Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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Civil Servants: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13195More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, whether it is the Government's policy to change the practice of check off for tra
Answer: Departments are responsible for setting their own policies regarding the administration of trade union subscriptions in line with the provisions within the Civil Service Management Code. The Government has no current plans to update the management code on...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13194More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, whether the policy on increased trade union facility time will be applied to gove
Answer: The Cabinet Office facility time framework and guidance is expected to be implemented across the Civil Service, including all departments and agencies that employ civil servants. It retains the principle that trade union representatives should spend at le...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment: PolicyCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12791More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary has issued guidance in relation to the announcement of new government policies in the period before a new Prime Minister takes office.
Answer: The Cabinet Secretary has written to Heads of Departments to set out the principles of how the Civil Service should operate during this period.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Dual NationalityCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12790More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any restrictions are in place in relation to dual nationals (a) holding Civil Service roles and (b) being involved in procurement relating to national security matters.
Answer: Departments are responsible for applying the Civil Service Nationality Rules, which govern employment within the Civil Service on the basis of nationality. This includes which roles should be reserved to UK nationals only and where additional restrictions...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12789More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there be a Volume 3 response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson once the Metropolitan Police’s investigations have concluded.
Answer: In line with the Government's statement to the House on 1 June 2026, a small number of documents have been withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police to avoid prejudicing their ongoing investigation. The Government intends to publish this remainin...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12788More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what differences are there between the Cabinet Office 2012 Facility Time Framework and the 2018 Facility Time Framework.
Answer: Following the introduction of The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017, the Cabinet Office Facility Time Framework was updated. The update was to inform departments that they were required to publish the relevant data in t...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12787More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 9334, on DSIT: Public Appointments, and further to the Cabinet Office publication, Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments of 1 June 2026, what guid
Answer: The Governance Code on Public Appointments requires the public disclosure of political activity within the last five years for successful candidates. The Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies also requires appointees to comply with the rules ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL]Cabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12786More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Lobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL].
Answer: A Government Minister will be speaking in the debate on this Private Member's Bill in the usual way. Policy on transparency around lobbying is currently under review by the Ethics and Integrity Commission.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet ManualCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12785More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consult the Leader of His Majesty’s Opposition on the revised Cabinet Manual.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the Cabinet Manual continues to be a non-party political record of fact that can be used from one administration to the next. We will seek feedback from parliamentary committees on the draft text later this yea...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPeers: RetirementCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12784More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans for the proposed mandatory retirement age for peers to be introduced through primary legislation.
Answer: The House of Lords has established a dedicated select committee to look at how best to implement the manifesto commitments on a retirement age and participation requirement.The Government looks forward to responding to the Committee’s report in due course...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12783More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to initiate legal action to obtain official information owned by the Crown held by Lord Mandelson within scope of the Humble Address.
Answer: The search process followed by the officials leading the Humble Address response process is set out in the ‘Methodology’ section of the Volume II publication. The Government conducted multiple rounds of discovery from relevant ministers, special advisers,...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Calder ConferencesCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12782More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to the answer of 24 September 2025, to Question 71230, on Cabinet Office: Calder Conferences, what venues have been booked through Calder Conferences since 24 September 2025.
Answer: Our latest available figures show that since 24 September 2025 there have been a total of 74 venue bookings commissioned through Calder Conferences. These bookings support various essential operational functions, training programs, and departmental meeti...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: RetirementCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12781More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a committee to consult on a mandatory retirement age for the House of Commons.
Answer: The House of Lords has established a dedicated select committee to look at how best to implement the manifesto commitments on a retirement age and participation requirement.The Government looks forward to responding to the Committee’s report in due course...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMuslim Council of BritainCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12780More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance, other than the Ministerial Code, has the (a) Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team and (b) Prime Minister, given to Ministers on whether Ministers can engage with (i) the Muslim Council of Brit
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 17 March 2026, Official Report, PQ 118753.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Labour TurnoverCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12779More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has (1) his Department and (2) Civil Service People Group made of the (i) level and (ii) frequency of churn in Civil Service positions, in relation to (A) staff moving positions within department
Answer: Assessments of turnover and time in post are made routinely on an annual basis. The available figures for each point are:A - Figures on movements within departments for the Civil Service as a whole are not available centrally, however estimates for the ce...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWinston ChurchillDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her department has had discussions with The National Portrait Gallery on the recent Sir Winston Churchill display and video installation.
Answer: The National Portrait Gallery is curatorially independent of the Government, and DCMS has therefore had no discussions with the NPG on this matter. The artwork has now been withdrawn from display at the artist’s request, and the Gallery has issued a state...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCharities: Political ImpartialityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance the Charity Commission has given to charities on issuing political commentary on (a) the Government and (b) opposition political parties.
Answer: The Charity Commission has long-standing clear guidance for charities on what is permitted within the limits of charity law in relation to campaigning and political activity. The Commission also has a 'five-minute guide' on political campaigning to help t...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHonoursCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12776More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister intends to submit (a) a Resignation honours list and (b) a Resignation peerages list.
Answer: Any update on honours and peerages would be made in the normal way.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: LabourCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12775More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has authorised access talks to be given by the Civil Service to Labour MPs, further to the planned change in Prime Minister, and what criteria are used to determine whether a specific Member will be g
Answer: The Prime Minister has agreed with the Cabinet Secretary that access talks can take place with declared candidates for the Labour Leadership.Access talks will be led and coordinated by the Cabinet Secretary.
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Duty Costs AllowanceCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12774More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he intends to review or uprate Public Duty Cost Allowance.
Answer: The Public Duty Costs Allowance has an annual limit of £115,000. The level of the limit is reviewed by the Prime Minister at the start of a Parliament and annually. PDCA has been frozen at this level since 2011 and remains frozen for the 2026/27 financial...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to publish the Defence Investment Plan.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan was published on 30 June 2026.
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12772More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the correspondence of 30 October 2025 from the former Cabinet Secretary to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidance
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the former Cabinet Secretary’s letter of 11 November 2025 to the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, to which the guidance is annexed.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: DesignWomen and EqualitiesTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10697More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Bank of England's Banknote imagery advisory group minutes - October 2025, meeting held on 14 October 2025, Item 3, published on 17 April 2026, what engagement the Cabinet Office has had w
Answer: There has been no engagement between Cabinet Office or Equalities Ministers and the Bank of England on banknote design and imagery. Officials in the Office for Equality and Opportunity engaged with a Bank of England counterpart in August 2025 in relation ...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9655More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, if he will publish the previous 2018 Facility Time Framework.
Answer: A copy of the previous Cabinet Office Facility Time Framework was deposited in the House Library in response to a previous written parliamentary question (UIN 49389, tabled on 30 April 2025).
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: International CooperationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether any Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legally binding agreements that do not have the status of a treaty have been agreed by (i) her Department and (ii) its Arm’s Lengt
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and our arms-length bodies including UKRI have signed a range of non-legally binding agreements since July 2024 with partner countries at both state and other levels of government and with supranationa...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
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