Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Notes Verbale have been issued to foreign governments and supranational organisations since 4 July 2024.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Chines Government made representation to her Department, outside of the planning process, on permissions for the proposed Chinese Embassy.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 101764 on Diplomatic Service, if she will publish the (a) manuals, (b) desk notes and (c) other guidance which outline t

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Embassies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 91405 on China: Embassies, on what statutory basis was the conditional diplomatic consent granted.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on whether the Chinese government’s sanctions on UK Parliamentarians, former Parliamentarians and their families have been removed.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Inter Mediate

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the minutes of the meeting between Baroness Chapman of Darlington and Inter Mediate of 22 October 2024.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chinese Embassy: Royal Mint

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105773 on Chinese Embassy: Royal Mint, if she will provide a summary of what the Note Verbale stated on the granting of

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Visits Abroad

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on whether Ministers on official overseas visits are required to declare visits to external commercial organisations.

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Self-employed: Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the self-employed earnings are included in the (a) Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, (b) Average Weekly Earnings and (c) Labour Force Survey.

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Labour Together

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) status is and (b) terms of reference are of his Department's review into Labour Together; who commissioned the review; who it will report to; and whether its findings will be published.

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Reviews

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who has a role in his Department's (a) inquiry into Lord Mandelson, (b) response to the Humble Address and (c) review of Labour Together; and whether anyone has recused themselves from these matters.

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Freedom of Information: Databases

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the name is of his Department's Freedom of Information casework database.

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a desk note on exit payments to (a) Senior Civil Servants and (b) Permanent Secretaries.

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Labour Together

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who is responsible for his Department's review of Labour Together; or whether any Ministers has recused themselves.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Ministerial Powers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14351 on Ministerial Powers, whether any confidential Ministerial directions have been issued since July 2024.

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Propriety and Constitution Group: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a permanent Director General for the Proprietary and Constitution Group has been appointed; and recruitment process was for that position.

20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Propriety and Constitution Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Deputy Director of the Constitution Group remains (a) on a fixed term contract and (b) with that job title.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the FCA's letter to Stewarts LLPs, dated 23 January 2026, what assessment her Department has made of the level of compliance of insurers with the FCA's expectations to review and revisit Covid Busi

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data the Financial Conduct Authority holds on the number of Covid Business Interruption claims that were reopened or reassessed by insurers following post-Test Case court judgments.

10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Palantir: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role Lord Mandelson played while Ambassador to the United States on advising on the awarding of defence contracts to Palantir.

10 Feb 2026 · Treasury

1 Carlton Gardens: Council Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 101775 on 1 Carlton Gardens: Council tax, whether the Chancellor’s residence in Downing Street is her primary residence.

10 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Jeffrey Epstein

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 101767 on Jeffrey Epstein, whether Jeffery Epstein visited HM Treasury offices in Whitehall during the period 1997 to 2010.

10 Feb 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Electoral Commission: Companies House

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45681 on Electoral Commission: Companies House, whether the Electoral Commission

10 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office due diligence exercise for the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States considered (a) the Financial Times report entitled Links between Peter Mandelson and Jef

10 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role Jonathan Powell, as national security adviser, had in the (a) advice to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary and (b) due diligence, over the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the Unite

10 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Further to the oral statement of 2 February 2026, Official Report, Column 47, on US Department of Justice Release of Files, and with reference to the Cabinet Secretary’s review into Peter Mandelson, whether the

10 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Rt hon. Member for (a) Tottenham and (b) Ashton-Under-Lyne made representations on the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States.

10 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will ask the Cabinet Secretary to investigate Peter Mandelson's role (a) as an adviser to the then Leader of the Opposition and (b) in the selection of Parliamentary Candidates.

10 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Jeffery Epstein and Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister was informed of Gordon Brown's letter to the Cabinet Secretary of February 2025 on the relationship between Lord Mandelson and Jeffery Epstein.

9 Feb 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Electoral Commission: Cybersecurity

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission press release entitled Electoral Commission response to cyber-attack attribution, of 25 M

Source: official written-questions record.