Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jul 2025 · House of Commons Commission

House of Commons: Morning Star

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 52332 on House of Commons: Morning Star, what criteria the House uses to determine the number of copies o

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question HL8158 on Arm’s Length Bodies, what is the (a) purpose and (b) function of Project Seahorse.

15 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Universities: Fees and Charges

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 60489 on Universities: Fees and Charges, whether young people from EU member states coming to the UK under the proposed UK-EU youth mobility scheme would pay in

15 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Intelligence and Security Committee

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2025, to Question 53205, on Intelligence and Security Committee, whether the Prime Minister will meet with the Intelligence and Security Committee before the summer recess.

8 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled Civil Service 2024/2025 External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, published on 30 May 2025, what the Cross-Civil Service Pride funding was spent on; and w

1 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

National Security Adviser

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Adviser is (a) secretary of the National Security Council, (b) head of the National Security Secretariat and (c) Principal Accounting Officer for the Single Intelligence Account.

1 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on appointing the new Conservative political member for the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.

1 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s oral contribution of 4 June 2025, Official Report, Column 301, if he will provide evidential basis for his comment on China.

26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK to deliver on 5% NATO pledge as Government drives greater security for working people, published on 23 June 2025, what his Department's methodological

26 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

King Charles III: Artworks

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 62086 on King Charles III: Artworks, whether (a) the BBC and (b) Channel 4 took up the offer from the Cabinet Office of a free portrait of the King to place in

26 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answers of 3 June 2025 to Question 53890 on Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking, and 18 June 2025 to Question 59753 on Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking, if he will publish the guid

26 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

TotalEnergies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether TotalEnergies Gas & Power and its subsidiaries supply gas to 10 Downing Street; and what assessment he has made of whether TotalEnergies' LNG gas is sourced from Russia.

26 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords Appointments Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 19 June 2025, HCWS718, on House of Lords Appointments, whether the Prime Minister has a numerical target for the number of peerages that he will invite from

25 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Buildings: Concrete

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 60822 on Public Buildings: Concrete, whether the Government Property Agency holds this information; and how many buildings in his Department have RAAC.

25 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential costs of the Reform Party policy on the Britannia Card.

24 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO press release LGBTQIA+ Legal Guidebook launched in Philippines for Pride Month published on 23 June 2025, if he will publish the legal guidebook.

17 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: London Allowance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether civil servants receiving London weighting have to work in an office within Greater London.

17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence Review: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned timeline was for media engagement on the release of the Strategic Defence Review 2025.

17 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Prime Minister: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was billed by his Department to the Cabinet Office to reimburse the costs of providing fixed-wing air transport to the Prime Minister for domestic flights on aircraft registered under the marks (a) G-ZAB

17 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Gifts and Endowments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (a) how many and (b) what value of (i) donations and (ii) bequests have been made to the donations in general towards public expenditure fund since 4 July 2024.

17 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Public Sector Debt: Gifts and Endowments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (a) how many and (b) what value of (i) donations and (ii) bequests have been made to the Donations and Bequests Account since 4 July 2024.

17 Jun 2025 · Church Commissioners

Clergy: Freedom of Expression

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what guidance the Church of England provides to clergy on the expression of gender-critical views.

17 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Independent Office for Police Conduct: Stonewall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question HL7327 on Independent Office for Police Conduct, for what reason the Independent Office for Police Conduct continues to hold a paid membership of Ston

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding of 19 May 2025, what changes she plans to make to the university home fee status of students of EU/EEA nationality studying in (a) England, (b) Wales, (

17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the amount the NHS spends on drugs imported from the US.

16 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether special advisers in his Department have a role in the (a) preparation, (b) clearance and (c) publication of Official Statistics.

16 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 41643 on Government Departments: Equality, whether his Department has provided updated internal guidance on diversity networks since 14 May 2024.

13 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Communication Service

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to reduce the size of the Government Communication Service.

13 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Civil Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the risk of large-scale disorder in (a) a single area and (b) multiple areas in Great Britain.

13 Jun 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question HL7182 on Cabinet Office: Zero Hour Contracts, what is the annual cost of staff on zero-hours contract; and in what business units do they work.

Source: official written-questions record.