Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Home Office: Government Communication ServiceHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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
Answer: All communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: MarketingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 the Department's Arm’s Length Bodies since the
Answer: The information sought would only be available at disproportionate costs.The Home Office have implemented the policy but do not collate this data centrally.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Special AdvisersHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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) Direc
Answer: The Home Office have not appointed any delivery advisors to date. For part a), a list of special advisers is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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: This list does not include locally led activity.Diversity and Inclusion CalendarMonthEvents/ThemesJanuaryHolocaust Memorial DayFebruaryLGBT+ History MonthMarchWomen’s History Month / International Women’s Day; Neurodiversity Week;AprilStephen Lawrence Day...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 a
Answer: The UK and EU share information and data where it supports our mutual safety, security and prosperity, as part of our broader cooperation on trade, economy, and defence and security.The UK provides the European Commission with statistics on the volume of ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Flint GlobalHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department’s (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Ministers have had correspondence with Flint Global since July 2024.
Answer: Information on meetings and correspondence with external organisations is published through the Home Office's quarterly transparency returns for Ministers and senior officials. Details of any engagement by Home Office Ministers with Flint Global since Jul...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: CommunicationHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The Home Office delivers a wide range of communications activity and campaigns to support its priorities, including public information and behaviour-change communications. We have interpreted your request to mean the total outturn spend on communications ...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Unpaid WorkHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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
Answer: In the last 12 months, the Home Office participated in the following internship schemes:Civil Service Care Leavers Internship SchemeStepping into Communications internship pathwayTech Developers Internship SchemePathway to Employment SchemeUnpaid Universi...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Industrial DisputesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 Home Office.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Facilities AgreementsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 ti
Answer: Information on trade union facility time in the public sector for 2023-24 and 2024-25 is published on gov.uk. This includes the information requested for the Home Office for those years – with ‘funding’ for trade union activities interpreted as referring ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Remote WorkingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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
Answer: Hybrid working is a non-contractual arrangement subject to local business need and role requirements. Where hybrid working can be accommodated, employees should work an average of at least 60% of their contracted working hours from their Home Office workp...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Unpaid WorkHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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: In response to part (a) the Home Office does not manage any internship schemes that restrict eligibility based on ethnicity, socioeconomic background, or both.The Department participates in three cross-government internship programmes managed by other dep...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: Since 1 July 2024, the Home Office's media buying agency has engaged paid content creators on a very limited basis to reach specific audiences, procured as a broader package of activity. As it was part of a broader package via our contracted agency, the H...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Senior Civil ServantsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 acti
Answer: To date, one Senior Leaders’ Offsite has been delivered this calendar year. The event took place on 26 June 2026 at Home Office building in 2 Ruskin Square, Croydon.The event was aimed at colleagues at SCSPB2 level and above. Total expenditure was £2,525 ...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Mayor of Greater ManchesterHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what written representations have Ministers received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.
Answer: The Secretary of State for the Home Department has received 10 items of correspondence from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.Topics include crime and policing including police funding, asylum accommodation and visas for health care workers,...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: BuildingsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 10 Sept 2026
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