Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration has been made of allocating a Digital Identity Number to children at birth.

8 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Social Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025, to Question 93745, on Cabinet Office: Social Media, if he will name the specific social media influencers who were paid to advertise the government in relation to the (

8 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Empty Property

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2025, to Question 65368, on Empty Property, what records does the Office of Government Property’s Insite database hold on the number of (a) residential and (b) non-residential p

8 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

UK Integrated Security Fund: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Integrated Security Fund Annual Report 2024–25, of 30 October 2025, if he will establish a due-diligence process to ensure that ISF programmes scored as principal for gender equality are no

8 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

National Security Adviser

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Our management section of the Cabinet Office website and further to his Department's document entitled Special advisers: code of conduct, updated on 6 November 2024, for what reason Jonatha

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Visits Abroad

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication entitled Ministers' overseas travel and meetings: Publication Guidance, January 2025, and the paragraph 1(a) guidance on foreign meetings, whether a meeting with a foreign gover

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environment Protection: Public Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2025, to Question 66951, on Environment Protection: Public Bodies, and with reference to paragraphs 211, 233 and 234 of the Cabinet Office's Gui

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Property Agency: Empty Property

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2025, to Question 65368, on Empty Property, how many dwellings are owned or managed by the Government Property Agency which are currently empty.

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Aviation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the VIP International Flights privacy notice, published 2 January, whether the Cabinet Office holds information on the (1) number, (2) cost and (3) destination of VIP flights for (a) the Prime

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025, to Question 93747, on Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, what the date, title, location and purpose of the cross-government event related to the public ex

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Communication Service: Marketing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Freedom of Information response by the Cabinet Office, Ref: FOI2025/18068, of 5 December 2025, if he will publish the Guidance for Influencer Marketing.

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Communication Service: Marketing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 70489 on Government Communication Service: Marketing, and with reference to paragraph 211 of the Cabinet Office Guide to Parliamentary Work, for what reaso

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January to Question 100339 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, on what date was the invoice paid; and what is the transaction number for its entry in gov.uk transparency dat

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Commissioner for Public Appointment’s annual report 2024-25, published December 2025, page 17, what is the timetable for the Cabinet Office publishing a Senior Independent Panel Member list.

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Social Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 74206, on Government Departments: Social Media, which external firms are used to procure social media influencers across government under CCS Framework RM6

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Advertising

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 January 2026, to Question 99531, on Government Departments: Advertising, how much has been spent on (a) digital, (b) out of home, (c) press, (d) radio and (e) television since July 20

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Admiralty House: Official Residences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025, to Question 90245, on Admiralty House: Official Residences, which civil servants, and from which business unit, are allowed to stay in the Admiralty House official res

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Secondment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025, to Question 90240, on Cabinet Office: Secondment, if he will list the names of the organisations that have had Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, accordi

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments: Political Activities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Commission for Public Appointments, Annual Report, 2024-25, p.41, if he will place in the Library a copy of the full dataset on the 67 individuals who declared political activity that is he

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Secondment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025, to Question 90240, on Cabinet Office: Secondment, if he will list the names of the organisations that have seconded staff into central government since July 2024, acco

7 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Official Cars

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2025, to Question 100331, on Ministers: Official Cars, what is the estimated, non-granular aggregate expenditure by the Government Car Service on official cars for civil serva

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Qualifications: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he is having with his European counterparts on the recognition of (a) legal qualifications and (b) other professional qualifications.

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Census: Costs

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025, to Question 99534, on Census: Costs, and the letter from the Permanent Secretary of 17 December 2025, whether there is a working estimate of the potential total cost o

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Unpaid Work

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2025, to Question 93377, on Civil Service: Unpaid Work, who determines the main household earner in the case of an applicant with two different families where the parents hav

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Visits Abroad

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what requirements Ministers have to declare details of overseas visits in government transparency returns, when meeting external organisations which are not foreign governments, when undertaking official travel

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Hospitality: Wines

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2025, to Question 91376, and of 23 December 2025, to Question 99834, on Government Hospitality: Wines, and to the answer of 30 January 2025, to Question 26019, on Written Qu

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Alli

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) gifts and (b) hospitality he has received in a Ministerial capacity by Lord Alli have been (i) returned and (ii) refunded since July 2024.

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Dale Vince

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Dale Vince was invited to receptions at Downing Street in (a) November and (b) December 2025.

6 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Tim Allan

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Tim Allan has been recused on matters relating to (a) Sanctuary Counsel and (b) Thorndon Partners and (c) their clients.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2025, to Question 98492, on F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons, whether a decision to (a) launch a US sovereign nuclear weapon from the UK's F-35A planes whilst on a particular N

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