Mr Richard Holden

7 Apr 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what guidance has been provided to hon. Members on whether they must declare the date that a political donation was (a) received by the linked recipient an

7 Apr 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Winston Churchill: Artworks

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether any changes have been made to the display of (a) portraits and (b) busts of Winston Churchill on the Parliamentary estate since 4 July 2024.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to extend the swap to stop scheme for smoking cessation; and whether he plans to allocate ring-fenced funding for a future extension of that scheme.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding for local stop smoking services was allocated to swap to stop schemes in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024; and how much funding for local stop smoking services his Department plans to allocat

7 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Lobbying

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on whether the requirement to record informal lobbying approaches applies to special advisers.

7 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Directors

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 October 2024 to Question HL1472 on Government Department: Directors, whether the (a) No10 Appointments Unit and (b) Cabinet Office Appointments Team hold information on the number of

3 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: Trade Union Recognition

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the request from FDA for voluntary recognition of a trade union for special advisers.

3 Apr 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equality: Public Consultation

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8801 on Equality Act 2010, whether those plans include a public consultation with each public authority in legal scope of the new duty; and whether the New

3 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2025 to Question 30828 on 9 Downing Street: Media, and with reference to the Cabinet Office: spend data over £25,000 - February 2025, published on 27 March 2025, whether the

3 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what circumstances new public bodies do not have to meet the last resort test in the Approvals Process guidance for new Arm's Length Bodies.

1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that local government is accountable for its decisions.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the transparency data entitled Data on responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers, updated on 23 May 2024, for what reason there are different target response times for different Department

1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Private Sector and Voluntary Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how often the NHS has made use of Private and Voluntary ambulances in the last five years; whether the NHS is planning to reduce or increase their use; and what is the estimated impact of their use

1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

UK Defence Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK Defence Innovation will be an arm’s length body.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Redundancy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants exits will be funded by the £150 million government employee exit schemes; and whether this will include civil service compensation scheme payments for (a) voluntary and (b) compulsory ex

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Visits Abroad

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance to Ministers on whether they may undertake personal visits whilst on official Ministerial visits overseas.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Furniture

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many lecterns are (a) held by Downing Street and (b) on loan from Downing Street to other public bodies.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the minutes of meetings that she has had with each trade union since 5 July 2025.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Honours: Forfeiture

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled Having honours taken away (forfeiture), published on 27 December 2017, whether political views may be grounds for the removal of an honour.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 1.5 of the Ministerial Code, published on 6 November 2024, whether civil service workplace standards are used to interpret these requirements; and whether the Prime Minister is respon

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Signal

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether officials in Downing Street use the Signal app.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Natural England: SumUp

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Defra: spending over £500, January 2025, published on 21 March 2025, what Natural England purchased from Sumup Event Bar Spar in

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Natural England: Amazon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Defra: spending over £500, January 2025, published on 21 March 2025, what Natural England purchased from Amazon Marketplace on 3

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Defra: spending over £500, January 2025, published on 21 March 2025, what the Environment Agency purchased from VAT: GB 69544938

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Calder Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Defra: spending over £500, January 2025, published on 21 March 2025, what the Environment Agency purchased in the 95 transaction

1 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Betting: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers the Financial Conduct Authority has to regulate sports spread bets; and whether those powers have changed since the implementation of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

1 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Property: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the guidance entitled Property business arrangements involving hybrid partnerships (Spotlight 63) was published on 4 October 2023; whether her Department prepared an impact assessment for that guidan

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29019 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, what is the process by which a Minister can request a department (a) appoint and (b) consider appointing a specific in

31 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Freedom of Information and Parliamentary Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 32268 on Freedom of Information and Parliamentary Questions: Impact Assessment, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information which is rout

31 Mar 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 he will publish mitigation measures taken as a result of final orders issued in the last year with th