Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Department for Education: Government Communication ServiceDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 many headcount staff in each of t
Answer: The Government Communication Service (GCS) completes an annual data collection for government communicators. The figures provided are from the commission completed in July 2026, where the department provided figures on behalf of its Arm’s Length Bodies.Ar...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: MarketingDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 Arm’s Length Bodies since the
Answer: Spend data for this category of cost is not centrally held. The department’s Arm’s Length Bodies have implemented the policy and are aware of their responsibilities relating to branded goods and merchandise.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: Special AdvisersDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 advisers, (b) Direct Minister
Answer: A list of special advisers is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers. The department has made one direct ministerial appointment.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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: (a) The Department for Education and its agencies recognised the following diversity and inclusion days in 2025:Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January)International Women’s Day (8 March)Holi (14 March)Transgender Day of Visibility (31 March)Vaisakhi (14 April...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: DatabasesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 Commission and its agencies.
Answer: The UK and EU share information and data as part of our broader cooperation on trade, economy, and security.It is the Erasmus+ National Agencies which provide the European Commission with information and reports required for the effective management, moni...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: Flint GlobalDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her 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 Education: CommunicationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The department’s outturn spending on communications, marketing and advertising in financial year 2024/25 can be found in the department’s annual report and accounts published on 17 July 2025, available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: Unpaid WorkDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to the answer of 8 July 2026, to Question 14349, on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if they will list each of the internship schemes have been made available in the last 12 months through the depar
Answer: In the last 12 months, the following internship schemes have been made available through the department, aside from the Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme:Care Leaver Internship SchemeSupported InternshipsSheffield Policy Campus Summer Internship Sch...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: Industrial DisputesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list each industrial dispute live within her Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
Answer: There are currently no live industrial disputes within the department.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: Facilities AgreementsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 were 100% facility time; and wh
Answer: The total cost of facility time and the number of staff undertaking facility time in each year was:YearTotal cost of facility timeHeadcount number of facility time staff2023/24£61,652.81352024/25£95,608372025/26£126,81432 No employees spent 100% of their ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: Remote WorkingDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 of those individual offices.
Answer: For employees from EA to Grade 6, the department expects staff to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office or another work setting, while SCS employees are expected to spend between 60% and 100% of their working time in the office or another...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: Unpaid WorkDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.
Answer: The department and its Arm’s Length Bodies do not manage any internship schemes that are restricted to applicants on the basis of ethnicity, social class, or both.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: Social MediaDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: Today’s media landscape is unrecognisable compared to even a decade ago, and the way the public receives information and communicates has changed drastically in this time.The government has a duty to engage with the public where they are, using channels a...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: Senior Civil ServantsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 or team-building activity at pu
Answer: One departmental Senior Civil Service away day has taken place in the calendar year 2026 to date, at Cutlers’ Hall in Sheffield. It was a development day for all Senior Civil Servants in the department and the cost was £27,410.27. There were no associated...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Education: Mayor of Greater ManchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 Education: BuildingsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in her 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 8 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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