Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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Prime Minister: MeetingsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9055More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of meetings the Prime Minister held with external organisations or individuals not in a ministerial capacity between February and September 2025.
Answer: As under previous administrations, party political meetings are not a matter for the Government. Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Written QuestionsTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9053More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to facilitate the answering of written Parliamentary Questions by Hon Members about operational matters of (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Bank of England, by copying or de
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England write directly to Honourable Members on operational matters falling within their independent remits, and the Treasury deposits copies of those letters in the Commons Library.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: PalantirCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8638More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department ceased using Palantir software; and on what date the contract ended.
Answer: The previous government signed a contract with Palantir between 31 August 2020 and 31 August 2024 for the development and delivery of a Border Flow Tool. The service was for the provision of data to support decision making for the EU exit transition perio...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8637More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has a policy on commenting on the conclusions of a publicly announced leak inquiry once that inquiry is no longer live.
Answer: In line with the policy of successive administrations, we do not routinely comment on the details of leak inquiries.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8636More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what metadata is held in relation to WhatsApp messages transferred to the Government to respond to the Humble Address.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, in response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8635More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any individual refused to provide information to the Government for the Humble Address.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, in response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOfficial CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8634More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether individual Departments are required to record spending on official cars for Ministers and officials separately.
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) provides vehicles to departments as a shared resource.Individual departments are responsible for their own internal financial management and record keeping arrangements.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Mobile PhonesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8633More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his stolen phone was a Government device; and whether official Government information was held on that phone when it was stolen.
Answer: In answer to the question, it has been confirmed that the Cabinet Minister’s stolen phone was a personal device and not a Government device.In addition the policy for using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for gover...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EU: ContributionsTreasuryTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8632More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Treasury's policy paper entitled Joint statement following the twelfth meeting of the Specialised Committee on Financial Provisions, published on 4 June 2026, if she will place in the Library (
Answer: HM Treasury discloses the invoices under the UK-EU Financial Settlement under the Withdrawal Agreement in the EU Finances Statement (EUFS). This includes the UK payments to and from the EU, as well as the line-by-line breakdown of the payments under each ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFreedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8631More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to amend (a) secondary legislation introduced under the Freedom of Information Act and (b) guidance on the Freedom of Information regime.
Answer: The Government is committed to Freedom of Information (“FOI”) and continues to monitor the performance and implementation of the FOI Act to ensure it is operating as intended by Parliament. There are no current plans to amend secondary legislation or guid...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8630More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during the debate on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address of 3 June 2026, Official Report column 1264, if he will place in th
Answer: The Cabinet Secretary wrote to all Heads of Department on 1st June 2026 to remind them of their responsibilities to ensure that their departments maintain accurate official records, have systems in place to protect sensitive information, and preserve reco...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Electronic MessagingCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8629More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during the debate on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address of 3 June 2026, Official Report column 1264, who is conducting the
Answer: The Independent Reviewer’s name and further details about the review will be announced to the House before its work commences.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: FurnitureCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8628More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Property Agency has spent money on outdoor furniture for (a) HM Treasury or (b) Great George Street (GOGGS) since July 2024.
Answer: GPA has spent money on outdoor furniture at GOGGS. This was not specifically for HM Treasury but for the benefit of all occupants of the building.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8627More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the aggregate number of special advisers who have joined government since July 2024, and how many special advisers have since left Crown Service, according to information held by Cabinet Office special a
Answer: The number of special advisers are published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be published in due course.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet ManualCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8626More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 2 June 2026, HCWS78, on Cabinet Manual, whether it will provide additional guidance on how Cabinet Secretaries are appointed.
Answer: The Cabinet Manual update will ensure that it reflects the main “laws, conventions and rules that affect the operation and procedures of the Government”. Updates will be needed to reflect changes and developments since its publication in 2011.We will seek...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: DesignTreasuryTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8625More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department made representations to the Bank of England on changes to banknote design and imagery.
Answer: As set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between HM Treasury and the Bank of England, the Bank of England is entirely responsible for the design, production, issue and distribution of banknotes. HM Treasury has not made representations to the Bank of...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet ManualCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8596More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 2 June 2026, HCWS78, on Cabinet Manual, what changes he plans to make to the Cabinet Manual; and whether it will seek to amend any existing conventions where legislatio
Answer: The Cabinet Manual update will ensure that it reflects the main “laws, conventions and rules that affect the operation and procedures of the Government”. Updates will be needed to reflect changes and developments since its publication in 2011.We will seek...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8159More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review his policy on re-joining the (a) EU customs union and (b) EEA single market.
Answer: While this government remains committed to reducing barriers to trade and cutting red-tape with our largest trading partner, the government’s red lines are clear: there will be no return to the Single Market, Customs Union or freedom of movement.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeneyCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8158More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to Volume 2 of the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, and further to the Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 28 April 2026, what the status is of the disclosur
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Gove...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters' Private OfficesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8157More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Correspondence from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to Alex Burghart MP, published 5 June 2026, whether Ministers are responsible for the actions of their Ministerial Priva
Answer: As per section 1.3 of the Ministerial Code, Ministers are responsible for their own behaviour, and are ultimately accountable to the Prime Minister for their conduct under this Code.Section 1.6.b of the Ministerial Code states that Ministers have a duty t...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8155More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4140 on Government Departments: Communication, what definition (a) her Department and (b) HMRC uses for embedded communicators.
Answer: (a) HM Treasury and (b) HM Revenue and Customs use a consistent definition of “embedded communicators”, aligned with guidance from the Cabinet Office and the Government Communications Service (GCS) annual data collection exercise.Embedded communicators ar...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8154More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 2 June 2026 to question HL105 on Lord Mandelson, for what reason Lord Mandelson’s visit to 11 Downing Street on 8 January 2025 was not recorded in transparency returns; and whether a
Answer: At the time of the meeting Peter Mandelson was a Parliamentarian and it was therefore not included in the return in line with the guidance on publishing Ministers’ meetings.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8153More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 426, what is the status of the Private Finance Initiative contract with Exchequer Partnerships for the HM Treasury buildings and services at 1 Horseguards Road;
Answer: The PFI which delivers building management and services to HM Treasury at 1 Horse Guards Road is in operation until 18/11/2037. On expiry of the PFI the building freehold returns to the Government to manage and operate the building. This process will be m...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8152More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4140, on Government Departments: Communication, where the 284 staff who are members of the Government Communications Network are in addition to the 44 embedde
Answer: HMRC has 284 communications professionals who are members of the Government Communications Service and work within HMRC’s core Communications directorate. These staff provide strategic communications, media handling, campaign delivery and corporate commun...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Budget: ContributionsTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8151More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2058, on EU Budget: Contributions, what are the policy commitments which contribute to that cost other than Erasmus+.
Answer: These policy commitments relate to the Government’s engagement with European partners to improve our economic and security cooperation in the UK’s national interest. They cover contributions towards EU agencies, systems and databases that the Government h...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
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