Written questions

514 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Eurostat: Office for National Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled New partnership between statistical authorities of the UK and the EU, published by the Office for National Statistics on 9 October 2024, if he will publish the agreem

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Eurostat: Office for National Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled New partnership between statistical authorities of the UK and the EU, published by the Office for National Statistics on 9 October 2024, whether the agreement with Eu

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Remote Working

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 18 September 2024 to Question HL835 on Government Departments: Remote Working, whether the Civil Service meets the requirement to attend the office or work face-to-face with colle

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy that the Civil Service Commission should be informed of recent political donations from people appointed to the Civil Service by exception.

17 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many referrals to his Department under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 of acquisitions of UK firms in the (a) defence, (b) cybersecurity and (c) AI sectors have resulted in a transaction being

17 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many acquisitions of UK firms in the (a) defence, (b) cybersecurity and (c) AI sectors have been referred to his Department under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 since 5 July 2024.

17 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an updated transparency report on decisions made under the National Security and Investment Act 2021.

17 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many reviews under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 have resulted in the Government requiring companies to take mitigation measures since 5 July 2024.

17 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of transactions under review under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 relate to links to a company owned in (a) part and (b) whole by a foreign state.

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which (a) Departments, (b) arms length bodies and (c) Government programmes have (i) migrated to and (ii) plan to migrate to One Login.

9 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Ulster Farmers Union

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) he and (b) the Paymaster General has met the Ulster Farmers Union since the general election.

5 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 6418 on Further Education: VAT, for what reason further education colleges do not meet the rationale for admission to either refund scheme.

21 Nov 2024 · Women and Equalities

Office for Equality and Opportunity: Gender and Sexuality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity formally recognises any (a) genders, (b) sexual orientations and (c) gender identities.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

TikTok

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether senior representatives of Tiktok are classified as as senior media executives for the purposes of gov.uk transparency returns by Ministers, special advisers and senior officials.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Revenue and Customs: Directors

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether non-executive director appointments to HM Revenue and Customs are classified as regulated public appointments.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords Appointments Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the framework agreement between his Department and the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the framework agreement between his Department and the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Permanent Secretary Remuneration Committee

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the members of the Permanent Secretary Remuneration Committee.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals' sub-committees.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list all formal notifications his Department has submitted to the Commissioner for Public Appointments since 4 July 2024.

13 Nov 2024 · Women and Equalities

Equality: Impact Assessments

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to commission an equality impact assessment on the proposed commencement of the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether framework agreements with Arm’s Length Bodies can be unilaterally changed by Departments.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether framework agreements between his Department and Arms Length Bodies are approved by Ministers.

13 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) Civil Service Pensions holds data on the salary of each civil servant.

12 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

9 Downing Street: Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on (a) new furniture, backdrops and fittings in and (b) other refurbishment of the 9 Downing Street Press Briefing Room since 30 May 2024; and on what items this was spent.

12 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Parliamentary Private Secretaries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many private secretaries each Minister in his Department has.

12 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government procurement cards have been issued across the Civil Service.

12 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants (a) are members of the Alpha pension scheme, (b) are members of the Partnership pension scheme and (c) have opted out of both schemes.

12 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Statistics: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Office for Statistics's press release entitled New partnership between statistical authorities of the UK and the EU, published on 9 October 2024, what role Ministers had in approving this a

12 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Permanent Secretaries: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government response of January 2024 to the17th Report of the House of Lords Constitution Select Committee of Session 2022/23 on Permanent Secretaries: their appointments and removal, HL 258

Source: official written-questions record.