Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125684 on Gambling Commission: Business Interests, what the job titles were of those three staff; and whether any other staff have been g

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Gambling Commission to join organisations regulated by the Gambling Commission since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 421 on Independent Football Regulator, whether the No10 appointments unit gave feedback on the proposed appointment of the board members.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the UK’s national debt as a share of GDP; and how this compares with other G7 countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Chair of the Southbank Centre is (a) a regulated public appointment and (b) subject to the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the planning application to Westminster City Council, Reference No 26/02790/LBC, for 1 Horse Guards Road, what the internal alterations being made are; to which rooms; and what the budget is.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4143 on Bank Notes: Design, whether the Government was previously represented on the Banknote Character Advisory Committee; and on what date that committee was disco

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) individual in Crown Service, (b) individual who has departed Crown Service, (c) Ministers of the Crown and (d) former Ministers for the Crown who were asked to provide information has not replied

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Ministers who had electronic communications with Lord Mandelson in scope of the Humble Address have deleted their communications due to auto-delete functionality.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 4201, on Cabinet Office: Social Media, whether the Advertising Standards Authority guidance embedded in the Cabinet Office social media influencer guidance requ

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2767, on Prime Minister: Diaries, whether the (a) No10 Freedom of Information team and (b) the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information policy team, now deem that

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2754, on By-elections: Aberdeen South and Makerfield, if he will publish the reminder guidance issued to departments in the usual way by the Cabinet Office furt

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the EU-UK Financial Forum met since July 2024, who are its members, and whether the minutes are published.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 4154, on Databases: EU law, whether there is a consolidated list of the data and reporting requirements that the Government must make to the European Commission

To ask His Majesty's Government what has been the increase in the welfare budget in the financial year 2025–26; and what is the estimated rise over the next financial year.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy as part of the negotiations on the EU/UK reset, to ensure that UK citizens can submit access to information requests to EU institutions in relation to EU programmes where the UK tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department will publish detailed information on steel safeguard quota allocations and anticipated utilisation in advance of the implementation of those measures on 1 July 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to correspondence (reference MC2026/38057), if he will define the term 'appropriate transition' of the Access to Work scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she had with the police a) prior to the Great Israeli Real Estate Event on 14 June 2026 and b) following reports that materials were handed out promoting properties in West Bank and E

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the decision on procuring a long-range Precision Strike Missile.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been of the potential impact of the proposed Overnight Visitor Levy on costs for schools on overnight educational visits, particularly where related to GCSE o

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance will be issued to combined authorities in relation to the application of the Overnight Visitor Levy to educational overnight visits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made regarding the potential merits of an exemption for school and educational visits from the Overnight Visitor Levy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of how much money schools will be expected to allocate to cover the costs of the Overnight Visitor Levy arising from educational visits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has authorised a change to the Initial Operating Capability for Challenger 3.