Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105915 on Katie Martin, for what reason she is unpaid; and how many and what proportion of (a) female and (b) male advisers to her Department are unpaid.

23 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility: Public Appointments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the target date is for a new chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility to be in post.

23 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Honours

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding: accessing HMRC information to assist honours committees in making recommendations about awarding honours to individuals, between Cabinet Office and HMRC, what were

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Publicity

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110416 on Government Departments: Publicity, whether there are plans for (a) HM Treasury or (b) HMRC to remove the HM reference in its public branding.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

National Wealth Fund: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85189 on National Wealth Fund: Workplace Pensions, and with reference to page 19 of the UK Infrastructure Bank's document entitled Framework document, published

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Equality

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) Valuation Office Agency and (b) HMRC staff by FTE are assigned to equality, diversity and inclusion roles.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102817 on Public Houses: Business Rates, if he will provide a hyperlink to the requested information cross-referenced by each individual billing authority in Eng

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 92 of NHS England's annual report and accounts 2024-25, whether a Minister approved NHS England's spending on paid trade union activities.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to pages 92 and 96 respectively of NHS England's annual report and accounts 2024-25 and 2023-24, if he will set out the business case for the increase in (a) facility time headcount

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: City of Sanctuary UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 90801 on NHS Trusts: City of Sanctuary UK, what support and engagement his Department, including NHS England, has given to City of Sanctuary.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Low Alcohol Drinks: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 92263 on Low Alcohol Drinks: Children, if he will cite the sources and titles of the evidence.

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Low Alcohol Drinks: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 92263 on Low Alcohol Drinks: Children, what research his Department has conducted and assessed on the potential impact of the consumption of n

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Trade Unions: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91039 on Trade Unions: Equality, how many (a) chairs and (b) committee members are entitled to use their work time for network activity; and w

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Energy System Operator: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 105926 on National Energy System Operator: Workplace Pensions, what the name is of the defined contribution pension scheme operated by Le

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clean Energy: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether equality, diversity and inclusion requirements have been included in the Clean Energy Jobs Plan.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 91 of his Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, published on 15 September 2025, HC 1274, when he approved the expenditure on trade union activities from faci

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of potential impact of the Warm Homes Discount on the cost of an average (a) gas and (b) electricity for a household that does not receive the Warm Homes Discount.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Commissioner for Public Appointments: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107375 on Public Appointments Commissioner: Correspondence, whether Nita Clarke made a declaration of political activity.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2026 to Question 106743 on DBT: Public Appointments, who declared political activity; and what the political activity was in each case.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Official Hospitality

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2026 to Question 107046 on DBT: Official Hospitality, how the hosting of the reception at the offices of FGS Global on 23 June 2025 will be declared in the Departme

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government plans to introduce income-based pricing of regulated (a) utilities and (b) merit goods.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which financial institutions does the British Business Bank use for its (a) corporate banking and (b) staff pension fund.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential cumulative impact of changes to (a) the Minimum Wage, (b) employer National Insurance, (c) Business Rates and (d) lack of uprating to VAT thresholds on micro-busin

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Ofcom: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2026 to Question 110421 on Ofcom: Public Appointments, for what reason the competition was extended.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications Cables: Tower Hamlets

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2026 to Question 109257 on Chinese Embassy: Construction, and with reference to page 11 of the Government’s Cyber Action Plan, published on 6 Januar

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telephone Exchanges: Tower Hamlets

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 85833, on Telephone Exchanges: Tower Hamlets, whether she has had discussions with BT Openreach on the potential closure or reloca

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications Cables: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to protect the security of onshore telecommunication cables within Great Britain.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with the US Government on that Government's funding of UK think tanks and charities.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 24250 on Lord Mandelson, whether Lord Mandelson declared membership of any third party organisations in his declaration

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson used a non-corporate email address for government business whilst Ambassador.to the United States.

Source: official written-questions record.