Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Government Communication ServiceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 and with reference to the Answer of of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how man
Answer: The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade does not hold this requested data.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: MarketingDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, 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 each of the department’s A
Answer: The information is not readily available/held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Special AdvisersDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special
Answer: A list of special advisers is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers. The department has made zero Delivery Advisers appointments.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: EqualityDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answer: The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: DatabasesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, further to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 10189, on Databases: EU law, if they will list the data and reporting requirements that the department must make to the European
Answer: The UK and EU share information and data as part of our broader cooperation on trade, economy and security.The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade acts in accordance with the reporting and information sharing provisions set out in the U...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Flint GlobalDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department’s (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024.
Answer: It is not routine to disclose correspondence between Ministers or Permanent Secretaries and any individual or organisation.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: CommunicationDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The DBT Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25 and 2025/26 reported a Departmental Group spend on Advertising and Publicity as £29m and £41m respectively.These figures are available on page 179 of the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2025/26, l...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Unpaid WorkDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, further to the answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14349 on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if he will list each of the internship schemes that have been made available in the l
Answer: In the last 12 months, in addition to the Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme, the following internship schemes have been made available through the former Department for Business and Trade: The Government Economic Service Summer Placement Scheme and ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will list each industrial dispute live within his Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
Answer: Following the Machinery of Government changes announced in July 2026, the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (“BIST”) is working to confirm the associated transfer of functions and staff. At present BIST only has direct sight of indust...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Facilities AgreementsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many w
Answer: Trade union facility time for The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) predecessor department the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is published in DBT’s Annual Reports and Accounts for 2023-24 and 2024-25. For BIST’s other ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Remote WorkingDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each
Answer: The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (“BIST”) applies a consistent departmental workplace attendance expectation across its office estate. Delegated grade staff are expected to spend 40% of their time in the office while Senior Civil...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Unpaid WorkDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class a
Answer: The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology does not operate its own internship schemes. The former Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has hosted the Cabinet Office-run Summer Internship Programme for which the Cabinet Office sets...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Social MediaDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how much his Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade has previously spent a total of £39,700 on social media influencer promotion in 2025. Please note this figure is inclusive of whole costs, including agency fees.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Senior Civil ServantsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social o
Answer: Senior Civil Servants (SCS) are brought together to discuss departmental priorities. In 2026 there were three centrally delivered SCS conferences. Two events for Directors General and Directors in February (venue: Imperial College - £1,530) and July (venu...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Mayor of Greater ManchesterDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what written representations have Ministers received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.
Answer: It is not routine to disclose correspondence between Ministers or Permanent Secretaries and any individual or organisation.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: BuildingsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in his Department's London headquarters.
Answer: It has been the practice of successive governments not to comment, on grounds of both national security and staff safety, on the physical capacity or staffing numbers for individual buildings of the government estate.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Attorney General's Office	16
Cabinet Office	16
Department for Business and Trade	3
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade	16
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	22
Department for Education	16
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	16
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	19
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	3
Department for Transport	15
Department for Work and Pensions	17
Department of Health and Social Care	18
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	16
Home Office	16
Ministry of Defence	16
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	18
Ministry of Justice	16
Northern Ireland Office	15
Public Accounts Commission	5
Scotland Office	15
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission	4
Treasury	28
Wales Office	16
Women and Equalities	16

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