Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her Department's budget is for translation into foreign languages in the (a)2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 financial year.

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Ceremonies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to permit outdoor religious weddings.

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Workplace Pensions: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 21386 on Workplace Pensions: Inheritance Tax, what the benefits are of the The Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for Keir Starmer QC) Regulations 2013; and h

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question 20698 on Foreign Investment in UK: National Security, if his Department will modify the National Security and Investment Act 2021 annual reporting to include

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question 20702 on Foreign Investment in UK: National Security, if his Department will modify the National Security and Investment Act 2021 annual reporting to ensure a

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants: Business Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the previous Cabinet Secretary has received approvals from the Advisory Commission on Business Appointments.

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Redundancy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants jobs the Government plans to remove in this Parliament.

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new (a) executive agencies, (b) non-departmental public bodies, (c) public corporations and (d) publicly-owned companies (i) have been established since 4 July 2024 and (ii) are due to be established.

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether decisions on Civil Service equality, diversity and inclusion expenditure will be published in Departmental annual reports; and whether his Department has had discussions with Departmental accounting offi

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many arms length bodies have been (a) created and (b) abolished since July 2024.

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Speeches

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on the use of Departmental premises for speeches by Ministers.

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has a log of the exemptions permitted to the guidance on Civil Service equality, diversity and inclusion expenditure for (a) departments and (b) arm’s length bodies.

23 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Government Art Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what artworks owned by (a) the Government Art Collection and (b) her Department have been removed from public display from her Department's offices since 5 July 2024.

23 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Press Conferences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39118 on Prime Minister: Press Conferences, what his Department’s policy is on the use of political party (a) fittings and (b) furniture at official government

22 Apr 2025 · Wales Office

Roads: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on road connectivity between England and Wales.

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to introduce capability-based pay in the civil service.

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times equality, diversity and inclusion spending control decisions been delegated to permanent secretaries since May 2024.

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Databases

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 37428 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, if he will ask the Government Digital Service to develop a website database allowing (a) cumulative

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Bodies: Reviews

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37814 on Public Bodies: Reviews, which reviews have been paused.

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

National Security Council

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason agendas for National Security Council meetings are not available to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy.

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

UK Statistics Authority: Gender

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK Statistics Authority plans to implement recommendation 56 of the Sullivan Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender, published on 19 March 2025.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Civil Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the civil resilience of Heathrow airport.

22 Apr 2025 · Women and Equalities

Race Equality Engagement Group

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, who the members are of the Race Equality Engagement Group; and how they were appointed.

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recommendation 57 of the Sullivan Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender, published on 19 March 2025.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Digital Service: Gender and Sex

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the section entitled Gender or sex in the Gov.uk Design System, if he will make it his policy to require the Government Digital Service to use sex rather than gender w

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Committee on Standards in Public Life

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who sits on the Research Advisory Board of the Committee on Standards in Public Life; and whether the list of members has been published.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Digital Service: Gender and Sex

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason the Gov.uk Design System section entitled Ask Users for Equality Information refers to gender identity rather than gender reassignment.

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 39582 on Public Appointments, if he will provide the information in relation to public appointment competitions within the remit of (a) his Department and (b)

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Defence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide a manual to each household on safety measures in the event of (a) military and (b) natural dangers.

22 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Committee on Standards in Public Life: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who appointed each member of the Research Advisory Board of the Committee on Standards in Public Life; what the appointment process was; and on what dates each person was appointed.

Source: official written-questions record.