Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps were taken to avoid conflicts of interest for ISC civil servants in relation to reviewing redactions to the response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question HL13843 on Business: Regulation, what the evidential basis and methodology is for the £22.4bn a year baseline on the cos
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the acting Director General of the Propriety and Constitution Group has been temporarily promoted for more than six months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 2052 on Sanctions, whether any of the general licences granted by OFSI allow for the ancillary provision of public relations and public affairs.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 5973 on Lord Mandelson and with reference to paragraph 20 of the introduction to Volume 2-I of the Humble Address, whether material of a party political nature
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 4129 on Erasmus+ programme, whether (a) her Department and (b) the British Council plans to issue guidance on how UK institutions should display the EU emblem.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 10655 on Arms Length Bodies, if she will name the other 13 public bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to pages 157-161 of Volume 2-I of the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, whether her Department holds information on which client Global Counsel was r
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the NISTA Annual Report 2025–26 dashboard, what the timetable is for publishing the evaluation for the project entitled TOKYO NEW BUILD, REMODELLING AND REF
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the permanent appointment of a new Permanent Under-Secretary is being undertaken through open and fair competition; and whether an external recruitment firm has been
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 226, whether she has made an assessment of the value for money of the PFI contract for th
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 247, for what reason her Department provides Overseas Development Assistance to the Peopl
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 233, what programmes were funded in relation to non-ODA spending for the United States of
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 235, what programmes were funded under the Soft Power Hub in 2025-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026, to Question 2056, on Olly Robbins, whether the severance payment to Oliver Robbins will be published in the next FCDO annual report and
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, pages 90 and 100, for what reason the FCDO Supervisory Board met once in 2025-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 89, for what reason the Staff Advisory Board was dissolved, and what role will the trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 140, what was the type of procurement fraud found in 2025-26, and what programme did it r
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 138, how many of the special severance payments were on matters separate to the wider res
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Great British China Centre made representations to HM Government or provided advice in relation to the Chinese Embassy at the Royal Mint.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Chinese Government has provided the necessary approvals and consents for the redevelopment of the British Embassy in China.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 21 October 2025, to Question 78937, on Islamophobia, whether representatives of his department have discussed the definition of Islamophobia o
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a Minister resides in 1 Carlton Gardens, and on what date the previous incumbent ended their residency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 236, what programmes are funded from EU Attribution in 2025-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 121, if he will publish the external review commissioned by the former Foreign Secretary