Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in what circumstances would the (a) Mauritius and (b) UK Government be able to terminate the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37808 on Prime Minister: Recruitment, if he will list the job title of each position in the Prime Minister’s Office that was filled by exception since 4 July 2

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Disability

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document entitled Statistical bulletin - Civil Service Statistics: 2025, published on 30 July 2025, for what reason the proportion of staff in his Department who have self-reported a disabi

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Central Government: Supply Estimates

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to p.382 of the document entitled Central Government Supply Estimates 2024-25, Main Supply Estimates, HC139, published on 17 July 2025, what policy area relates to the Cabinet Office’s contingent

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Trade Unions: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on whether (a) trade union diversity networks are eligible for trade union facility time and (b) whether staff can claim both diversity network time and facility time.

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

HRConnect: Publications

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library copies of each HR Connect newsletter issued since 1 January 2025.

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Social Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Crown Commercial Service and (b) Government Communications Service has (i) a framework agreement for the procurement of social influencers and (ii) roster of preferred or recommended influencers.

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Freedom of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's planned timetable is for the publication of the seventh UK National Action Plan for Open Government; and what consultation his Department has undertaken in relation to the sixth UK National

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the total cost of the Civil Service paybill in the (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 financial years.

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Bloom Procurement Services

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information (a) his Department and (b) the Crown Commercial Service hold on the fee structures used by Bloom Procurement Services Ltd under the NEPRO3 framework; and what proportion of public contracts awar

2 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Summer Internship Programme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government press release entitled Internship Scheme To Get More Working Class Students Into Civil Service, published on 1 August 2025, whether children of (a) House of Commons Ministers and

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

College for National Security: Data Protection

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with which (a) external processors and (b) IT suppliers are (i) special category data and (ii) other personal data shared under the College for National Security Privacy Notice, published on 19 June 2025; and wh

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Aviation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 41254 on Ministers: Aviation, how much his Department has spend on carbon offsetting under the RM6251 Energy Supply Framework since July 2024; and how many tonn

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: OCS Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40584 on 9 Downing Street: Media, if he will publish the (a) social value outcomes reports and (b) diversity reports from the last four quarters.

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Personnel Management

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40919 on Civil Servants: Personnel Management, if he will publish the Mutually Agreed Exits guidance.

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Passenger Standards Authority

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Public Bodies Handbook – Part 2: The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, whether his Department's public bodies team assessed Passe

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Central Government: Empty Property

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2025, to Question 64828, on Central Government: Empty Property, if he will list the datasets that (a) were previously held on the Electronic Property Information Mapping Service

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service Board

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Civil Service Board has ceased operation; and whether its functions have been taken over by (a) a new or (b) pre-existing body.

1 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Profile: GRU cyber and hybrid threat operations, published on 18 July 2025, whether the GRU has (a) engaged with and (b) targeted

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Aviation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 41254 on Ministers: Aviation, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Crown Commercial Service hold information on the (i) locations and (ii) activities undertak

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Accountability

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will undertake a public consultation on the proposed duty of candour.

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish FOI reference, FOI2025/09624, dated 16 July 2025.

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Public Lavatories

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 31 July 2025 to Question HL9824 on Government Departments: Public Lavatories, when that guidance was last updated.

1 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Inter Mediate

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made payments to Inter Mediate since 4 July 2024.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 62992 on Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking, what representations has the Cabinet Office received in relation to the new guidance on civil servants speaki

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Gender: Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the official statistics publication entitled UK Public Survey of Risk Perception, Resilience and Preparedness 2025: Technical Report, published on 23 July 2025, for what reason data on gender w

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

ICT: Standards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document entitled Process Intelligence privacy notice, published on 23 July 2025, how his Department defines the term process intelligence.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Business Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25855 on Business Interests, what progress his Department has made on reviewing and updating the post-government employment rules.

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54761 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the OCS invoice for the No9 media room works has now been (a) received by the Cabinet Office and (b)

29 Aug 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Inquiries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of each ongoing (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory public inquiry, including the year it was established.

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