Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,591 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators for the Government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments, published on 31 March 2026, if he will list the f
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the names of the organisations that have had (a) departmental Civil Servants seconded to them and (b) seconded organisational staff to the Department since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 agreements, that do not
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full p
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 110793 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2024, to Question HL2530, National Security Online Information Team: Social Media, what are the current Ministerial approved remits of the Nation
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 1190 on Cabinet Office: Subject Access Requests, whether the internal Subject Access Request manual has been updated since 2018.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists has powers to fine individuals for breaches of the registration requirements if their consultant lobbying firm has subsequently become insolvent.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the policy of the Civil Service People Group is on (a) departments and (b) Arm's Length Bodies restricting access to internship schemes on the basis of (i) race and (ii) ethnicity.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - April 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published on 28 May 2026, what was the conference or event relating to the
To ask His Majesty's Government how many dentists had a primary or majority commitment to NHS dentistry, for each of the past five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4189, on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, whether there is a target date for deferred members to (a) receive a full 2024-25 pension statement and (b) have ac
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans for the updated Cabinet Manual to seek to establish new conventions.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the average amount of Civil Service facility time as a percentage of the paybill in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2025-26.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3298, on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, whether he plans for the individuals appointed by the Government to be posted on the Direct Ministerial Appointme
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3763, on Government Communications Service: Staff, what is the timetable for the 2026 Data Collection to be completed.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether changes (a) have been made and (b) are being made to the (i) staff resources and (ii) facilities being allocated to facility time in (A) the Cabinet Office and (B) its agencies as a consequence of the up
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Cabinet Office provides to Departments on the (a) copyright and (b) ownership of electronic messages retained on non-corporate devices relating to official government business after a (i) civil
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of Capita's progress in meeting the Government’s mandate to restore Civil Service Pension Scheme service levels by the end of June 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds a copy of the Andrew Goodall EADS internal audit report dated 17 December 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any officials in his Department including secondees, contractors and retired personnel have been (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) referred to (i) the Serious Fraud Office, (ii) the police and (ii
To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria will be used to determine which social media platforms are subject to the proposed restrictions on children's access.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the use of agency fees, commissions and Bought In Services in government-to-government arms and defence contracts; and whether this policy has been reviewed since (a) April 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the SANGCOM verdict in the cases of (a) GPT Special Project Management Ltd and (b) Jeffrey Cook and John Mason.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to ensure subcontractors on arms and defence contracts do not route payments through offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands, Geneva, Bahrain and similar jurisdictions; and whether