Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Companies: China

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to use the National Security and Investment Act 2021 to restrict Chinese ownership of companies in (a) water, (b) electricity, (c) gas, (d) telecoms, (e) data centres and (f) nuclear.

15 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Management

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92016 on Civil Service: Management, for what reason the Terms of Reference are not subject to external publication.

15 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Tom Kibasi

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 91381 on Tom Kibasi, what the length of his secondment to Downing Street was.

15 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has a book of precedents.

15 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department operates a code system to determine when and what replies are given to written parliamentary questions.

15 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Publications: Gender

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any publications have failed SAFE assessments due to gender-critical content.

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Official Residences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which public body holds the registered legal title of the Ministerial residences in (a) 11 Downing Street, (b) Admiralty House and (c) 1 Carlton Gardens.

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90739 on Ministers: Public Appointments, what his Department's definition of a desk note is.

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

List of Ministerial Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 91374 on List of Ministerial Responsibilities, for what reason the updated list has not been published.

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Census: Costs

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated cost is of the Census 2031 in cash terms.

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 94201 on Trade Union Officials: Facilities Agreements, if he will publish that guidance.

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Payment Systems: European Union

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has held discussions with his NATO counterparts on the EU's position on requiring SAFE payments.

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Advertising

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 95647 on Government Department: Advertising, in what formats are data held for spending on public relations, marketing and advertising firms, other than soci

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Cabinet Office Facility Time Framework.

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Redundancy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 95639 on Civil Service: Redundancy, whether the Redundancy and Compensation Control process holds or collates data on departmental spending on exit payments

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Corporate Hospitality and Official Gifts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Cabinet Office disclosure, Ref: FOI2025/18072, of 5 December 2025, on Ministerial Gifts.

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Breakfast Clubs and Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Freedom of Information response by the Cabinet Office, Ref: FOI2025/18068, published on 5 December 2025, what was the cost to the public purse of influencers for the (a) parent creators on Breakfa

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Publicity: Payments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to to the Freedom of Information response by the Cabinet Office, Ref: FOI2025/18068, published on 5 December 2025, if he will publish the proprietary guidance on paid publicity.

12 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

The Spectator: Advertising

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 94699 on Spectator: Advertising, for what reason GB News has not received a SAFE framework approval.

10 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to deposited paper DEP2025-0768, committed on 21 November 2025, further to paragraph 18 of the desk note, how many direct ministerial appointments have been made since July 2024 where the name of

10 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Questions 90250 and 90239 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, what was the specific date in May that Westminster City Council were notified by the Government t

10 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Mission Boards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the internal and external members are of each Mission Board.

10 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Freedom of Information

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the Freedom of Information Act disclosure with reference Internal Review response to FOI252626.

9 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Honours: Forfeiture

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office further to the Answer of 4 November 2025, to Question 85708, on Honours: Forfeiture, if he will publish the criteria for removal from the Roll of the Peerage.

9 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Chequers: Council Tax

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the second homes council tax premium has been paid on the Prime Minister’s residence in Chequers since 1 April 2025.

9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether launching a US sovereign nuclear weapon from the UK's F-35A planes would require the authorisation of the Prime Minister.

9 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: TikTok

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 47529 on Government Departments: TikTok, whether (a) the Prime Minister and (b) Number 10 officials have installed TikTok on their corporate communication devi

8 Dec 2025 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Reform UK: Cryptocurrencies

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many donations received as cryptocurrencies has Reform UK declared to the Electoral Commission; what the value of those donation

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to the Electoral Commission on the (a) acceptance and (b) reporting of political donations received through cryptocurrencies by political parties and

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Holiday Accommodation: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to question 95074 , how many of the businesses classified as holiday sites in the Valuation Office Agency draft 2026 rating lists have had their rateable value i) decrease i

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