Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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LobbyingCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16036More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the status of the Cabinet Office guidance from 2010 entitled Rules on Lobbying for Non-Departmental Public Bodies.
Answer: I refer the Honorable Member to the answer provided to UIN 116156 on 6 March 2026, which confirmed that the principles of the Rules on lobbying for non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) guidance, published in October 2010, remain Government policy.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGordon BrownCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16035More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 10647 on Gordon Brown, whether his office is in (a) 70 Whitehall, (b) Dover House and (c) 26 Whitehall.
Answer: For security reasons we do not comment on the specific location of individual’s offices. The Prime Minister’s Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation has access to appropriate office space within the Cabinet Office’s existing footprint if requi...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16034More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12159 on Cabinet Office: Marketing, whether (a) ONS and (b) UKSA has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commercial Officer l
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Parliamentary Question of 6th July is attached.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ComplaintsCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16033More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any complaints have been made about the conduct of (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department since July 2024.
Answer: HR matters are strictly confidential, and it would not be appropriate to comment publicly.Information on advice provided to the Prime Minister by the Independent Adviser in relation to allegations concerning ministers can be found in his Annual Reports wh...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnthony FinkelsteinCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16032More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the news story entitled Independent Review of the Use of Non-corporate Communications Channels in Government, of 2 July 2026, whether Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein is a direct Ministerial a
Answer: Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein’s appointment as the Independent Reviewer of the Use of Non-corporate Communications Channels is a Tier 1 Direct Ministerial Appointment made by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: ReviewsCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16031More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether he will consult His Majesty’s Official Opposition on the propo
Answer: The Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service (“the Review”) will draw on a wide range of expert advisers from academia, private, public, civil society, and international spheres. It will welcome views and...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16030More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4139 on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if he will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report for the UK Statistics Authority.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Parliamentary Question of 6th July is attached.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDarlington Economic Campus: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16029More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13158 on Darlington Economic Campus: Remote Working, which departments are based in the Darlington Economic Campus; and what the headcount of each department is.
Answer: The Departments based at DEC are as follows:Bishopsgate HouseDepartment for Education (DfE)Darlington Feethams HouseHM Treasury (HMT)Office for National Statistics (ONS)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)Department for Culture, M...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16028More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers in his Department have undertaken equality, diversity and inclusion training since July 2024.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not run a specific programme of equality, diversity and inclusion training for Cabinet Office ministers. The Prime Minister’s expectations of Ministers are set out in the Ministerial Code, which makes clear that ministers are expec...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16027More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13195 on Civil Service: Facilities Agreements, which departments (a) operate check off for trade union subscriptions and (b) charge trade unions for that service
Answer: Cabinet Office does not hold a central record of which departments currently (a) operate check off for trade union subscriptions and (b) charge trade unions for that service. While departments are responsible for setting their own policies regarding the a...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBy-elections: MakerfieldDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any departmental special adviser took a leave of absence, or undertook a new party contract, to work on the Makerfield by-election.
Answer: As per the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, where a special adviser wishes to undertake work for a political party which does not arise out of government business they may do this either in their own time, outside office hours, or under a separate co...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord 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 recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15420More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Further to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question HL1329, on Lord Mandelson, whether any former civil servant or former Minister who was requested to provide information declined to do so.
Answer: The Government is confident that all relevant departments and individuals were engaged through a comprehensive commissioning process managed by the Cabinet Office. All departmental Permanent Secretaries were required to provide assurance that they had tak...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: TravelCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15419More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team has issued guidance on whether Ministers can claim a proportion of their travel and accommodation costs in relation to family holidays overseas if they conduc
Answer: The Ministerial Code sets out principles relating to ministerial travel for official business. Section 10.1 of the Ministerial Code states that “Ministers must ensure that they always make efficient and cost‑effective travel arrangements. Official transpo...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordInternational Assistance: UkraineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the written statement of 1 July 2026, on Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026, HCWS173, whether the payments relating to the EU Flagship Fund and EU Anti-Corruption I
Answer: No. UK payments will go directly to the fund and initiative in question.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15417More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026, to Question 12790, on Civil Service: Dual Nationals, and to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13160, on Cabinet office: Civil Servants, for what reasons the posts in
Answer: The majority of posts in the EU Relations Secretariat are not in the categories capable of being reserved for UK nationals, as specified in Section 3 of the Civil Service Nationality Rules.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15416More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026, to Question 13162, on Civil Service: Equality, whether the Sex Equality and Equity Network (SEEN) was consulted.
Answer: As with any other model policy, the Cabinet Office engaged with a range of stakeholders during development of the model Policy and Guidance: Supporting Trans and Non-binary Employees.
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: TreatiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any (a) Memorandums of Understanding and (b) non-legally binding agreements have been agreed between the (i) department and (ii) its agencies, and with the People’s R
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 16 April in response to Question 126612.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public ExpenditureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, With reference to the answer of 16 April 2026, to Question 124809, on FCDO: Inter Mediate, and with reference to the publication, FCDO: departmental spending over £25,000, fo
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spending transparency data for the period since January 2025 has been delayed as a result of the transition to a new reporting process, but will be published in the normal way in due course.Such delays a...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJonathan PowellForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the October 2025 guidance on Direct Ministerial Appointments, for what reason has the remuneration of the Special Envoy on Chagos not been disclosed.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 21 April in response to Question 124862.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: MarketingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by her Department since
Answer: The requested data is not centrally held by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Government Communication ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communicatio
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 5 June from the Cabinet Office cited in his question.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 428 on Members: Correspondence, and with reference to the FCDO Complaints Procedure published on gov.uk, whether a formal c
Answer: Stage one of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Complaints Procedure published on gov.uk relates specifically to complaints about consular service. This would not be an appropriate avenue for a complaint of this nature to be pursued.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBank of England: ConnectTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15409More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has the Bank of England spent on public affairs services provided by Connect since July 2024, and for what purposes.
Answer: This is a matter for the operationally independent Bank of England. The Bank will respond to the honorable Member, and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: DesignTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15408More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a copy of the full focus group findings referenced in Bank of England's Banknote imagery advisory group minutes - October 2025, meeting held on 14 October 2025, Item 3, published on 17 April 2026
Answer: The Bank of England is operationally independent in its banknote production decisions. The Bank will respond to the honorable Member, and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
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