Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Goaco: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any of Goaco Group Ltd's subcontractor (a) resources and (b) delivery partners were offshore before the publication of the variation of the Cabinet Office's contract with the company in October 2025.

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Honours Forfeiture Committee

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the names, roles and dates of appointment of the members of the Forfeiture Committee are; how each member was selected; and which members are classified as independent.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Decorations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for the restoration of honours or medals have been received since February 2021; and how many have been granted in each year since.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Honours

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for the restoration of honours or medals have been received since February 2021; and how many have been granted in each year since then.

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Honours: Committees

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how members of the Diversity and Outreach Committee were selected and how many vacancies, other than the appointment of Chair, were publicly advertised.

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Official Cars

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 August 2025, to Question 69015, on Government Department: Official Cars, whether the Cabinet Office has released information on expenditure on Ministerial cars through the Government

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

UK Integrated Security Fund

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 8 of his Department's corporate report entitled Integrated Security Fund Annual Report 2024–25 published on 30 October 2025, what proportion of the £965 million was classified as having a

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Aviation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 63005 on Prime Minister: Aviation, and with reference to the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act disclosure of 5 September 2025, FOI reference: FOI2025/125

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Tom Kibasi

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Tom Kibasi was a (a) direct ministerial appointment, (b) special adviser, (c) secondment, (d) civil servant recruited by exception or (e) permanent civil servant, when working in 10 Downing Street.

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments: Political Impartiality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 November 2025, to Question 84247, on Public Appointments: Political Impartiality, if he will make it his policy to amend guidance to require disclosure of previous political activity

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Admiralty House

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Admiralty House residences will be offered to another Minister.

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the guidance issued to departments referenced in the letter from the Paymaster General to the Institute for Government of 14 October 2025.

17 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service; Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025, to Question 81874, on Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments, if Heads of Mission are appointed by open and fair competition; and

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Hospitality: Wines

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent via Berry Bros Ltd since 4 July 2024.

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office; Facilities Agreements

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85499 on Cabinet Office: Facility Agreements, how facility time is authorised; and whether Ministers approve it.

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

List of Ministerial Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the List of Ministerial Responsibilities will be updated.

17 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: Email

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has issued guidance to special advisers on the use of government email in 2025.

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether special advisers have been informed by the Cabinet Office that they lose their employer contributions on the Civil Service pension scheme if they leave before two years of employment unless they transfer

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Senior Salaries Review Body: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office news story of 5 August entitled "Extension of Generalist Member to the Senior Salaries Review Body", whether Pippa Greenslade was reappointed by open and fair competition; an

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all special advisers who have joined since July 2024 were informed by Cabinet Office Special Adviser HR that they will lose their employer contributions if they leave before two years of employment unles

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Political Activities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 17 October 2025, to Question 77543, on Political Parties: Conferences, whether Cabinet Office HR division collates information on (a) junior and (b) senior civil service staff who are g

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Social Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 86056, on Government Departments: Social Media, and with reference to paragraph 1.6(d) of the Ministerial Code, what the public interest basis is for not pl

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Vetting

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Developed Vetting clearances have been completed within 95 days in each of the past six months.

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff his Department intends to hire for the new Digital ID policy directorate; and what the total annual budget for that division is.

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

United Kingdom Security Vetting: Temporary Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of UK Security Vetting’s total workforce is made up of contingent labour or contractors.

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Islamophobia

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office Staff Handbook has a definition of Islamophobia; and whether the Cabinet Office has adopted a definition for HR disputes.

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place the desk note on Direct Ministerial Appointments in the House of Commons Library.

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Calder Conferences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 October, to Question 71230, on Cabinet Office: Calder Conferences, what the specific event was for each of the individual room hires since 4 April 2025 other than Civil Service Live

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Remote Working

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office still operates a Hybrid Development Working Group.

13 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

United Kingdom Security Vetting: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of UK Security Vetting staff are currently based in (a) York, (b) Glasgow and (c) other locations.

Source: official written-questions record.