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.