Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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Civil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108740More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 106624, on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, what steps he is taking to help tackle the (a) delays in payment and (b) backlogs in the Civil Service Pensio
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. Angela MacDonald, Deputy Chief Executive at HMRC, is working with the Cabinet Office and Capita to lead and su...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EU: FinesCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108739More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, what his policy is on the negotiation and adoption of penalty clauses that would impose financial payments if the UK were to (a) amend or (b)
Answer: The details of any agreements, including specific clauses, are subject to ongoing negotiations with the EU. We will not provide a running commentary on the progress of those negotiations, although I would note termination provisions are routine in interna...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVarun ChandraCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108738More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the remuneration and terms of reference of Varun Chandra as the Prime Minister’s special envoy to the US on trade and investment; and whether he is a special adviser, civil servant or direct ministerial
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Special Adviser Annual Report, and the press release on gov.uk which sets out the responsibilities associated with the role. No additional remuneration will be made for the role of Special Envoy.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Law: Parliamentary ScrutinyLeader of the HouseTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108737More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, Further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, what steps he will take to assist Parliament scrutiny of new EU laws that the UK will adopt as a consequence of dynamic alignment; and whether he has had
Answer: The Common Understanding is clear that where the UK Government decides to align with EU rules as part of a new agreement this will give due regard to the UK’s constitutional and Parliamentary procedures. The UK will be involved, as a sovereign nation outs...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91528More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar dated 29 November 2024.
Answer: The correspondence referred to the resignation of the Rt Hon Member for Sheffield Heeley in November 2024. The Prime Minister has addressed this matter in the House and set out that, subsequent to her appointment as Secretary of State for Transport, furth...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on updating the Rare Diseases Framework.
Answer: The UK Rare Diseases Framework was published following the National Conversation on Rare Diseases, which received nearly 6,300 responses. This helped identify the four priorities of the framework in tackling rare diseases: helping patients get a final dia...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Information OfficersCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90312More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 81328 on Prime Minister: Information Officers, whether the Special Adviser has provided information on financial interests in Strand Partners.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 20 October 2025, Official Report, PQ 81328.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Members' InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90311More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what matters the Prime Minister has recused himself.
Answer: This Government has strengthened the Ministerial Code. Decisions relating to recusals are made with advice from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: ChinaAttorney GeneralTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90310More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to the Oral Statement of 15 September 2025 on Official Secrets Act, Official Report, col 1188-1189, whether the Law Officers have had discussions with representatives of the House of Commons on the potential me
Answer: The Law Officers are aware of the possibility of a private prosecution, but have not engaged in discussions on its potential merits with any representative of the House of Commons.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: ChinaAttorney GeneralTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90309More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to the Oral Statement of 15 September 2025 on Official Secrets Act, whether the Crown Prosecution Service made a request for evidence to be submitted from the Government that the (a) Chinese Government and (b)
Answer: While the outcome in this case is of course very disappointing, I am also confident that the National Security Act 2023, which was not in force at the time of the conduct concerned, now provides us with enhanced powers that properly reflect the modern-day...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89567More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has issued to (a) regulated donees and (b) political parties on whether multiple donations fr
Answer: The Commission's guidance for political parties and regulated donees outlines how donations and loans from the same source must be grouped. Donations made in the same calendar year by the same source must be reported when the aggregate amount is above the...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department will be (a) involved in and (b) make representations to the BBC on the appointment of a Director General.
Answer: The BBC’s Royal Charter sets out that the Director General is appointed by the BBC’s Board, not the Government, and the process is led by the BBC Board’s Nominations and Governance Committee.It will be for the BBC Board to set out its process for appointi...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89565More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on making payments to the EU for (a) participation in and (b) access to the (i) Security Action for Europe instrument and (ii) common Sanitary and Phytosanitary area.
Answer: The UK is committed to a broad and constructive relationship with the EU, and we are working together to implement the package agreed at the UK-EU Summit. We will only agree deals that provide value to the UK and UK industry and any contributions will be ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar dated 27 October 2025.
Answer: I replied to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar on 13 November 2025 by email.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to my letter of 15 August 2025 on Lord Mandelson; and when the Government will formally respond to the (a) Stage 1 and (b) Stage 2 complaints in the
Answer: We apologise for the delay in responding to the Hon Member's correspondence. We will issue a reply shortly.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the letter of 16 October 2025 from the hon. Member for Brentwood and Onager on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in Northern Ireland.
Answer: We received the Hon. Member’s correspondence of 16 October 2025 and responded on 4 November 2025.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Prime Minister plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 15 August 2025 on Lord Mandelson; and when she plans to formally respon
Answer: We apologise for the delay in responding to the Hon Member's correspondence. We will issue a reply shortly.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78429More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made a recent assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the threat level of the (a) Chinese Government and (b) Chinese Communist Party.
Answer: This Government recognises that China poses a series of threats to UK national security - from cyber-attacks, foreign interference and espionage targeting our democratic institutions, to transnational repression of Hong Kongers. We are also alive to the f...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost was of the resettlement package for Lord Mandelson when he moved to the US; and what estimate he has made of the cost of the resettlement package for his return
Answer: The department does not publish details of individuals' cases.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77118More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any information in the files obtained by Bloomberg relating to Jeffrey Epstein and Lord Mandelson was not previously disclosed during the due diligence process.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the response of the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, in the Emergency Debate on this topic on 16 September (Volume 772, Columns 1384-1391).
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025WithdrawnUIN 77117More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister was informed of the content of the files obtained by Bloomberg relating to Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordRBS Sempra Commodities: JP MorganTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76303More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, (b) UK Financial Investments and (c) other Ministers were involved in the disposal of RBS Sempra Commodities to JP Morgan in the 2009-10 financial year
Answer: Public records of HM Treasury ministerial meetings are available from May 2010 onwards. HM Treasury has also conducted a proportionate search of its archives for the relevant period and has found no evidence of correspondence or meetings between Jeffrey E...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what records his Department holds on the (a) meetings and (b) correspondence sent by Lord Mandelson when he was Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade do not hold any records on meetings and correspondence sent by Lord Mandelson as his mailboxes from his time as Secretary of State are held by Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) on behalf of the former Department for...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release of the US Committee on Oversight and Government Reform entitled Oversight Committee Releases Records Provided by the Epstein Estate, Chair
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Urgent Question answer in the House of Commons on 11 September, Official Report, volume 772, column 1038.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSummer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74515More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government press release entitled Internship Scheme To Get More Working Class Students Into Civil Service, published on 1 August 2025, whether children of Hon. Members will be able to apply
Answer: As we set out in August, we will be opening our Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme exclusively for undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds for 2026. We will determine eligibility based on parental occupation at age 14 in line with guidan...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
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