Written questions
514 written questions tabled, most recent first.
11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Jonathan Powell
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much Jonathan Powell has claimed on expenses since he was appointed a special adviser; and whether any expense claims have been submitted but not approved.
11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Electronic Messaging
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 2043 on Government Departments: Whatsapp, what the terms of reference are of the independent review into non-corporate communication channels; who will undertake
11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Electronic Messaging
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what conclusion the Cabinet Office’s Propriety and Ethics Team under the previous Government reached on the ownership of the electronic messages held on non-corporate devices relating to official government busi
11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Special Advisers: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, whether his Department (a) has appointed or (b) will be appointing delivery advisers as a Department in its
11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the statement by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister of 1 June 2026, on Lord Mandelson, what is the legal basis for the Government not recovering official government information from former Crow
11 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minister: Meetings
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of meetings the Prime Minister held with external organisations or individuals not in a ministerial capacity between February and September 2025.
11 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Treasury: Written Questions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to facilitate the answering of written Parliamentary Questions by Hon Members about operational matters of (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Bank of England, by copying or de
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Palantir
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department ceased using Palantir software; and on what date the contract ended.
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Disclosure of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has a policy on commenting on the conclusions of a publicly announced leak inquiry once that inquiry is no longer live.
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what metadata is held in relation to WhatsApp messages transferred to the Government to respond to the Humble Address.
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any individual refused to provide information to the Government for the Humble Address.
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Official Cars
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether individual Departments are required to record spending on official cars for Ministers and officials separately.
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Mobile Phones
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his stolen phone was a Government device; and whether official Government information was held on that phone when it was stolen.
10 Jun 2026 · Treasury
UK Relations with EU: Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Treasury's policy paper entitled Joint statement following the twelfth meeting of the Specialised Committee on Financial Provisions, published on 4 June 2026, if she will place in the Library (
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Freedom of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to amend (a) secondary legislation introduced under the Freedom of Information Act and (b) guidance on the Freedom of Information regime.
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Correspondence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during the debate on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address of 3 June 2026, Official Report column 1264, if he will place in th
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Electronic Messaging
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during the debate on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address of 3 June 2026, Official Report column 1264, who is conducting the
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Treasury: Furniture
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Property Agency has spent money on outdoor furniture for (a) HM Treasury or (b) Great George Street (GOGGS) since July 2024.
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Special Advisers
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the aggregate number of special advisers who have joined government since July 2024, and how many special advisers have since left Crown Service, according to information held by Cabinet Office special a
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Manual
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 2 June 2026, HCWS78, on Cabinet Manual, whether it will provide additional guidance on how Cabinet Secretaries are appointed.
10 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Bank Notes: Design
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department made representations to the Bank of England on changes to banknote design and imagery.
10 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Manual
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 2 June 2026, HCWS78, on Cabinet Manual, what changes he plans to make to the Cabinet Manual; and whether it will seek to amend any existing conventions where legislatio
9 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review his policy on re-joining the (a) EU customs union and (b) EEA single market.
9 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to Volume 2 of the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, and further to the Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 28 April 2026, what the status is of the disclosur
9 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Ministers' Private Offices
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Correspondence from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to Alex Burghart MP, published 5 June 2026, whether Ministers are responsible for the actions of their Ministerial Priva
9 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Government Departments: Communication
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4140 on Government Departments: Communication, what definition (a) her Department and (b) HMRC uses for embedded communicators.
9 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 2 June 2026 to question HL105 on Lord Mandelson, for what reason Lord Mandelson’s visit to 11 Downing Street on 8 January 2025 was not recorded in transparency returns; and whether a
9 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office
Treasury: Buildings
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 426, what is the status of the Private Finance Initiative contract with Exchequer Partnerships for the HM Treasury buildings and services at 1 Horseguards Road;
9 Jun 2026 · Treasury
Government Departments: Communication
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4140, on Government Departments: Communication, where the 284 staff who are members of the Government Communications Network are in addition to the 44 embedde
9 Jun 2026 · Treasury
EU Budget: Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2058, on EU Budget: Contributions, what are the policy commitments which contribute to that cost other than Erasmus+.
Source: official written-questions record.