Written questions

994 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Livestock Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he had with representatives of the pig industry on market conditions in the sector.

5 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Permanent Secretaries: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 129013 on Permanent Secretaries: Pay, what the business case was for paying a Permanent Secretary a salary of £310,000 to £314,999 a year.

3 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Growth Mission Board

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 126661, on Growth Mission Board, for what reasons the Growth Mission Board was replaced by the Growth and Living Standards Committee in November 2025.

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to reply to the correspondence of 6 January 2026 from the hon. Member for Bridlington and The Wolds on illegal content on social media platforms.

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government: Policy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there have been any changes to the (a) Missions and (b) specific Milestones announced in the Plan for Change, CP 1210, of 5 December 2024.

2 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question HL16533 on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, whether any Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legally binding

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Senior Civil Servants who underperform against Ministerially set KPIs but subsequently win another Senior Civil Service role through fair and open competition will be permitted to take up that appointmen

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were referred to specialist OCD treatment centres commissioned by NHS England in each of the last five years.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Public Relations: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether guidance has been given by HM Government to the UK public relations and public affairs industry on the (a) exporting of public relations and public affairs services to Russia, and (b) UK-based

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 124822 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, what the budget is for travel, subsistence and accommodation for the People’s Panel; how many people wil

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129093 on Public Sector: Procurement, whether departments’ insourcing strategies will be published on gov.uk.

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Loans: Ukraine

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual cost is of joining the EU's loan scheme for Ukraine.

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Permanent Secretaries: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what methodology is used to calculate severance payments to departing (a) Permanent and (b) Cabinet Secretaries where they depart before the end of their fixed term contract.

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost of the new Trade Union Facility Time Framework to the Civil Service.

2 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Diplomatic Service: USA

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026, to Question 115548, on Diplomatic Service: USA, whether all the internal government evidence and papers relating to the investigation into the Consul General to New

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to the department.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Office for Nuclear Regulation: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026, to Question 122500, on Office for Nuclear Regulation: Contracts, whether the external spending on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion support was subject to

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the letter dated 10 September 2025 from the Strategy Directorate at the Department for Energy Strategy and Net Zero, dated 10 September 2025 and deposited in the House of Co

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clean Power: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK–China memorandum of understanding, 2025, published on 27 February 2026, for what reason the agreement signed in March 2025 was published in Febr

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Disinformation: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will investigate whether the Russian Government and its actors have been promoting disinformation on the Prime Minister’s personal life.

1 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Safer Streets Mission Board

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 128595 on Safer Streets Mission Board, whether the Safer Streets Mission Board has been discontinued as an operational body.

1 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh Awami League

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has a policy on engagement with the Awami League.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Mission Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 122498, whether the NHS Fit for the Future Mission Board has been dissolved as a standalone body.

1 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist treatment for people with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder within community mental health services.

1 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

UK Relations with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of dynamic alignment with the EU on (a) AI and (b) crypto regulation.

1 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Buildings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average workplace attendance is in his Department on Fridays.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Deputy Prime Minister: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 77626 on Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff work in the Deputy Prime Minister’s office in Dover House, and which Department are they assigned to.

1 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Labour Together

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Lord Mandelson’s involvement in the APCO/Labour Together dossier was in scope of the (a) fact-finding exercise on Labour Together and (b) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interest’s inquiry into th

1 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Civil Service grade was Downing Street’s John Pond.

1 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 120619 on Lord Mandelson, whether the Gordon Brown correspondence on Lord Mandelson is within the scope of the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.

Source: official written-questions record.