Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 May 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee's document Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps her Department is taking to (a) undertake and (b)

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to encourage government procurement in British companies in relation to (a) shipbuilding, (b) steel-making, (c) energy and (d) artificial intelligence.

29 May 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Research

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any external research reports commissioned by (a) HMRC and (b) the Valuation Office have yet to be published.

29 May 2026 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what declarations of (a) previous and (b) current political activity have been made by Nigel Topping, Tania Songini and Marianne Økland as Non-Executive Directors of the National Wealth Fund.

29 May 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment (a) HMRC and (b) her Department has made of the long-term fiscal impact of the changes to the non-domiciled tax regime since July 2024.

29 May 2026 · Department for Education

Erasmus+ Programme: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of higher education mobilities on the cost to the public purse of the Erasmus+ programme in (a) year 1 and (b) subsequent years; and whether th

29 May 2026 · Department for Education

Erasmus+ Programme: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on (a) which UK institutions have successfully applied for the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education and (b) the conditions to (i) apply and (ii) be accepted.

29 May 2026 · Treasury

Erasmus+ Programme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will place in the Library a copy of the (a) agreement, (b) amendment to Protocol I, (c) guidance, (d) memorandum of understanding and (e) legal instruments between the EU and the UK relating to the UK’s affil

29 May 2026 · Department for Education

Erasmus+ Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether UK (a) schools, (b) colleges, (c) universities and (d) teacher training institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme will be required to follow the provisions of the European Commission's docume

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Doyle

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the review into Lord Doyle will report to the Prime Minister.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Admiralty House: Official Residences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 108674 on Admiralty House: Official Residences, how many permissions for temporary overnight stays have been granted permission by the Prime Minister’s

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: NVIDIA

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 17, whether the Prime Minister met with Nvidia.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

King's Speech

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Internal Q&A for the King’s Speech Background Brief held by the Office of the Prime Minister.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has spoken to Lord Mandelson in an official capacity since his dismissal as US Ambassador.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Labour Together

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date the Prime Minister was informed of the commissioning of APCO Worldwide by Labour Together.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Visits

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the most recent No 10 Downing Street Tour Guide.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/04975 dated 13 April 2026, for what reason £9,164 of repainting was undertaken.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister's Chief of Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to appoint a new permanent Chief of Staff.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Global Counsel: Palantir

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129003 on Global Counsel: Palantir, whether the Office of the Prime Minister corresponded with Global Counsel (a) before and (b) after the visit.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

List of Ministerial Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for issuing an updated List of Ministerial Responsibilities.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Peers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the King's Speech 2026: background briefing notes, published 13 May 2026, on the Removal of Peerages Bill, to what degree will the Bill apply retrospectively to peers who were associated with c

21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Freedom of Information: European Union

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on whether UK citizens can submit Freedom of Information requests to access information held by European agencies in the context of EU programmes such as Erasmus+.

21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether WhatsApp messages on Morgan McSweeney’s official phone were remotely backed up when the phone was stolen; and whether messages to and from Lord Mandelson were lost.

21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: WhatsApp

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Whatsapp application on an official phone is deemed to be a (a) corporate and (b) non-corporate channel.

21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Labour Together

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 123695 on Labour Together, if he will place in the Library documentation related to the fact-finding exercise.

21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 122715 on Arms Length Bodies, whether he plans to update the Approvals Process guidance incorporating those principles.

21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Freedom of Information: China

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds information on the People’s Republic of China gathering information using Freedom of Information requests.

21 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Olly Robbins

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Oliver Robbins was (a) dismissed or (b) resigned.

21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Josh Simons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 124852 on Josh Simons, whether the Independent Adviser (a) asked third parties named in the dossier to make representations and (b) received representati

21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Propriety and Constitution Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for how many months the Director General for Propriety and Constitution Group post has been filled on an interim basis.

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