Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a summary of events hosted by the Middle East and North Africa Division in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in King Charles Street in 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff are working on (a) communications, (b) strategic communications and (c) digital communications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which items of artwork he has (a) de-installed and (b) installed in his King Charles Street office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much money his Department has spent on upgrades to meeting spaces in King Charles Street in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026, including communal seating areas, waiting rooms, minist

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her Department's document entitled PPN 026: The social value model, published on 5 August 2026, and with reference to the Cabinet Office transparency data, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her Department's document entitled PPN 026: The social value model, published on 5 August 2026, and with reference to the Government’s Make Work Pay guidance collection, what types of action co

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has met John Bercow since he took up office.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister's Cost of Living Champion is still in post.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the comments by the Victims Minister, the Hon Member for Pontypridd, on BBC Newsnight of 4 August 2026, what plans the Prime Minister has to open a public inquiry into the UK activities of Jeff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the publication “Professor Dapo Akande: United Kingdom candidate for the International Court of Justice 2027 to 2036”, updated 17 July 2026, whether Mr Akan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 9 July 2026, to Question 15410, on Members: Correspondence, through what mechanisms can Hon Members raise a formal complaint about actions of the De

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026, to Question 15417, on Cabinet Office: Civil Service, how many staff in the department are EU nationals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 9 July 2026, to Question 15414, on FCDO: Public Expenditure, what is the new reporting process that has prevented publication of transparency data s

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026, to Question 15230, on Research: Disclosure of Information, whether there is a timetable or grid for the updating of Area of Research Interes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 15826, on Information Commissioner’s Office: Pay, if he will place a copy of the ICO Career Banding Framework in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what is the average time for the Information Commissioner to (a) open a case on a Freedom of Information Act appeal from time of application and (b) to substantively make a decisio

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many Freedom of Information Act appeals are currently before the Information Commissioner, how many are more than (a) one year (2) two years, (3) three or more years from date

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how much funding has been provided to Professor Jason Arday, directly or to co-investigators, by project name through (a) UK Research and Innovation, (b) the Economic and Social Re

To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Cabinet Office's document entitled Leader of the House of Commons and Whips - Ministers' Hospitality - June 2026, updated on 6 August 2026, what was discussed at the meeting between the Rt hon. Member

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15574 on Insolvency: Data Protection, whether the Insolvency Service has requested that the relevant records of Global Counsel are

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the answer of 29 July 2026 to Question HL2203, what information his Department holds on the attendance of individual Ministers on departmental strike days for (a)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many previously (a) DSIT and (b) DBT departmental staff are now assigned to work at the Darlington Economic Campus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 16029, on Darlington Economic Campus: Remote Working, how many CMA staff are assigned to work at the wider Darlington Economic C

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 10178, on Gambling Commission, and with reference to the answer of 1 April 2026, to Question 123211, on Gambling Commission: Managers,

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what is the Gambling Commission Board's expected timetable recruiting a chief executive.