to produce internal Strategic Plans and what content should be included within
13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Greater London
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the percentage of desks provided for Cabinet Office staff as a proportion of the number of assigned staff in London.
13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Greater Manchester
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information (a) his Department and (b) the Government Property Agency holds on which government offices are based in Greater Manchester, across which Departments and agencies.
13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 11150 on Civil Service: Workplace Pensions, whether he has a timetable for setting a target date.
13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister was advised of the letter sent by Lord Glasman to Morgan McSweeney and Paul Ovenden on the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States.
13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 111932 on Lord Mandelson, what discussions (a) Morgan McSweeney and (b) Paul Ovenden had via email on that matter.
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