Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Ministers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 18 July 2025 to Question 66652 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, whether the RAF Command Support Air Transport fleets include (a) Airbus A321 G-GBNI, (b) Airbus A330 ZZ336, (c) Dassault F

5 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 54408 on Recruitment: Equality, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the Rooney rule being adopted by NHS bodies.

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Criminal Records

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers are asked by (a) his Department, (b) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests and (c) their Department whether they have a criminal record prior to their Ministerial appointment.

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Liberal Democrat Chief Whip has been appointed as a member of the Parliamentary and Political Service Committee..

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42571 on Cabinet Office: Equality, which diversity networks in his Department received network time in the last month for which figures are held; and how much t

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service Commission: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 21 July 2025 entitled Government of service, HCWS870, whether the Civil Service Commission will include political members nominated by the main political parties in the

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords Appointments Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 21 July 2025 entitled Government of service, HCWS870, whether he plans to make any changes to the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Committee on Standards in Public Life: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 21 July 2025 entitled Government of service, HCWS870, whether the reformed Committee on Standards in Public Life will have political members nominated by the main polit

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ethics and Integrity Commission: Complaints

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 21 July 2025 entitled Government of service, HCWS870, whether the Ethics and Integrity Commission will consider complaints relating to alleged breaches of ethics and in

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Business Interests: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, whether changes to the Business Appointment Rules will be retrospective.

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service and Committee on Standards in Public Life: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, whether he plans to increase the remuneration for the (a) First Civil Service Commissioner and (b) chair of the Committe

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Joint Operations Committee

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, whether he plans to reconstitute the Joint Operations Committee.

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Greg Jackson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Appointment to Cabinet Office Board, published on 19 August 2025, whether Greg Jackson (a) made a declaration of political activity and (b) was selected thr

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Former Ministers: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, who will be responsible for determining whether a former minister has seriously breached the (a) Ministerial Code and (b

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ethics and Integrity Commission and Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, what the line management structure of the (a) Ethics and Integrity Commission secretariat and (b) secretariat supporting

5 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Business Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, if he will publish the audit findings by the Civil Service Commission on the application of Business Appointment Rules b

4 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the written statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, whether the new rules on repayment of Ministerial severance payments will come into effect on 13 October; and whether the Depu

4 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Angela Rayner

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 3 September 2025 in response to the Rt hon. Member for North West Essex during Prime Minister's Questions, Official Report, Column 281, on what date th

4 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Angela Rayner

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 3 September 2025 in response to the Rt hon. Member for North West Essex during Prime Minister's Questions, Official Report, Column 281, on what date he

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of employer pension contributions for NHS employees are funded by NHS England.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Soft Drinks: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 66478 Innovation: Beer and Public Houses, for what reason it is his policy to prohibit sales of non-alcoholic products to people under the age of

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Government Communication Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) embedded communications and (b) members of the Government Communications Service are employed by (i) his Department and (ii) NHS England.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Trade Unions: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether trade union diversity networks in (a) his department and (b) NHS England are eligible for trade union facility time; and whether people can claim both diversity network time and facility ti

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Employment Rights Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on industrial action in the NHS.

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42740 on Smoking: Hospitality Industry, what his planned timetable is for the consultation on the vaping and smoking provisions in relation to out

4 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Industrial Disputes: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46764 on Industrial Disputes: Trade Unions, if he will make it his policy to suspend (a) facility time and (b) check-off for NHS-recognised trade

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Submarines: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to p.6 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, if he will publish a breakdown of the associated costs for the sovereign warhead programme over this Parliament; and whether he exp

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

France: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 67413 on France: Military Alliances, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question HL6719 on Nuclear Weapons, how his Department defines tactical nuc

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Ministers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2025 to Question 66652 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, what the total cost to the public purse was for those tasks.

4 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) ambassadors and (b) high commissioners are not (a) civil servants and (b) members of the Diplomatic Service.

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