Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been transferred from existing departments to No.10 North; and how many of those posts were previously based in London.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what agreement has been reached with GCHQ regarding the use of Heron House by No.10 North; and whether any costs will be incurred by the Government as a result.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether No.10 North will pay rent or any other charge for its occupation of space at GCHQ's Heron House.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional expenditure on security has been incurred as a result of establishing No.10 North in Manchester; and what the estimated annual cost of those security arrangements is.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional expenditure has been incurred on IT, telecommunications and secure communications infrastructure as a result of establishing No.10 North.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the additional carbon emissions arising from regular travel between London and Manchester by ministers and civil servants working from No.10 North.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many days the Prime Minister has worked from No.10 North since its establishment; and how many days he expects to work there in each of the next 12 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many ministerial meetings have been held at No.10 North since its establishment; and how many ministers have travelled from London to attend those meetings.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate she has made of the average cost to the public purse of holding a ministerial meeting at No.10 North, including travel, accommodation, security and other associated costs.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which functions have been transferred to No.10 North from (a) HM Treasury, (b) the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and (c) any other Government department; and what assessment has been made

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential for duplication of functions between No.10 North and existing offices and teams within Government departments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measurable outcomes will be used to assess the effectiveness of No.10 North; and when she expects the Government to publish its first assessment of those outcomes.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated total cost to the public purse is of No.10 North over the next five years, including capital expenditure, staffing, travel, accommodation, security and premises costs.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants working for No.10 North are ordinarily resident in London.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs addresses the levels of error and fraud identified by the National Audit Office in its 2024-25 Resource Accounts.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s qualified opinion on the regularity of HM Revenue and Customs’ 2024-25 Resource Accounts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations His Majesty’s Government has made to the Hong Kong authorities regarding the case of Joshua Wong.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment His Majesty’s Government has made of the application of the rule of law in the case of Joshua Wong.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment His Majesty’s Government has made of whether the treatment of Joshua Wong is consistent with Hong Kong’s international obligations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations His Majesty’s Government has made to the Hong Kong authorities ahead of the forthcoming hearing of Joshua Wong.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consular assistance His Majesty’s Government has provided in relation to the case of Joshua Wong.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps His Majesty’s Government is taking to monitor the case of Joshua Wong.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment His Majesty’s Government has made of the findings relating to Joshua Wong in its latest Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the report of the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s 10 July 2026 visit to MBR Acres will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on the maximum temperatures recorded in the animal accommodation at MBR Acres in each week of June and July 2026.