Written questions
2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 75368 on Parliamentary and Political Service Committee: Public Appointments, what the remaining period of time is for each of the independent members’ curre
15 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Service: Trade Unions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Civil Service staff networks to only meet outside working hours and have all events signed off by senior managers, published on 23 September 2025, what a
15 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Espionage: Iran
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government Response to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament Report 'IRAN', published in September 2025, CP 1403, what information the Government holds on whether hostile ac
15 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Arts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Policy Lab will fund the MANIFEST programme in 2025-26.
15 Oct 2025 · Home Office
Home Office: Facilities Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 169 of the Home Office Annual report and accounts 2024-25, HC 1133, published in July 2025, and page 170 of the Home Office Annual report and accounts 2023-24, HC 184, published
15 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Strikes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance has been issued to employers by (a) his Department and (b) the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service on whether staff who are on strike are permitted to work for other employers
15 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Companies: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 73348 on Companies: Registration, for what reason Companies House recognised Palestinian as a nationality before the UK Government formally recog
15 Oct 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 11 September 2025 to Question 73349, on Unite: Conference Centres and Hotels, if he will publish a copy of the report that the Certification Officer received in the Library.
15 Oct 2025 · 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 11 September 2025 to Question 74315 on DBT: Social Media, how much has been spent since 4 July 2025; on what campaigns; and through what influencers.
15 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Mr Money Jar
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Freedom of Information Act disclosure reference FOI2025/09531 of 16 September 2025, whether payments have been made to Mr Money Jar for social media activity since July 2024, othe
15 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 76302 on Lord Mandelson, whether Lord Mandelson's mailbox during his time as Business Secretary, held by Integrated Corporate Services, holds (a)
15 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Electronic Government: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the security of A2P messaging used for two-factor authentication by gov.uk websites.
15 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Identity Cards: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether digital ID cards will have centralised logging and verification; and whether public bodies will have access to metadata logs.
14 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestine: Recognition of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to transparency data on FCDO ministerial meetings, April to June 2025, published on 25 September 2025, if she will publish the minutes of the ministerial meeti
14 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the US Government will be charged for use of the military base on Diego Garcia under the terms of the draft UK-Mauritius Treaty.
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Financial Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to establish a sector council for financial services.
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Bank Notes: Design
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65148 on Bank Notes, whether (a) her Department or (b) the Bank of England has an equality, diversity and inclusion policy on the (i) design of and (ii) selection o
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Government Departments and Local Government: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding has been allocated to (a) central government departments and (b) local authorities due to the cost of higher National Insurance rates for employers in 2025-26.
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Data Protection
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) disciplinary actions and (b) dismissals of HMRC officials have there been for unauthorised access to personal data since 1 July 2024.
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Defence and Nuclear Weapons: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 47195 on Environment Protection: Finance, what is the policy of the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosure in relation to investment in (a) defence and
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Coinage: Design
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 65150 on Royal Mint: Committees, whether the (a) Royal Mint Advisory Committee and (b) Sub-Committee on the Selection of Themes have a policy on equality, diversity
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Political Parties: Conferences
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3 in the section entitled Civil Servants of the the Cabinet Office publication entitled Annual party conferences 2025, updated on 8 September 2025, how many civil servants in her Departme
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 71234 on Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, for what reason her Department organised a training event for 70 Philippines officials in Manila;
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Permanent Secretaries: Pay
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71214 on Permanent Secretaries: Pay, if he will publish the salaries for the two roles that were approved; and what was the business case of the exceptional sal
14 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Defence: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the incidence of B-Corp status resulting in financial divestment in the defence industry.
14 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: 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 Government Communication Service SAFE framework currently permits government advertising on the websites of (a) T
14 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Senior Civil Servants: Resignations
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Permanent Secretaries have left their posts since July 2024; and what was the cost to the public purse of exit packages.
14 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on making the appointment of Ambassadors subject to the regulated public appointments process.
14 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Ministers: Official Residences
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2025 to Question HL9337 on Ministers: Official Residences, if he will publish the internal document which states that the sponsoring department will pay the council tax bill fo
14 Oct 2025 · Cabinet Office
Government Communication Service: Staff
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 70468 on Government Communication Service: Staff, what is the most recent estimate of the headcount size of the Government Communication Service, using the
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