Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the No10 press release entitled No10 North open for business as the Government’s new situation room for making Britain better, of 23 July 2026, what is the estimated yearly cost of (a) civils s
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the No10 press release entitled No10 North open for business as the Government’s new situation room for making Britain better, of 23 July 2026, what will be the expected office attendance rate
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers are assigned to work permanently in No10 North.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office news story entitled Machinery of Government changes: Fact Sheet, of 22 July 2026, what is the value of the relocation package offered to civil servants to relocate from Londo
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the No10 press release entitled No10 North open for business as the Government’s new situation room for making Britain better, of 23 July 2026, whether the National Economic Council is a full C
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office news story entitled Machinery of Government changes: Fact Sheet, of 22 July 2026, what is the (a) current and (b) target headcount of No10 North; and what is the projected an
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the No10 press release entitled No10 North open for business as the Government’s new situation room for making Britain better, of 23 July 2026, whether No10 North is a (i) government department or (ii
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new Prime Minister has set out his priorities for the honours system.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office news story, "Machinery of Government changes: Fact Sheet", of 22 July 2026, what is the estimated administrative cost of these changes.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office news story, "Machinery of Government changes: Fact Sheet", of 22 July 2026, what is the (a) current and (b) target headcount of the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office news story, "Machinery of Government changes: Fact Sheet", of 22 July 2026, whether the (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) Cabinet Office still exist as a business unit within the
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office news story, "Machinery of Government changes: Fact Sheet", of 22 July 2026, what is the (a) current and (b) target headcount of OneGov Delivery Agency, and whether it is a bu
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office news story, "Machinery of Government changes: Fact Sheet", of 22 July 2026, for what business reason was the Office for Equality and Opportunity moved to the Ministry of Hous
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her Department's document entitled Machinery of Government changes: Fact Sheet, published on 22 July 2026, in which specific body will sit the (a) Civil Service People Group, (b) Special Advise
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet is taking to ensure that Government transparency return data for external meetings are meaningful and clear in the description of the purpose of the meeti
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she was involved in the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet's due diligence of Ministers appointed in July 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring (a) charities and (b) trade unions to register on the Register of Consultant Lobbyists.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make it her policy to to build a searchable platform for government transparency data and facilitate monthly publication as set out in the previous Government's report entitled Strengthening Ethics a
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Non-Executive Directors have left Government since the recent change in Prime Minister according to records held by the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 19 March 2025, to Question 37432, on Prime Minister: Communication, how many FTE Civil Servants now work in the overall communications team in the Office of the Prime Minister; an
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many photographers are employed by the Office of the Prime Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers have left Government since the recent change in Prime Minister according to records held by the Cabinet Office special adviser HR; and how many previously appointed special advisers rem
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Direct Ministerial Appointments have been made since July 2026 by the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet, which have not yet been published on the Direct Ministerial Appointment portal.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the NISTA annual report 2025-26 and dashboard, for what reason the Commentary and Costs Narrative on the Manchester Digital Campus is exempt under national security grounds.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the NISTA annual report 2025-26 and dashboard, for what reason the Commentary and Costs Narrative on the Future Service Programme is exempt under commercial interests.