Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hereditary Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish (a) the business case for and (b) analysis held of the Genetic Risk Equity project.

14 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Former Prime Ministers: Convictions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 18205 on Former Prime Ministers: Convictions, and with reference to paragraph 1.6 of the Ministerial Code, if the Prime Minister will take steps to correct th

14 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Eurostat: Office for National Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to para 3.3 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Cabinet Office and the UK Statistics Authority, published on 30 April 2020, and pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 2134

14 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Regulatory Innovation Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, published on 15 March 2018, which of the three tests in Chapter 2 the Regulatory Innovation

14 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector Reform and Innovation Fund

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria was used to allocate locations for test-and-learn pilots; and how much funding will be allocated to each local authority.

14 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Special Advisers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2024 to Question 15191 on Prime Minister: Anacta, where on gov.uk his Department publishes details of special advisers' meetings.

14 Jan 2025 · Leader of the House

Government Bills: Impact Assessments

To ask the Leader of the House, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that all Departments publish impact assessments to Bills when they are published at first reading.

14 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question HL2411 on FCDO: Flags, how much has been spent on lighting up his Department’s buildings in relevant colours sinc

14 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what flags other than the Union flag will be flown from his Department's buildings in London in 2025; and on which dates each flag will be flown.

14 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: TikTok

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 14636, on Prime Minister: Tiktok, what meetings Downing Street special advisers have had with (a) senior media executives and (b) other executives from Tikt

14 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Members' Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Register of Members' Financial Interests, on what dates he stayed in Lord Alli's accommodation since becoming Prime Minister.

14 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Honours: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14712 on Honours: Public Appointments, what discussions he had with the Commissioner for Public Appointments on the closure and reopening of competitions fo

14 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of repainting the Downing Street media room.

14 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Public Finance: Brexit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 12 April 2024 to Question HL3689 on EU Budget: Contributions, if she will make an estimate of the impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on the public finances in financial years (

13 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many grey belt planning applications have been submitted since 12 December 2024.

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Duchy of Lancaster: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the Duchy of Lancaster.

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

New Media Unit: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question HL2339, on Cabinet Office: TikTok, how many staff are assigned to the New Media Unit; whether it includes special advisers; and whether it is based in

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Departments: Slack

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Slack is permitted as an (a) corporate and (b) non-corporate communication channel in Government.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fair Work Agency: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to include appointments to the Fair Work Agency in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair appointment will be classified as a significant appointment.

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Skills England: Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to lay an Official Statistics Order to designate Skills England’s statistical outputs as official statistics.

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

11 Downing Street: Council Tax

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Ministerial residence in 11 Downing Street pays council tax as a (a) sole or main residence, (b) single person discount and (c) second home.

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Directors

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued recent guidance on the appointment of consultant lobbyists as non-executive directors of Government Departments.

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

National Security Adviser

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 December 2024 to Question 20828 on the National Security Adviser, whether the new National Security Adviser (a) attends, (b) chairs and (c) otherwise participates in any Cabinet (i)

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Secretary Letter to UK Government Ministers of 3 October 2024 on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, for what reason Ministers were told not to take part in the public deb

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Admiralty House

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 10698 on Ministers: Official Residences, who was allocated Admiralty House on a time limited basis.

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Honours: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14712 on Honours: Public Appointments, if he will list the assessment panel members for each of those competitions (a) before they closed and (b) after they

13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish Lord Mandelson's declaration of interests as the new Ambassador to the United States.

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Shops

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any products originating from China are stocked by the 10 Downing Street gift shop.

13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Criminal Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he considers the International Criminal Court to be a foreign court.

13 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: Equality

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation entitled Diversity and inclusion in the financial sector – working together to drive change, which closed on 18 December 2023, if she will recommend t

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