Alex Burghart MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

  • Chagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28802More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 101383, on Government Actuary's Department: Freedom of Information, if he will ask the Government Actuary's Departm

    Answer: The value of payments under the UK-Mauritius Agreement were set out by the UK government at the time of signature and have not changed. What has changed is the Social Time Preference Rate applied in the calculation of the forecast net present value, which...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Chagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28799More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the the potential impact of the change in the social time discount rate announced on 7 September 2026 to the total cost of the Chagos deal over

    Answer: The value of payments under the UK-Mauritius Agreement were set out by the UK government at the time of signature and have not changed. What has changed is the Social Time Preference Rate applied in the calculation of the forecast net present value, which...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Lord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16025More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 6444 on Lord Mandelson, if she will set out in which ways the policy of commenting on individual personnel matters has appl

    Answer: The Government's policy of not commenting on individual personnel matters remains unchanged, but where the Humble Address process required the disclosure of relevant documentation, we have met those requirements.

    Answered 9 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listAttorney General: 1Attorney General1Attorney General's Office: 1Attorney General's Office1Cabinet Office: 58Cabinet Office58Department for Business and Trade: 1Department for Business and Trade1Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: 2Department for Business, Innova…2Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 2Department for Energy Security …2Department of Health and Social Care: 5Department of Health and Social…5Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 3Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…3Home Office: 1Home Office1Leader of the House: 1Leader of the House1Ministry of Defence: 1Ministry of Defence1Northern Ireland Office: 2Northern Ireland Office2Treasury: 3Treasury3Women and Equalities: 6Women and Equalities6
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
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Attorney General1
Attorney General's Office1
Cabinet Office58
Department for Business and Trade1
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2
Department of Health and Social Care5
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3
Home Office1
Leader of the House1
Ministry of Defence1
Northern Ireland Office2
Treasury3
Women and Equalities6

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