Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps HM Government is taking to raise formal concerns with the Iranian Government relating to the persecution of Bahais in Iran; and if he will take steps to press for

To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15235 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Written Questions, what is the evidential basis for there being no provision for Arm’s length bodies to provide a reply di

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to make changes to its policy on dynamic alignment with the European Union, including HM Government’s red line positions.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has recused himself from any policy area.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she plans to make changes to the governance of the Office of the Prime Minister, including whether to establish it as a department in its own right.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK sanctions against Roman Abramovich allow for expenditure on (a) public relations and (b) public affairs firms, under the term of the OFSI consents and licences.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2026, to Question 8632, on UK Relations with EU: Contributions, in what way will HM Government’s contributions to the EU which are outside those of the pre-July 2024 Withdrawal Agre

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 12704 on Income Tax: Tax Collection, if he will publish the other data types at a high level.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 12707 on Revenue and Customs: Social Media, if he will list the (a) 44 influencers and (b) creative agencies used to commission them.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2027 to Question HL368 on Civil Servants: Remote Working, what (a) physical and (b) electronic means does (i) HMRC and (ii) HM Treasury use to monitor that civil servants are in the

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency annual report and accounts, 2025-26, HC401, 9 July 2026, pages 31 and 36, whether the socio-economic background of the applicant is a material consideration in the emplo

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 8154 on Lord Mandelson, whether substantive government business was discussed at the meeting and whether there were actions from the meeting which were reported bac

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Annual Report and Accounts of HM Treasury, 16 July 2026, HC424, footnote 48, what is the methodological basis by which the Prime Minister's benefit in kind of £6,700 in 2025-26 was calculated,

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 101383 on Government Actuary’s Department: Freedom of Information, what is the basis by the Government Actuary's department for the GDP deflator rate being

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Government Property Agency annual report and accounts 2025-26, HC489, of 13 July 2026, page 10, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Government Internal Audit Agency report which provided the

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Sustainability Reporting Guidance 2026-27, published on 16 July 2026, for what reason paragraph A.10 refers to obligations under an EU Directive rather than UK law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2026, to Question 14623, on DSIT: Secondment, whether guidance has been given to other departments which have released information on secondments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Interim Director General of the Digital Transformation Group is a permanent or temporary civil servant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 12787, on Government Departments: Public Appointments, and to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 9334, on DSIT: Public Appo

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11382 on DSIT: Public Relations, whether there has been any spending since July 2024 on external public relations using existing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, which measures in the US-UK Technology Prosperity Partnership of 18 September 2025 have been implemented.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 9609 on Intellectual Property: EU countries, whether HM Government is seeking to dynamically align with the EU in this field; and

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Serv

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the Department since the Go

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8541 on UK Relations with the EU: Contributions, whether taxpayers will in principle be required to make additional payment