Mr Richard Holden

29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an estimate of expenditure by the armed forces on equality, diversity and inclusion.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Lobbying

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of Network Rail's compliance with his Department's guidance entitled Rules on lobbying for Non-Departmental Public Bodies.

29 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of the Senior Civil Service in his Department are in post on a temporary basis, at each grade.

29 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 41271 on Government Departments: Equality, whether trade union diversity networks are eligible for trade union facility time.

29 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Political Activities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 41110 on Government departments: political activities, whether there are limits on the amount of party political content that Ministers can deliver in speeches

29 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Stress

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43964 on Cabinet office: stress, how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers were signed off absent due to stress in the business unit of 10 Downing S

29 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 44026 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, what the purpose associated with the referenced entry of £122,086.70 on OCS was.

29 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector Fraud Authority

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 April 2025 to Question HL6032 on Arm’s Length Bodies, whether the Public Sector Fraud Authority is in the process of being set up.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Child Protection Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on setting up the child protection authority.

29 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the actual attendance of civil servants in the office as a proportion of assigned workforce to each government building.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Identity Cards: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for (a) digital identity cards and (b) a national identity database.

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and House of Lords Appointments Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the public appointment process for the (a) Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and (b) House of Lords Appointments Commission members has been cancelled.

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Communication

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the average number of days for a write-round clearance to be approved by the (a) Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee and (b) Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 12 April 2025 to Question HL6032 on Arm’s Length Bodies, what Project Seahorse is.

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Office for National Statistics and (b) UK Statistics Authority plan to publish a response to the recommendations of the Independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender, publ

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 8 April 2025, to Question 43946, on Alex Chisholm, what steps have been taken to address the staffing issues, and what impact has this had on the processing time of Business Appointment

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Independent Football Regulator

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Public Bodies Handbook – Part 2: The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, whether his Department's public bodies team assessed the I

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Chinese influence in UK universities on national security.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether appointments to Great British Energy will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair will be classified as a significant appointment.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Ramsden Hall Academy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding is available to Ramsden Hall Academy to help secure the school site; and if she will meet the Rt hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay to discuss that funding.

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new Civil Service Jobs service will be open to the public.

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41640 on Government Departments: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, if he will make it his policy to publish all Government Procurement Card transactions abov

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Public Service

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press notice entitled Appointment of Oli de Botton as the PM’s Expert Adviser on Education and Skills, published on 3 April 2025, whether the Expert Adviser on Education and Skills has been

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Planning

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to take steps to encourage households to have sufficient access to (a) food and (b) other essential supplies for use in emergencies.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Union Recognition

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for publishing a consultation on lowering the proportional threshold for trade union recognition.

28 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Salisbury Convention

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill on the Salisbury-Addison Convention in the House of Lords.

25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled PPN 006: Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans, updated on 17 April 2025, what estimate he has made of the cost to government procurement of requiring s

25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13820 on Government Departments: Staff, if he will publish the transparency publication guidance referred to in the Answer.

25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Labour: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which hon. Members have been appointed as Mission Champion by the Government; and what guidance his Department has provided on whether Mission Champions should attend Ministerial meetings.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Extradition: Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) rules and (b) processes for the extradition of dual nationals differ to UK nationals.