Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary Private Secretaries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an updated list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries.

11 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

National Security Adviser: Egypt

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings the National Security Adviser has had with representatives of the Egyptian Government.

11 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's data entitled Expenditure Over £25,000 - September 2025 (Cabinet Office Core), published on 30 October 2025, which events the expenditure with reference SINV-000028834 with Cal

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 52904 on Electronic Government, if she will publish the Data Protection Impact Assessment produced for the One Login programme.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question HL5508 on Research: Finance, if she will make it her policy to stop the inclusion of equality, diversity and inclusion targets in pub

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Digital Service: Gender and Sex

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 50225 on Government Digital Service: Gender and Sex, if he will ensure that sex is used in updated Government Digital Service Design gu

10 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

The Spectator: Advertising

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 71198 on Unherd: Advertising, whether the SAFE framework permits government advertising on the Spectator website.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK Space Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled UK space sector bolstered with government reforms to boost growth and cut red tape, published on 20 August 2025, what the estimated annual s

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Digital Service: Gender and Sex

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 50225 on Government Digital Service: Gender and Sex, whether any (a) diversity staff network and (b) external organisation advised the

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Emily Middleton

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the salary is of the Director General for Digital Centre Design.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is his Department’s definition of disinformation is.

10 Nov 2025 · 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 22 July 2025 to Question 68774 on Civil Service: Equality, how attendance at the Humanists Convention engages his Department’s remit and responsibilities.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Electronic Government: Logos

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 81183 on Electronic Government: Logos, what was the total cost to (a) Cabinet Office and (b)DSIT of the redesign.

10 Nov 2025 · 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 31 October 2025 to Question 84243 on DSIT: Disinformation, and to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25857 on Written Questions: Government Responses, i

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Emily Middleton

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Director General for Digital Centre Design has been involved in procurement decisions in her role as a member of the programme board for Test, Learn and Grow.

10 Nov 2025 · 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 22 July 2025 to Question 68774 on Civil Service: Equality, whether there was a business case for the purchase of rainbow pins.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Departments: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many different (a) iOS and (b) Android apps are run by government departments.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment Rights Bill: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the potential cost of the requirement in the Employment Rights Bill to give facility time to trade union equality representatives to (a) public and (b) private sector emplo

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Stamp Advisory Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025, to Question 64917 on Stamp Advisory Committee, whether papers for that Committee are held by officials in his Department.

10 Nov 2025 · 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 22 October 2025, to Question 82332 on Companies: Registration, for what reason Companies House recognises nations that the UK Government does not itself recognise.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Jeffrey Epstein

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 84210 on Jeffery Epstein, whether records held by Integrated Corporate Services for that period are held in (a) electronic and (b) hard copy format

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Unite: Conference Centres and Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82331 on Unite: Conference Centres and Hotels, what steps the Certification Officer is taking to obtain (a) documents and (b) digital information f

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Unite: Conference Centres and Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2025, to Question 82331, on Unite: Conference Centres and Hotels, when he expects the Certification Officer to publish the conclusion of the inspection; if he will

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question HL8787 on Taxation: Electronic Government, for what reason the functionality of HMRC IT systems does not allow taxpayers to submit their Making Tax Digital rep

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question HL8844 on Affordable Housing: Finance and pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 78177 on Affordable Housin

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Bank Notes: Design

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's document entitled Financial relationship between HM Treasury and the Bank of England: Memorandum of Understanding, published in February 2025 and pursuant to the Answer of 14 July

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Coinage: Design

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 81881 on Coinage: Design, whether the (a) Royal Mint Advisory Committee, (b) Sub-Committee on the Selection of Themes and (c) her Department have issued guidance

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2024 to Question 11978 on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if her Department holds data that breaks down how the savings were delivered by each department.

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Cabinet Office

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 26828 on Cabinet Office: Revenue and Customs, what the legal basis is to permit the sharing of confidential information on ministers’ tax affairs between (a) Cab

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.43 of the Spring Statement 2025 and pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 81329 on Civil Service: Redundancy, how much of the £150 million government employee exit schem

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