Alex Burghart MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Cabinet Office: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28801More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 20825, on Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements, and with reference to pages 11-12 of her Department's Document entitled Civil Service facility time framewo
Answer: Facility time for 2025-26 will not be published, as it is no longer a requirement following the repeal of the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 in February 2026.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNo 10 North: Operating CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28798More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate her Department has made of the gross annual administrative cost of No10 North; and whether it will be funded from the existing (a) Cabinet Office, (b) HM Treasury or (c) MHCLG budgets.
Answer: Gross annual administrative costs cannot yet be provided. The costs for running No.10 North will be found from existing departmental budgets. Teams transferring into No.10 North from other Government Departments as part of machinery of Government moves ar...
Answered 7 Oct 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: UK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28791More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK/EU reset on the UK's (a) compliance with existing non-EU trade treaties and (b) ability to strike new trade treaties with non-EU bodies.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEU Law: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28790More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost of new EU regulation passed since the UK left the EU in areas where the Government now proposes to align with the EU.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: StatisticsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28787More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Home Office's transparency data entitled Small boat arrivals: last 7 days, updated on 9 September 2026, has the status of official statistics; and whether the UK Statistics Authority has reviewed dat
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th September is attached.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28786More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 21055 on Lord Mandelson, for what reason no documented material from the review by the General Counsel to the Prime Minister was contained in the humble Add
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1 June 2026 in response to the Humble Address, in particular the section entitled 'Government methodology in complying with the Humble Address' in the document laid before ...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28376More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 7 September 2026 to Question 19361 on Public Appointments: Equality and of 8 September 2026 to Question 20975 on Civil Service Recruitment, whether the socio-economic background of an
Answer: Socio-economic background is one of the considerations that determines whether individuals can apply for the Going Forward into Employment pathways listed below.DCMS Learn & Grow PathwayDWP Social Mobility ApprenticeshipCrown Prosecution Service Diver...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28375More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all (a) departments and (b) arm’s length bodies, including NHS England, are to act in line with the Government’s revised approach to prioritising British jobs and growth in public procurement; and whethe
Answer: The government has been clear that all departments should use public procurement to deliver jobs and skills opportunities. Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs) are applicable to Central Government Departments, Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bod...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service Commission: Conflict of InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28374More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20855 on Civil Service Commission: Conflict of Interests, whether the Civil Service Commission informed the Minister for the Civil Service that responsibili
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the response to Question 20845.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: NationalityCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28373More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026, to Question 20824, on Civil Servants: Nationality, what was the nationality of each (a) job applicant, and (b) employed applicant, for roles in the EU Relations Secret
Answer: Individual data regarding the nationality of job applicants and successful appointees cannot be provided, as this information is confidential. However, data on the wider Civil Service, including nationality, is published regularly on gov.uk.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPropriety and Constitution Group: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28372More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20826, on Propriety and Constitution Group: Recruitment, whether he (a) has agreed the role and person specification, (b) has agreed the composition of the
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: Summer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28371More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026, to Question 16155, on Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme, what consideration was given to the the eligibility require for the scheme.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the response to Question 16155 of 28 July 2026.
Answered 30 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas TradeCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28370More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Further to the written statement of 1 September 2026, HCWS296, on Canada’s entry I to force with the UK in CPTPP, what steps are being taken to ensure that the EU/UK reset supports the ability of the United King
Answer: The UK and EU are committed to building a closer relationship and are negotiating agreements that will boost trade, enhance energy security and create opportunities for young people. The government will ensure that these agreements are consistent with its...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: InternetCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28369More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 19 March 2026, to Question 116770, whether Cabinet Office's Direct Ministerial Appointments portal entries on gov.uk should be amended once the Direct Ministerial Appointment leav
Answer: The responsibility for the publication of information on Direct Ministerial Appointments on the announcement portal rests with individual sponsor departments. The primary function of the portal is to bring together, into a central resource, announcements ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28368More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers in Government have the title of Chief of Staff.
Answer: Lead Special Advisers in departments may be titled ‘Chief of Staff’ to their appointing minister. Therefore there are approximately 17 Special Advisers with the title of ‘Chief of Staff’. This does not change these individuals’ terms of employment. As per...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Council TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28367More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any unused Ministerial residences in Admiralty House are paying the empty homes council tax premium to Westminster City Council.
Answer: Council tax premiums for empty homes do not apply to the Ministerial residences in Admiralty House.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMission BoardsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28365More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Mission Boards are operational.
Answer: Mission Boards were established under the previous administration and their operation was the responsibility of the lead Secretaries of State.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Parliamentary ScrutinyCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28364More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Minister for the Civil Service plans to take to engage with HM Opposition on changes to legislation affecting the Civil Service.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOffice for the Prime Minister and the Cabinet: AccountancyCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28002More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet will be a separate accounting entity to her Department; and which Accounting Officer is answerable to Parliament for its expenditure.
Answer: Accounting officer responsibilities for the Cabinet Office group will be published in due course.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28001More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what net saving to the departmental expenditure limit her Department expects from the July 2026 machinery of government changes in each of the next three years, and how much of that saving was already factored i
Answer: In line with usual practice, administrative costs to implement Machinery of Government changes will be met within existing departmental settlements, and should not affect the spending power of either the transferring or receiving department.
Answered 2 Oct 2026
Original Parliament recordOneGov Delivery AgencyCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28000More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the OneGov Delivery Agency will charge departments for its services.
Answer: The services transferring to the OneGov Delivery Agency are expected initially to continue to charge other government departments in accordance with existing agreements or Memoranda of Understanding. Work to establish OneGov has commenced and will conside...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27999More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the gross operating cost and full-time equivalent headcount was in 2024-25 for each of (a) the Government Recruitment Service, (b) civil service shared services, (c) the Government Car Service, and (d) UK S
Answer: The 2024/25 gross operating costs are as follows: Gross Operating Costs£Government Recruitment Service24.504mShared Services3.660mGovernment Car Service7.016mUK Security Vetting77.258mAs of 31st March 2025 (end of year 24/25) full-time equivalent headcoun...
Answered 5 Oct 2026
Original Parliament recordOneGov Delivery AgencyCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27998More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her department's publication entitled Machinery of Government changes: Fact Sheet, what the forecast operating cost of the OneGov Delivery Agency is for 2026-27 and 2027-28, and what set-up cos
Answer: The OneGov Delivery Agency is yet to be formally established. Work is underway to establish the agency for 1 April 2027. Its future budget for 2027-2028 will be determined as design work progresses. Costs incurred during the current year 2026-2027 will be...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Departmental ResponsibilitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26595More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (1) Ministerial and (2) Civil Service oversight of the (a) Government Property Agency, (b) Government People Group and (c) Artificial Intelligence Taskforce will be undertaken by (i) the Office of the Pr
Answer: The Prime Minister has established the new Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC), which includes No10, No10 North and Cabinet Office teams directly serving the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Oversight of the OPMC is by the Prime Minister and Cabine...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: Mobile PhonesCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21332More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document, Frequency Asked Questions about Emergency Alerts, published by the Cabinet Office in 2023, what are the latest criteria for use of the Emergency Alert service in relation to (a) l
Answer: The threshold considerations for issuing an emergency alert include considering whether there is a risk to life, and whether those receiving the message need to take urgent action. There is no separate criteria for issuing alerts locally and nationally.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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