Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government body is the legal employer of special advisers.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she plans to rename the Prime Minister's Office webpage on gov.uk following machinery of government changes.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason responsibility for the National Fraud Initiative has been transferred to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; and whether changes to legislation are required to facilitate that change.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Procurement Policy Note 002: The Social Value Model has been repealed.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office, Briefing pack for the position of Director General, Propriety & Constitution, August 2026, page 3, for what reason there are three Deputy Directors for the Duty of Candour o
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who exercises the Chief Executive of the Civil Service Commission 's delegated regulatory powers where the Chief Executive has a conflict of interest.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the headcount was of the Government Communications Service in each year from April 2024, including Arms’ Length Bodies and non-Civil Service staff.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Sex Equality and Equity Network, (b) a:gender, (c) Cross Government Gender Network and (d) Civil Service LGBT+ Network provided written responses to engagement on the model Policy and Guidance: S
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary has authority to remove or replace the Chief Executive of the Civil Service Commission as Accounting Officer.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the answer of 3 August 2026, to Question HL2690, on State Retirement Pensions: Age, whether adopting a state retirement age of 68 between 2037-39 has been assumed by (a) OBR and (b) HM Treasury in its est
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the foreign influence registration scheme captures foreign funding donated to UK sources seeking to influence the actions of local councils, including divestment policies in (a) Local Governme
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, for what reason the names of current staff are no longer listed whilst the names of staff in previous registers are still listed in the Register of Interes
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 29 July 2026 to Question HL2207 on Armed Forces: Clubs, whether Ministers were consulted on the full review; and when that review commenced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 29 July 2026 to Question HL2207 on Armed Forces: Clubs, if he will publish the terms of reference of that review; whether he plans to extend that review to all of the Armed Forces;
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average percentage attendance rate was for his Department's staff at Piccadilly Gate, Manchester in the most recent working week for which figures are available, (a) as a percentage of assigned staff att
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of ESG policies against investment and financing of defence companies on the cost of defence procurement, including Trident replacement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what non-Treaty agreements have been made with China since January 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made payments to Sanctuary Counsel as grants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of his Department's (a) civil servants and (b) Diplomatic Service roles are reserved posts under the Civil Service Nationality rules.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out the source of funding for the Erasmus+ programme in the 2027/28 academic year, including additional Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit and funding from other budget lines including high
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 4240 on Erasmus+ Programme, whether a UK beneficiary is a British citizen receiving education or training under the programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 16029 on Darlington Economic Campus: Remote Working, how many staff are assigned to work at the Darlington Economic Campus; how many desks are assigned to that
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Civil Service job advert, Press Secretary to the Secretary of State Department of Health and Social Care, Reference number 475472, for what reason the length of employment is
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026, to Question HL1547, and of 15 September 2025, to Question 73327, on Alan Milburn, if he will list the departmental businesses relating to the (a) clients and
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff were assigned to each (a) DHSC and (b) NHS England individual regional office as of July 2024.