Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, updated November 2024, whether a special adviser can (a) undertake can party political work on a UK Parliamentary by-election campaign and (b) be secon
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his special advisers (a) undertake any work for and (b) been seconded to the Labour Party.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments pay the London weighting to civil servants who are assigned to offices located outside Greater London.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the total public sector procurement budget for (a) stationery and (b) office solutions; and what framework agreements exist for the purchase of office stationery.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Car Service has a policy guidance document on how Ministerial cars should be used.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what achievements the Council of the Nations and Regions has delivered; and how it has strengthened the English national identity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the misuse of nitrous oxide canisters sold for catering purposes on the environment; and if she will consider introducing a depo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing care home costs for elderly and disabled people.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government expenditure on goods and services was undertaken via collaborative procurement programmes in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104162 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, for what reason the 90 Senior Civil Service posts were advertised only across government; and if he will
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 17, for what reason the Kanishka N
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 28 January 2026 to Question 107038 on DSIT: Buildings, what methodology was used to calculate (a) those two sets of figures and (b) HQ office attendance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee document entitled Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps her Departmen
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 24, who the Global Counsel client
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 13 March 2026 to Question 118349 on DSIT: Public Appointments, which public appointees made a declaration of political activity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the Ministerial approved remits are of the National Security and Online Information Team.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news story entitled Chancellor’s growth plan sets key principles for UK-EU alignment, of 17 March 2026, what the budget will be of the AI Economics Institute; and whether it will be established
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16703 on Budget November 2025, which policies were briefed to the media prior to the Budget.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of nationalisation of (a) the water industry and (b) energy utility companies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Annual Report of the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, published on 28 May 2025, paragraph 1.10, what steps she is taking to stop leaks on Budget policy measures.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117538 on Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, if she will publish that invoice and receipt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 107386 on Ofwat, for what reason that spending was not included in the Civil Service 2024/2025 External Expenditure on Equal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether plant-based and cultivated meat products will be allowed to be marketed with such terminology as a consequence of dynamic alignment with EU law.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Hansard for the 9 June 2026, Middle East column 177, whether her Department issued guidance on the the legality of (a) bricks and mortar, (b) corrugated iro
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to bring forward legislation to create a sanctions regime specific to Israel.