Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will place in the Library a copy of the recognition agreement for special advisers between HM Government and the First Division Association.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department has taken steps to require James Purnell to divest his shareholdings, share options and residual financial interests in Flint Global, its associated holding companies and private equity ow
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 4175 on Government Department: Communication, in which business unit were the relevant (a) special advisers and (b) officials who reviewed the branding guidance
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department has undertaken due diligence on the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister’s (a) connections with Lord Mandelson and (b) work for clients of Global Counsel.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates Tim Allan met Tom Baldwin to discuss government business following his appointment.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the planned publication date is for the Civil Service External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for 2025-26.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether changes have been made to the Prime Minister’s Direct Ministerial Appointments since the change of Prime Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Morgan McSweeney was paid a severance payment when he left Crown Service.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 96684 on Tim Allan, whether Tim Allan was eligible in the future to exercise the share options set out in the 2024 Strand Partners company accounts lo
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much participants were paid to attend the People's Panel on Digital ID weekends in Birmingham in May and June 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the report entitled Homes England Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Annual Report 2025 to 2026, published on 17 July 2026, what guidance she has provided on the requirements for Arm’s Length Bod
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the NATO flag was flown over 10 Downing Street on NATO Day in April 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Jonathan Powell had Developed Vetting security clearance whilst he was Special Envoy on Chagos; and whether his security vetting was awarded before he was appointed.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to facilitate and increase scrutiny of the Office of the Prime Minister by the press.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) special advisers and (b) Direct Ministerial Appointments have been made from the Labour Muslim Network since 17 July 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance has been given to departments since 17 July 2026 on appointing civil servants by exception where such staff have previously held (a) party political and (b) political think tank roles.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the publication of Cabinet Office Publication of Special Adviser Interests 2025-2026, on 16 July 2026, for what reason Tim Allan was not asked to dispose of his shareholdings in the four public affair
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the planned expenditure was on Digital ID in each year from 2025-26 onwards prior to the announcement of the cancellation of the programme.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers have left government since 20 July 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026 to Question 17343 on Subject Access Requests, if she will publish the updated version of the Cabinet Office Subject Access Request manual once completed.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministerial meetings with Labour Together and Think Labour are classified as meetings with external organisations that should be listed in quarterly transparency returns.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026 to Question 12715 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings, if she will publish the Government Property Agency Plan for London strategy documenta
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department holds data protection guidance on whether the declared political activity of (a) Direct Ministerial Appointments and (b) regulated public appointments can be
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has issued guidance on the classification of gender-critical views as misinformation.
To ask the Prime Minister, whether the First Secretary of State is the most senior Minister in Government after the Prime Minister.