Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

UK Relations with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the EU press release, of 30 March 2026, EU-UK relations: Council greenlights talks on electricity and cohesion deals, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of thes

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

UK Relations with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Council of the European Union's press release entitled EU-UK relations: Council greenlights talks on electricity and cohesion deals, and the UK’s participation in Erasmus+ for 2027, publish

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Google: Special Advisers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120844 on Google: Special Advisers, what assessment he has made of whether information is being exchanged between special advisers via Google Docs outsid

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Public Consultation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, if he will place in the Library the revised guidance issued to the Civil Service on co

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Former Ministers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Secretary's objectives 2026-27, published on 7 April 2026, what steps the Cabinet Secretary plans to take to deliver her 2026-27 objective of protecting the interests of former Gove

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Ministers' Private Offices

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what types of information are routinely recorded from the Number 10 private office on the internal PMPost system for the official record.

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Marketing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the transparency data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - February 2026 (Cabinet Office Core) published on 26 March 2026, which advertising, communications and marketing campaigns related to the expend

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Peers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119406 on Ian Horobin, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a new convention covering the withdrawal of Government nominations t

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Intelligence and Security Committee

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124834 on Intelligence and Security Committee: Press Releases, whether the uplift in resourcing to the Intelligence and Security Committee included resou

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 116506 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, what the transaction number, value and date is for the reimbursed payment to the Government Property

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Peers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118531 on Peers, whether the Cabinet Office holds a desk note that is separate from the Governance Code on the processes to be followed for appointing po

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers can have Ministerial responsibilities removed and remain in post.

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office during the Opposition Day debate on Lord Mandelson on 2 February 2025, Official Report, column 372, what was the name

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 27 March 2026 to Question 111158 on Lord Mandelson, whether an independent KC is currently assisting the Cabinet Office in relation to the Government's response to the Humble Addr

13 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 publicity requirements set out by the European

13 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jonathan Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Jonathan Powell was subject to security vetting (a) before or (b) after he was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on the Chagos negotiations.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Cabinet Office guidance entitled May 2026 Elections: guidance on conduct for civil servants, updated on 2 March 2026, has affected the timing of the publication of the Defence Investment Plan.

28 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jonathan Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2026 to Question 124862 on Jonathan Powell, where in her Department's annual report and accounts for 2024/25 payments to Mr Powell were acc

23 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 124839, on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the OCS invoice for the 9 Downing Street works in the published data for the month of November 2

23 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the completed UKSV tick box vetting form relating to Lord Mandelson.

23 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to re-commence the paused Cabinet Office review into Lord Mandelson once the Metropolitan Police has finished its investigation.

23 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Oliver Robbins was given (i) a formal or (ii) an informal steer from Downing Street (a) civil servants or (b) special advisers to take steps to facilitate Lord Mandelson’s appointment as Ambassador.

22 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jonathan Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Jonathan Powell was subject to security vetting (a) before or (b) after he was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on the Chagos negotiations.

22 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers' Private Offices: Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to (a) review and (b) update the Cabinet Office document, Guidance for the management of Private Office information and records, following Lord Mandelson’s appointment.

22 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Prime Minister and (b) the Cabinet Office discussed with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office whether Lord Mandelson, as a Privy Councillor, required UKSV security vetting.

22 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Intelligence and Security Committee

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124834 on Intelligence and Security Committee: Press Releases, whether the uplift in resourcing to the Intelligence and Security Committee included resource to

22 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates did (a) Cat Little, Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, and (b) Antonia Romeo, Cabinet Secretary, find out that Lord Mandelson had failed UKSV clearance.

22 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the evidential basis was for the response from Tim Allan to the media on 11 September 2025, that the security vetting of Lord Mandelson was done by the FCDO in the normal way; and whether Tim Allan correspo

22 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Lord Mandelson whilst Ambassador provided advice to the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister's office on the composition of HM Government and Ministers of the Crown.

21 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 124080 on Lord Mandelson, whether Darren Tierney offered to Downing Street that he could interview Lord Mandelson.

Source: official written-questions record.