Written questions
2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Morgan McSweeney
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Morgan McSweeney has been paid a severance payment, or payment in lieu of notice, following his departure as a special adviser.
10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 119320 on Cabinet Office: Public Appointments, if he will make it his policy to publish the information on outside individuals in an anonymised or Barnardised
10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Global Counsel
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office approached Global Counsel in relation to responding to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.
10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government's publication entitled A message from Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the Civil Service, published on 8 July 2024, what steps Cabinet Office has the taken to deliver on the Prime
10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Arms Length Bodies: Parliamentary Scrutiny
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41289 on Arms Length Bodies: Parliamentary Scrutiny, what guidance has been given to non-ministerial departments on how they should provide information to depar
10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Facilities Agreements
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 121770 on Government Departments: Facilities Agreements, whether Departments will be required to continue to collate internal figures on the cost of facility t
10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Allowances
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Civil Service People Group has given to Departments on whether civil servants can claim expenses for travelling to work.
10 Apr 2026 · Attorney General
Attorney General's Office: Public Consultation
To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to the Government press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, whether the Attorney General intends to amend the Legal Risk Guidance to facilitate the removal of con
10 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 18 March 2026 to Question 114881 on Jonathan Powell, how much Mr Powell was paid as Special Envoy for British Indian Ocean Territory negotiations.
10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Inter Mediate
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's publications FCDO Services spend over £25,000, October 2025 and FCDO Services spend over £25,000, November 2025, published on 5 January 202
10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Special Advisers: ICT
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2026 to Question 110815 on Special Advisers: ICT, whether (a) special advisers and (b) senior civil servants have auto-delete functionality turned on for (i) corporate and (
10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) she and (b) her Ministers were consulted on and approved the exit payment to Lord Mandelson over and above the special payment approval by the Chief Secretary to
10 Apr 2026 · Home Office
Orgreave Inquiry
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what are the (a) total budget and (b) expected completion date of the Orgreave Inquiry.
10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Matt Hancock
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has had discussions with Matthew Hancock on the copyright and ownership of electronic messages held on non-corporate devices relating to official government business from his time as Healt
10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister's Chief of Staff
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) No10 security team and (b) Government Security Group contacted the Metropolitan Police over the theft of the phone of the Prime Minister's chief of staff on 20 October 2025.
26 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Insolvency Service: Global Counsel
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Insolvency Service and its nominated receiver are taking to ensure the retention of emails held by Global Counsel.
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: WhatsApp
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Whatsapps messages on 10 Downing Street official iPhones are automatically backed up to a cloud or central server.
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Locksmiths
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on locksmiths in each of the last five years.
26 Mar 2026 · Home Office
Jalal Uddin Inquiry
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 70519, on Public Inquiries, what has been the total public cost to date of the Jalal Uddin Inquiry.
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Disinformation
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2026, to Question 116505, on Disinformation, if he will set out what public narratives have been monitored using the tool in the last month.
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Vetting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2026, to Question 120612, on Government Departments: Vetting, whether individuals joining the Civil Service are advised on giving false or misleading information in any other p
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Communication
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question HL15004, on Government Departments: Communication, whether the Prime Minister approved the new guidance on UK/HM Government branding, or whether it was approv
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of UK GDPR data protection principles on his Department's disclosure of Lord Mandelson's personal information under the humble Address.
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Ministerial Boxes
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 120836 on Prime Minister: Ministerial Boxes, whether there is guidance on how (a) oral, (b) written and (c) electronic responses by Ministers to formal advice
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Ministers and Special Advisers: Electronic Messaging
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department considers that electronic messages held on non-corporate devices relating to official government business held by (a) Ministers and (b) Special Advisers are owned by the Government.
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Morgan McSweeney
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Morgan McSweeney, since departing Crown employment, has passed information held on his non-corporate communication devices relating to official government business to the Cabinet Office or the Prime Mini
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Covid-19 Inquiry: Costs
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what has been the total public cost to date of the Covid-19 Inquiry.
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Social Media
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 17 March 2026, HCWS1407, on Online Advertising Taskforce Progress Report 2025, whether the adherence to the Influencer Marketing Code of Conduct will be embedded in to
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Freedom of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to make (a) primary legislative, (b) secondary legislative, (c) statutory guidance or (d) non-statutory guidance changes to activity under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
26 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Mobile Phones
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Downing Street staff are required to inform the No10 Security Team if their (a) official or (b) personal phone has been stolen.
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