Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the Prime Minister’s policy on (a) special advisers and (b) civil servants being paid more than the Prime Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the No10 speech, "Prime Minister’s opening remarks to staff following his arrival at No 10 North: 24 July 2026", of 24 July 2026, what metric will be used to evaluate the Prime Minister's pledge to br
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he plans to appoint a Deputy Prime Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister intends to (i) uprate or (ii) freeze Ministerial pay for (a) Commons Ministers and (b) Lords Ministers.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Answer of 20 July 2026 to Question HL1330 on Taxation: Self-assessment, whether the Prime Minister will publish a tax return on gov.uk.
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 12774 on Public Duty Cost Allowance, whether he will review the level of the Public Duty Cost Allowance annual limit for the former Prime Minister, the Rt hon. Member for Holborn
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how often will the National Economic Council (a) meet and (b) engage with (i) external and (ii) local government representatives.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of adopting progressive remuneration policies on trends in the level of costs to suppliers and the public pursue.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been given to Ministers from the Cabinet Secretary on (a) Leaks and (b) information security since July 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Gordon Brown’s (a) tenure and (b) terms of reference have changed since the appointment of the Prime Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance has been given to special advisers since July 2026 on speaking to the media.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) voluntary and (b) compulsory staff exits from the Civil Service in 2025-26.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her Department's publication entitled The Seventh National Action Plan for Open Government (NAP7): Analysis of initial evidence gathering, updated on 4 August 2026, for what reason her Departme
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department planned an Operation Bridge for the then Duke of York, or made other preparations under a security alias; and if she will set out how state funeral arrangements apply to those who are no l
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 10643 on Freedom of Information: Databases, how many FOI requests have received a substantive response so far in calendar year 2026, where the information was s
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who are the members of the Participatory Methods Forum, and what are its terms of reference.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she has declared to (a) the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and (b) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests any financial contribution or donation in kind towards legal costs prior to being a
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the 10 Downing Street press release entitled PM hands mayors share of income tax to make lives better in every postcode, published on 30 July 2026, whether there is a (a) headcount target for t
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether special advisers within departments are allowed to hold responsibility for the recruitment of other special advisers within that department.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who is the most senior Cabinet Minister responsible for AI.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers are asked to declare any (a) spent or (b) unspent criminal conventions before or when they are appointed.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to transaction number 1037284925 for Corporate Travel Management North Ltd for the amount of £38,004.05 in her Department's publication entitled Expenditure Over £25,000 - June 2026 (Cabinet Offic
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to transaction number 1037285942 for HH Associates Ltd for the amount of £46,530.15 in her Department's publication entitled Expenditure Over £25,000 - June 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published o
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with what frequency will the First Secretary of State be working in No10 North.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to transaction number 1037283882 for Calder World of Travel for the amount of £33,168.45 in her Department's publication entitled Expenditure Over £25,000 - June 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), publis