Written questions
2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 May 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 on 10 Downing Street: Libraries, whether he plans to allow (a) Ministers below Cabinet rank and (b) Cabinet Ministers who have resigned since July
21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any staff previously employed by Labour Together are involved in the Government’s response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.
21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any staff in the Propriety and Constitution Group assisting with the Government response to the Humble Address include staff who produced the due diligence regarding Lord Mandelson's appointment.
21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Staff
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether John Pond was a staff member within Downing Street, on 2 August 2009.
21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Chris Wormald
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 126602 on Chris Wormald, if he will publish the settlement agreement.
21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Consultation
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2026 to Question HL16376 on Government Departments: Bureaucracy, whether new guidance has been issued to the Civil Service on (a) reporting and (b) consultation requireme
21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Communication Service: Staff
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many embedded communicators are employed by the Civil Service; and are they part of the Government Communications Service.
21 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Freedom of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Information Commissioner has made representations to the Cabinet Office since July 2024 on reforming the Freedom of Information Act regime.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Palantir
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had engagement with representatives of Palantir since July 2024 that has not been declared in Ministerial meeting data published on gov.uk.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of the (a) appointment, (b) dismissal, (c) inquiries and (d) reviews associated with the appointment of Peter Mandelson.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Morgan McSweeney
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 124818, on Morgan McSweeney and of 2 September 2025, to Question 69874 on Baroness Gray of Tottenham, if he will make it his policy to disclose informati
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 125413 on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, whether the panellists are direct ministerial appointments; and if he will list their names.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
National Security Council: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 124840 on National Security Council: Disclosure of Information, if he will make it his policy to make a statement to Parliament on the conclusions of the
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 128726 on Lord Mandelson, whether Sir Adrian Fulford’s review into national security vetting will be laid before Parliament.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 128726 on Lord Mandelson, who the Government Security Group review will report to; what its terms of reference are; and whether a report will be laid bef
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Defence: Vetting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 128669,on Defence: Vetting, what the KPIs are of UK Security Vetting.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Flexible Working
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay) in (a) his Department and (b) 10 Downing Street work compressed hours over a four day week.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to recommence the review into Peter Mandelson’s contact with Jeffery Epstein after the Metropolitan Police have decided whether to initiate a prosecution.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 2 March 2026, to Question 113721 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, what is the expected timetable for the conclusion of the review by the Government Internal A
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act response of 10 April 2026 FOI reference: FOI2026/04972, if he will make it his policy to issue a Ministerial Correction to the Answer of 20 Februar
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Freedom of Information: Databases
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113782 on Freedom of information: Databases, whether the Fivium e-case database records whether a FOI request is substantively (a) refused, or (b) disclos
20 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Baroness Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the No10 press release entitled Appointment of Harriet Harman as the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls of 9 May 2026, whether Baroness Harman rema
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Baroness Harman
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the No10 press release entitled Appointment of Harriet Harman as the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls of 9 May 2026, whether Baroness Harman will advise on the commencement of the so
20 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
James Roscoe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the Deputy Head of Mission to the British Embassy in Washington has left his post.
20 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Special Advisers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, updated November 2024, whether his special advisers undertake any work for the Labour Party, or have been seconded to the Labour Pa
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
National Security Council: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026, to Question 12480 on National Security Council: Disclosure of Information, whether the National Security Council leak inquiry has concluded.
20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Special Advisers: Elections
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, updated November 2024, in what circumstances can a special adviser undertake party political work on a UK Parliamentary by-election campaign during off
19 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Hereditary 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, whether the powers will apply to hereditary peers.
19 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Infected Blood Inquiry: Costs
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 126586 on Infected Blood Inquiry: Costs and with reference to the Infected Blood Inquiry Finance Report 2025-26, whether the Infected Blood Inquiry finan
19 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Muslim Council of Britain
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 118753 on Muslim Council of Britain and further to Chapter 3 of the Ministerial Code, whether HM Government’s policy of non-engagement with the Muslim Co
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