Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
193,089 questions
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.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Animals in Science Regulation Unit last carried out an unannounced audit or inspection at MBR Acres.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Department plans to schedule an unannounced audit or inspection at MBR Acres during the next period of extreme heat.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether TV Licensing enforcement correspondence is barcoded under (a) Royal Mail's Mailmark scheme and (b) an equivalent scheme operated by another delivery operator; what despatch and d
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people submitted a no licence needed declaration and subsequently purchased a TV Licence within six months, disaggregated by whether enforcement correspondence had been despatch
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many TV Licence refunds issued in 2024/25 were made to people who held a valid no licence needed declaration at the time of purchase.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department provides on the assessment of cumulative and in-combination recreational impacts on Special Areas of Conservation where multiple housing developments and a
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the North Meadow Special Area of Conservation Interim Mitigation Strategy in the context of levels of residential devel