Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Government Communication ServiceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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
Answer: All communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: MarketingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not hold the requested information in a form that can be extracted without incurring disproportionate cost. Providing the information would require extensive manual analysis of records and could only be...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Special AdvisersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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,
Answer: No such appointments have been made. However, the Department has considerable delivery experience and expertise and is looking to bolster this further through upcoming Non-Executive Board appointments. We also support the work the Cabinet Secretary is lea...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: EqualityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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: In 2025, the department marked National Inclusion Week as part of its commitment to inclusion. Records of activity in DESNZ agencies are not held centrally by the department.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DatabasesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero supplies monthly crude oil data to the European Commission. The UK’s obligation to provide crude oil data to the Commission is included in article 15(3d) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, referenc...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Flint GlobalDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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 Energy Security and Net Zero: CommunicationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: This information will be available in the quarterly transparency spend published by the Department at the following link:DESNZ: spending over £25,000 - GOV.UK
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Unpaid WorkDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, further to the answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14349 on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if she will list each of the internship schemes that have been made available in the last 12 mon
Answer: In the last 12 months the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has delivered the following internships: Care Leavers InternshipUpreachChange100UKRI Policy Internships scheme
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will list each industrial dispute live within her Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
Answer: PCS has notified the Department that it considers itself to be in dispute over a range of matters, including pay, HR Policy and level of engagement. The Department is in discussion with Trade Union colleagues to understand the nature of their concerns and...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Facilities AgreementsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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% fa
Answer: Year CostHeadcount100% FTFunding 2023/24£49,977220No2024/25£71,714200Yes2025/26NRNR0No 2025/26 not recorded as requirement to record was repealed.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Remote WorkingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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 i
Answer: The office workplace attendance requirement is a minimum of 40% at all the Department’s office locations. The Department collates anonymised and aggregated occupancy statistics for some of its locations: Belfast – Erskine HouseDarlington – Feethams HouseE...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Unpaid WorkDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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) bo
Answer: The Department does not manage any internship schemes that are restricted by ethnicity, socio-economic background, or a combination of both. The Department also does not hold information on internship schemes managed by its Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs).Addi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social MediaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Senior Civil ServantsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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-buil
Answer: In 2026 to date, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has held three Senior Civil Service offsite events. These events focused on Departmental Priorities and planning, as well as aspects of senior leadership development on areas such as AI. 26t...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Mayor of Greater ManchesterDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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 Energy Security and Net Zero: BuildingsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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: On 1 September 2026, the percentage of desks provided for staff as a proportion of the total number of staff assigned to work in 55 Whitehall and 3-8 Whitehall Place in London, was 38.8%. The calculation has not been adjusted to take into account predicti...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	16
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Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission	4
Treasury	28
Wales Office	16
Women and Equalities	16

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