Written questions
3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Public Records
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the records of the (a) Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals, (b) Royal Visits Committee and (c) Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures are reviewed for
14 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
House of Lords Appointments Commission
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when (a) vacancies were announced for the members of the House of Lords Appointments Commission and (b) the application process (i) closed and (ii) was cancelled; what the status is of the competition; and how m
14 May 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) section 21 and (b) other provisions within the Renters' Rights Bill on fixed-term asylum accommodation procured by her Department.
14 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
Intelligence and Security Committee
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament's press release of 1 May 2025, whether he plans to update the Committee's Memorandum of Understanding.
14 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Service: Equality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Civil Service Inclusive Practice privacy notice, published on 8 May 2025, how many civil servants are members of the Civil Service Inclusive Practice team; wh
14 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Great British Energy: Business Interests
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 48042 on Great British Energy: Staff, if he will publish the declaration of interests of each of those appointments; and which of those appoin
14 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many permanent civil servants in her Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action team, (b) priority movers list, (c) redeployment register
14 May 2025 · House of Commons Commission
House of Commons: Morning Star
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 47830 on House of Commons: Morning Star, what estimate the Commission has made of the level of demand for
14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: Public Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there is a consolidated public list of each (a) public authority and (b) private body with public functions that is subject to the Environmental Information Regulations.
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Military Aircraft: Ministers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44594 on Ministers: Aviation, how many of the five tasks were (a) domestic flights within Great Britain and (b) flights from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Military Aircraft: Ministers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF Envoy IV flights have been provided to (a) the Prime Minister and (b) other Ministers for domestic travel since 4 July 2025.
13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish guidance provided to members of the Advisory Committee for Business Appointments.
13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48962 on Civil Service: Redundancy Pay, for what reason he decided to close the consultation to reform the Civil Service Compensation Scheme; when the decision wa
13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
Admiralty House
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the utility bills for the Ministerial residences in Admiralty House are individually metered.
13 May 2025 · Treasury
Treasury: Corporate Hospitality and Official Gifts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) gifts and (b) hospitality she has (i) accepted and (ii) reimbursed the donor for since 4 July 2024.
13 May 2025 · Treasury
Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: China
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the document entitled HM Treasury: Ministers' Hospitality - February 2025, published 25 April 2025, whether the Economic Secretary to the Treasury discussed the (a) foreign influence registration s
13 May 2025 · Treasury
Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: China
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the document entitled HM Treasury: Ministers’ Hospitality - January 2025, published on 27 February 2025, whether the she discussed the foreign influence registration scheme in relation to China wit
13 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative assessment of (a) levels of passenger satisfaction and (b) the number of trains on that have run on time on (i) Northern Rail, (ii) C2C and (iii) Greater Anglia in the last 12 mon
13 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Abellio Greater Anglia and c2c: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is planning to take to improve the (a) C2C and (b) Greater Anglia rail networks.
13 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Abellio Greater Anglia and c2c: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) ensure the consistency of the passenger experience on trains on (i) C2C and (ii) Greater Anglia services after they have been nationalised and (b) establish penalties for those r
13 May 2025 · Treasury
Treasury: Global Counsel
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the publication HM Treasury: Ministers' Hospitality February 2025, published on 25 April 2025, if she will list the Global Counsel representatives she met on 19 February 2025.
13 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Proof of Identity: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48565 on Proof of Identity: Databases and Digital Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Tony Blair and (b) the Tony
13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the current service cost of civil service pensions in the (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26 financial year.
13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
UK Resilience Academy
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled UK Resilience Academy to help secure Britain’s future with generational upgrade in emergency training, published on 28 April 2025, on what statutory basis the academy
13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
10 Downing Street: Energy Performance Certificates
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to take steps to improve the Display Energy Certificate rating for 10 Downing Street.
13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the lower price point of very high puff-count vapes on youth vaping.
13 May 2025 · Cabinet Office
Media: Meetings
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 18399, on Media: Meetings, if he will take steps to amend Annex C of the guidance entitled Senior Officials’ business expenses, hospitality received and mee
12 May 2025 · Women and Equalities
Equal Pay Regulatory and Enforcement Unit
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether his Department plans to establish the new Equal Pay Regulatory and Enforcement as an arm’s length body.
12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Saatchi and Saatchi
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department has spent on services provided by Saatchi and Saatchi since July 2024; and for what purposes.
12 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
David Kogan
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Library a copy of the declaration of interests made by Mr David Kogan in his application for the role of independent football regulator chair.
Source: official written-questions record.