Written questions
2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Freedom of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Freedom of Information Act disclosure, reference FOI2025/09531, of 16 September 2025.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2025, to Question 86249, on Department for Business and Trade: Social Media, if he will name the specific social media influencers who were commissioned by the depa
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Stamp Advisory Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 88693 on Stamp Advisory Committee, if he will list the dates that officials have attended meetings of the Stamp Advisory Committee since July 2024
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Postage Stamps: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, further to the Ofcom "Call for input: Review of postal regulation – pricing and affordability", of 4 November 2025, whether stamp prices for ordinary customers will have to cross-subsided the proposed
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Companies House: Recognition of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 13 November 2025, to Question 88692, on Companies House: Recognition of States, if he will list each foreign nationality that is recognised by Companies House for the purposes
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Picketing: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2025, to Question HL11348, on Industrial Disputes: Trade Unions, whether the Government will take steps to revise the Code of Practice on picketing to ban leverage
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Official Hospitality
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what departmental receptions have taken place in the offices of consultant lobbying firms since 4 July 2024, and what was the rationale in each case.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
Regulatory Policy Committee: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the regulated public appointment, Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) - Committee Members - 5 roles, with application deadline of 23 October 2024, who was the Advisory Assessment Indepe
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Remote Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2025, to Question 90732, on DSIT: Remote Working, whether the 40% office attendance policy for departmental staff is a target of (a) those staff be
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: X Corp
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much his Department has spent in the last 12 months on X premium, and on which tier.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Civil Service: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 88696, if he will publish he business case for the rainbow pins.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98126, on DSIT: Public Appointments, whether any of the Direct Ministerial Appointments made a declaration of political activity w
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Research: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025, to Question 88707, on Research: Finance, what estimate he has made of the (a) monetary and (b) regulatory cost of the inclusion of equality,
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32640 on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Buildings, whether civil servants in 22 Whitehall are required to book a s
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, further to the Cabinet Office publication, Monthly Average HQ Building Occupancy (Quarter 2: July to September 2025), published on 1 December 2025, what were the numeric figures for the
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Public Bodies: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 88695, on Government Departments: Mobile Phones, whether there is any guidance given to public bodies on creating new apps.
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
UK Space Agency: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 88704 on UK Space Agency, whether he plans to reduce the total headcount as a result of the merger of the UK Space Agency into the
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Civil Service: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 88700 on Civil Service: Equality, whether the civil servants attended the humanists convention using staff time or annual leave.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Electronic Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 88708 on Electronic Government, on what date was the current internal Data Protection Impact Assessment completed.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Global Disinformation Index
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether this Department uses the Global Disinformation Index service.
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Government Departments: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 23 September 2025, to Question 70484, on Government Departments: Training, what role the Director General for Digital Centre Design played in (a) the design an
19 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025, to Question 88698, on DSIT: Disinformation, what specific facility or service does the contract with (a) Total Global Strategy Network and (b
19 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025, to Question HL11873, on Equality and Human Rights Commission, whether she has consulted Civil Service (a) trade unions and (b) diversity networks on the proposed res
19 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities
Office for Equality and Opportunity: Finance
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 85184 on Office for Equality and Opportunity: Finance, whether the office plans to make efficiency savings; and what the change in staff headcount was fro
19 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities
Equal Pay: Disability and Ethnic Groups
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her planned timetable is for the consultation and implementation of ethnicity and disability pay reporting; and whether she has produced an Impact Assessment.
19 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities
Common Purpose: Finance
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89471 on Common Purpose: Finance, whether the expenditure was approved by a Minister.
19 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities
Common Purpose: Finance
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89471 on Common Purpose: Finance, if he will place a copy of the (a) presentation and (b) handouts from the leadership training in the Library.
19 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities
Women: Public Spaces
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had recent discussions with the Local Government Association on the interim guidance being given to councils on the Supreme Court ruling on For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers.
19 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities
Business: Codes of Practice
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 86238 on Business: Codes of Practice, whether the appropriate process will require an Impact Assessment to be undertaken by (a) her Department and (b) the
19 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities
Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to respond to the consultation on Equity law, which closed on 30 June 2025.
Source: official written-questions record.