Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122146 on Lord Mandelson, whether the steps taken to retain material include (a) accessing tape backups and (b) turning off the autodelete policy on Numb

13 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the 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 W

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

National Security Secretariat: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new Strategy Director in the National Security Secretariat was appointed by open and fair competition.

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Freedom of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department's Freedom of Information Team issues round robin guidance on answering Freedom of Information Act requests.

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Unmanned Air Vehicles: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of swarms of drones on national security; and whether research has been commissioned on that issue.

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Secondment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds records on staff that (a) are seconded to it from and (b) have been seconded from it to external organisations.

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Glasgow

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Second Headquarters 2030 Strategy, published in June 2026, what the required weekly office attendance is for staff in the Glasgow office.

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Office for Statistics Regulation: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were allocated to the Office for Statistics Regulation election stand up team in the May 2026 elections.

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Trade Unions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the trade union Partnership Framework published by the Cabinet Office on 30 June 2026, whether it is government policy to support an increase in trade union membership in the Civil Service.

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 12787, on Government Departments: Public Appointments, whether the approach on GDPR applies to declarations in relation to ministerial appointments.

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 10652, on Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work, whether there are SIS internships or voluntary work placements which are eligible for people who are white Bri

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Review into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service

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 minutes, agendas and evidence submitted to the external expert adviso

13 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: X Corp

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the policy of the Government Communication Service on (a) departments and (b) Ministers posting on the X platform.

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Flint Global: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what correspondence (a) Permanent Secretaries and (b) Ministers have had with Flint Global in the last 12 months.

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 9028 on Government Departments: Industrial Disputes, if he will list each live industrial dispute, by department and Arm’s Length Body, nature of the dispute an

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 10658 on Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements, what the estimated expenditure on facility time was in the business unit of the Prime Minister’s office in 2025-

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Review Into the Organisation, Performance, and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether the names, biographies and declarations of interests of member

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Messaging: Government Departments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the news story entitled Independent Review of the Use of Non-corporate Communications Channels in Government, of 2 July 2026, whether the review will consult His Majesty's Official Opposition.

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13162 on Civil Service: Equality, if he will list the stakeholders consulted.

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to remind special advisers of (a) their right to transfer a pension into the Civil Service Pension Scheme in the first 12 months of Civil Service tenure and (b) that they will lose

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Aviation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13166 on Government Departments: Aviation, what the cost was of each of the 32 flights commissioned through the Central Travel Contract since July 2024.

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Trade Unions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the trade union Partnership Framework, published on 30 June 2026, whether that framework replaces any previous agreement; and what elements represent new policy guidance.

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Career Development

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 118533 on Civil Servants: Career Development, whether internal practices on temporary promotions has been amended in light of the 2019 tribunal decision.

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication entitled Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - May 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), of 25 June 2026, what the transaction WWW.CHANDCOGROUP.COM, Ref: 11529590988 was for.

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the HM Treasury, Defence Investment Plan Funding explainer, published on 30 June 2026, what programmes will be reduced to finance the reduced departmental capital budget in the Cabinet Office;

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 11153 on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, whether the expert panellists are (a) regulated or (b) non-regulated public appointments; and whether they have m

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes Minutes: 15 December 2025, published on 29 June 2026, who are the (a) EU and (b) UK co-chairs of the SCPUP.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, further to the policy paper entitled Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes Minutes: 15 December 2025, published on 29 June 2026, what are the barriers to UK partici

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Permanent Secretaries: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 8052 on Permanent Secretary: Pay, for what reason is the DHSC Permanent Secretary salary of £310,000 to £314,999 set above the SSRB pay range of £155,000 to £22

10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9341 on Ofwat: Equality, whether other Arm’s Length Bodies were not reporting their External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion prior to 2025/26.

Source: official written-questions record.