Written questions
2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Official Gifts
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 7165 on Prime Minister: Official Gifts, how many auctions have taken place since July 2024 to dispose of gifts.
10 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Cabinet Office Ministers and (b) the Prime Minister were consulted on and approved the exit payment to Lord Mandelson.
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Communication Service: Staff
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11154 on Government Communication Service: Staff, in which month.
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Digital ID Advisory Group
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12161 on Digital ID Advisory Group, if he will publish the declared interests; and whether they were asked to declare political activity.
9 Jul 2026 · Home Office
10 Downing Street: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the cost to the public purse of security and policing in relation to Downing Street.
9 Jul 2026 · Home Office
Chequers: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the cost to the public purse of security and policing in relation to Chequers.
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Manual
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12785 on Cabinet Manual, if he will work with the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee and Lords Constitution Committee to ensure s
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Expenditure
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office: spend data over £25,000, Expenditure Over £25,000 - May 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published 25 June 2026, what the spending on PMO DOMESTIC VISITS with MGI LONDON LTD, Ref: 10372
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Aviation
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on offsetting the Prime Minister’s (a) domestic and (b) international flights since July 2024.
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Service Governance and Accountability Review
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish a formal response to the recommendations in the Independent Review of Governance and Accountability in the Civil Service by Lord Maude of Horsham.
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Service Commission: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the news story entitled New Civil Service Commissioners Appointed, of 30 June 2026, whether any of the four new appointees made a declaration of political activity.
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12162 on Government Departments: Procurement, whether there are exemptions for not publishing grant information to specific organisations through the GGIS proce
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13313, on Public Sector: Procurement, who are the stakeholders who have been consulted on the new social value in central government procurement guidance; whet
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Subject Access Requests
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to update the 2018 internal Subject Access Request manual following the changes to subject access request law in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Bodies: Facilities Agreements
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13194, on Arms Length Bodies: Facilities Agreements, whether the new trade union facility time policy will be extended to (a) non-Civil Service central governm
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Email
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department issues guidance to civil servants on the use of pronouns in email signatures.
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of the Ministerial meeting between the UK Open Government Network, Transparency International and the Open Data Institute and the Hon Member for Brighton Kem
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Facilities Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether ACAS intends to update the ACAS Code of Practice on facility time.
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether POLAR4 is intended to measure socio-economic background.
9 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: ICT
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) iphones and (b) ipads have been procured by the No10 IT Department since July 2024.
8 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities
Council of Europe: LGBT+ People
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9611, on Council of Europe: LGBT+ People, and with reference to the Council of Europe website referenced in the answer, what is the nature of the activity in
8 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of Practice
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9612, on EHRC: Code of Practice, if she will itemise the changes made between the draft of September 2025 and the updated version of April 2026; and whether
8 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities
Equality: Impact Assessments
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9614, on Equality: Impact Assessments, whether her Department plans to publish new guidance on the issue.
8 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
European IDAHOT+ Forum: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled UK to host European IDAHOT+ Forum 2027, published on 19 May 2026, if she will provide a breakdown
8 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities
Office for Equality and Opportunity: Marketing
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter.
8 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities
Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9890, on Equality, whether she plans to undertake a public consultation on the statutory guidance on the socio-economic duty.
8 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Hospitality
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the cost to the public purse of her Department's summer reception held on 1 July 2026; and how much of the total cost was spent on (a) alcohol and (b) catering.
8 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of Lord Mandelson's shareholdings in Global Counsel on his suitability to be appointed as UK Ambassador to the Uni
8 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jeffrey Epstein
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has held discussions on the Epstein files released by the United States Department of Justice prior to their publication.
8 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2025, to Question 2053, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, for what policy reason does the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office not
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