Written questions
514 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Senior Civil Servants: Standards
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his speech of 20 January 2026, entitled Move fast. Fix things, what role Permanent Secretaries will retain in agreeing, moderating and approving KPIs set for Senior Civil Servants.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Appointments: Political Impartiality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 109158, if he will publish a breakdown of political activity data of public appointments made in 2024-25.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office of 12 February 2026, Official Report, Column 923, on Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address Motion, if
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Chris Wormald
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the outgoing Cabinet Secretary was on a legacy Permanent Secretary contract.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many candidates were assessed as appointable in the competition for the post of Cabinet Secretary that resulted in the appointment of Sir Chris Wormald.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Chris Wormald
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any formal performance concerns were recorded in relation to Sir Chris Wormald as Cabinet Secretary.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish applications made by Lord Mandelson to the Advisory Committee to Business Appointments between May 2010 and May 2012.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Publicity
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110416 on Government Departments: Publicity, if he will publish the revised branding guidance.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Intelligence and Security Committee will be consulted on the scoping exercise for the Government response to the Humble Address; and whether they will be informed of the content considered to be out
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers and special advisers have been asked to provide details of communications with Global Counsel to his Department as part of the (a) Government response to the Humble Address and (b) Cabinet Secr
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who has final authority to determine whether material falls within scope of the Humble Address of 4 February 2026.
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the No10 press release of 12 February 2026 entitled The Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary have agreed by mutual consent the Cabinet Secretary will stand down, which official will be responsi
20 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who was involved in determining the scope of material to be disclosed in the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.
9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help avoid conflicts of interest for civil servants working on ISC oversight of his Department’s response to the Humble Address of 4 February 2026.
9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Intelligence and Security Committee will have access to independent legal advice for the consideration of the redaction of the material to be released in response to the Humble Address of 4 February
9 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Cabinet Office Legal Advisers and (b) the National Security Adviser will have a role in the redaction of the material to be released in response to the Humble Address of 4 February 2026.
5 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 88303 on Prime Minister: Correspondence, what progress he has made on responding to the correspondence of 15 August 202
2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Government Actuary's Department: Freedom of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 101383 on Government Actuary's Department: Freedom of Information, what is the evidential basis for the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry's statement
28 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities
Office for Equality and Opportunity: Vacancies
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many civil service jobs the Office for Women and Equalities has advertised in the last 12 months which have only been listed on the internal civil service jobs website.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Turing Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 105701 on Turing: Finance, whether the Turing scheme will continue in 2027-28; and what her target is for the number of outbound UK students using the Turin
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 105698 on Erasmus+ Programme, what estimate her Department has made of the number of inbound EU students who will study in the UK.
28 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to reply to the letter of 6 November 2025 from the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar.
28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care
EU Budget: Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, whether he plans to make additional financial contributions to the European Union as a consequence of the new provisions
28 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
EU Budget: Contributions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, whether he plans to make additional financial contributions to the European Union as a consequence of the new provisions on Developmen
28 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Reform
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105241 on Public Sector: Reform, what the nature is of the commercial confidentiality.
27 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Private Finance Initiative
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data (a) her department and (b) NISTA holds on the number of central government PFI contracts which necessitate the underlying asset remaining in the ownership of the PFI contractor at the end of the contract.
27 Jan 2026 · Treasury
National Wealth Fund: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Wealth Fund operates a salary sacrifice scheme for its Defined Contribution staff pension offering.
27 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Government Actuary's Department
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2026, to Question 101383, on Government Actuary's Department: Freedom of Information, which department commissioned the Government Actuary
27 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Growth Mission Board: Membership
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025, to Question 98794, on Mission Boards, who the internal and external members are of the Growth Mission Board.
27 Jan 2026 · Treasury
Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026, to Question 105552, on Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information, if she will publish the terms of reference to (a) the leak inquiry and (b) Permanent Secretary’s rev
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