Written questions
3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.
25 Apr 2025 · House of Commons Commission
Parliament: Television
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 44588 on Parliament: Television, whether any public bodies pay subscription fees to receive a direct te
25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
Special Advisers: Recruitment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 45018 on Special Advisers: Recruitment, whether the Prime Minister has set a maximum cap on the number of special advisers who can be appointed.
25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
Public Service
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list all of the (a) special representatives, (b) envoys and (c) special envoys in post on 25 April 2025, broken down by whether they are (i) special advisers, (ii) civil servants, (iii) public appoint
25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
10 Downing Street: Flags
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he considered flying the NATO flag from 10 Downing Street on 4 April 2025.
25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
10 Downing Street: Libraries
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41252 on 10 Downing Street: Libraries, whether any Ministers have been asked to donate a book to the Prime Minister's Library since 5 July 2024.
25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
Prime Minster: Communication
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an estimate of the average number of days for each write-round clearance to be approved by 10 Downing Street since 5 July 2024.
25 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
10 Downing Street: Flags
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will make it his policy to fly the Middlesex Flag outside Downing Street on Middlesex Day 2025.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timeline is for responding to the Sullivan Review.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Streaming
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that streaming services ensure their content is not in breach of UK law.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Pornography: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Independent Pornography Review to help tackle the availability of violent online pornography.
24 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Pornography: Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unregulated online pornography on violence against women and girls.
24 Apr 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, how many copies of The Morning Star are purchased by the House of Commons each day.
24 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter from Lord Sharpe to the Chair of the Animals in Science Committee, published on 1 March 2024, whether the Home Office will issue a policy advice note to (a) discourage and
24 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Staff
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what diversity network time is available to staff at HM Revenue and Customs.
24 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Mitie: Contracts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Mitie is eligible for additional funding through Government contracts for the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions.
24 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Income Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs has produced on income tax liability where employees claim expenses for personal gifts (i) with and (ii) without the employer’s knowledge of that gift.
24 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Treasury: Recruitment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants in her Department have been disciplined for (a) plagiarism and (b) making false statements on a CV when applying for a job in the latest 12 month period for which figures are available.
24 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
Central Government: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost of office solutions across central government; and what framework agreements exist for office stationery and paper.
24 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Public Expenditure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31991 on Public Expenditure, what definition her Department uses of (a) a saving and (b) efficiency for the purpose of the 5% target; and whether cancelling program
24 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Government Departments: Consultants
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32970 on Government Departments: Consultants, if she will list the outturn figures for the spending on consultancy in each of the financial years from 2017-18 to 20
24 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Financial Conduct Authority: Mergers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Regulator axed as red tape is slashed to boost growth, published on 11 March 2025, what the estimated reduction in staff numbers is from the merger of the Payment Service
24 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Government Departments: Aviation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Value for Money has made an assessment of the use of non-scheduled flights for foreign travel.
24 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Treasury: USA
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 11277on Treasury: USA, whether the flights for that journey were carbon offset; and at what cost.
24 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to section 2, action 1 of his Department's policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, published on 17 March 2025, what methodology his Departm
24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 29153 on Ministry of Justice: Equality, which company provided the EDI course; and what the title was of the course.
23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Written Questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Leader of the House to the Rt hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 14 April 2025 on Written Parliamentary Questions, reference LP/MP657, if he will provide a substanti
23 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Public Expenditure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31991 on Public Expenditure, what the proportional target for savings and efficiencies is the 2024-25 financial year is; what the baseline year is for the five per
23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Consultants
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32970 on Government Departments: Consultants, how the baseline for the communication and marketing spending reductions were calculated; and what the baseline ag
23 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the budget will be of the Fair Work Agency; and what the budget is of the (a) Gangmaster and Labour Abuse Authority, (b) Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate and (c) Director of Labour Market
23 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Treasury: Tiktok
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers from her Department (i) met and (ii) took hospitality from senior executives from TikTok at the Labour Party Conference in 2024.
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