Written questions

2,929 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Apr 2025 · Treasury

10 Downing Street: Artworks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 December 2024 to Question 20833 on 10 Downing Street: Art Works, whether she plans for the portrait of Queen Elizabeth I to be permanently installed in 11 Downing Street.

2 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prime Ministers' press release entitled, Regulator axed as red tape is slashed to boost growth, published on 11 March 2025, whether (a) services and (b) offices are shared between the Payment S

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to uphold the Nolan principles on standards in public life in public appointments.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40907 on Business: Regulation, what metric is used for the 25% reduction from 2005 to 2010; whether it was gross or net of EU regulation; and if he wi

2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a should cost model prepared on abolishing NHS England.

2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the abolition of NHS England will require (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) no legislation.

2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of abolishing NHS England for (a) Civil Service Compensation Scheme payments and (b) other redundancy costs.

2 Apr 2025 · Women and Equalities

Cabinet Office: Non-binary People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question HL4540 on Local Government: Equality, whether (a) the Cabinet Office, (b) the Office for Women and Equality and (c) the Equality and Human Rights Commissi

2 Apr 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Disability and Ethnic Groups

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the consultation document on ethnic and disability pay gap reporting, published on 18 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including a question to consultation

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Center for Countering Digital Hate

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34451 on Center for Countering Digital Hate, whether (a) her Department and (b) the National Lottery has previously funded the Center for Counte

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Imperial War Museum

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the Imperial War Museum has decided to close the exhibition of VC and GC medals in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery; and whether Ministers were consulted.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Imperial War Museum

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when Ministers were informed by the Imperial War Museum of the closure of the Lord Ashcroft Gallery.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Imperial War Museum

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Imperial War Museum on its decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery.

2 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Information Officers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value is of the severance payment to the outgoing director of communications.

2 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Email

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40914 on Prime Minister: Email, what his Department's policy is on how long emails that are (a) received by 10 Downing Street, (b) not explicitly placed on the

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has a target to reduce the headcount size of the (a) Cabinet Office and its agencies and (b) Civil Service in 2025.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Lord-Lieutenants: Political Activities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on political activity by deputy lieutenants.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Trade Unions: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers are required to declare trade union meetings in transparency returns.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Honours: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Honours Committees handbook.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Stonewall: Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on whether any arm’s length bodies are members of Stonewall.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Transgender People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23677 on Gender Dysphoria: Health Services, if he will make it his policy to place a copy of the revised guidance in the Library.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Advertising

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25850 on Government Departments: Advertising, if he will list (a) each of the seven instances of campaign-specific flexibility and (b) the date on which each

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has a target for a reduction in the size of the headcount of (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the Civil Service in 2025.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Remuneration Committee

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14704 on Remuneration Committee, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) remit are of that Committee.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14973 on Civil Service: Equality, if he will list each exemption reported by Departments since 14 May 2024.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 5 December 2024 on Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, HCWS285, if he will make it his policy to establish a unit to monitor the Government's progre

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Remote Working

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to other Departments on methods for monitoring workplace attendance.

31 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21685 on Civil Service: Pensions, if he will publish the most recent Employer Pension Notice from the Cabinet Office to Government departments on the disclosu

31 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 22202 on Foreign Investment in the UK: National Security, how many transactions have related to China since 5 July 2024.

31 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 1260 on External by Default Recruitment, what criteria were applied to determine whether a role was urgent or critical during the pre-election period.

Source: official written-questions record.