Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Permanent Secretaries: PayTreasuryTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7317More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 129013 on Permanent Secretaries: Pay, what the business case was for paying a Permanent Secretary a salary of £310,000 to £314,999 a year.
Answer: The salary of the DHSC Permanent Secretary was approved in line with the senior pay control process.
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGrowth Mission BoardTreasuryTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6668More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 126661, on Growth Mission Board, for what reasons the Growth Mission Board was replaced by the Growth and Living Standards Committee in November 2025.
Answer: The Growth and Living Standards committee was formed to consider matters relating to economic growth and the improvement of living standards. The membership and terms of reference of Cabinet committees is decided by the Prime Minister. A list of current C...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Repairs and MaintenanceTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4716More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 118203 on 10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, if she will list each of the suppliers for those goods and services.
Answer: The Ministerial residence was empty and so was furnished from within existing budgets and with value for money in mind. Items are permanently retained by Government. Items purchased came from InStyle Direct. Total expenditure from the Chancellor’s allowan...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129014More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to section 5 of the Government Efficiency Framework, published on 24 November 2025, if she will publish the most recent quarterly efficiencies report provided to her department by each government depa
Answer: Departments are required to report their efficiency savings within the performance section of their Annual Reports and Accounts (ARAs) from 2026-27.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPermanent Secretaries: PayTreasuryTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129013More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the salary of the DHSC Permanent Secretary was approved by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Answer: The salary for the DHSC Permanent Secretary was approved as per the rules outlined in the senior pay guidance.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: FurnitureTreasuryTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128433More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much her Department has spent on podiums used for Ministerial press conferences since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Government lecterns and podiums are regularly used at press conferences and speeches. This is managed on a case by case basis, depending on the location. Associated costs may be included within wider event production costs and therefore is not readily ava...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNuclear WeaponsTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123365More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the inclusion in the UK Government Green Financing Framework, November 2025, paragraph 2.12, of the new exclusion of "Facilities intended for the production of
Answer: The Green Financing Framework, updated in 2025, explains how proceeds from green gilts and NS&I’s retail Green Savings Bonds will finance public expenditures that deliver a direct and positive environmental impact. The Defence Nuclear Enterprise is cr...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalace of Westminster: Repairs and MaintenanceTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119621More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2025, to Question 85191, on Parliament: Public Expenditure, how much of the (a) resource and (b) capital expenditure in each year was notionally allocated to support Restoration
Answer: It would be for Parliament to confirm these allocations.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ConsultantsTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119619More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what metrics and data points HM Treasury collates on government spending on consultancy.
Answer: Information on spending on consultancy each financial year is published and available through individual departments’ Annual Reports and Accounts, which departments input to OSCAR after publication. This is the most accurate source of data on consultancy ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBudgets: Disclosure of InformationTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119618More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what formal safeguards are in place to ensure that publication of the Electronic Financial Statement via HM Treasury does not compromise the operational independence of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Answer: HM Treasury published the March 2026 Economic and Fiscal Forecast on behalf of the Office for Budget Responsibility and at its request.Paragraph 3.12 of the Budget Information Security Review notes: “The publication of the OBR’s EFO on GOV.UK by HMT shoul...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBudgets: Disclosure of InformationTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119617More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost of implementing the technical and procedural changes recommended in the Budget Information Security Review (February 2026) has been assessed as.
Answer: No additional resources have been identified as required by HM Treasury.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBudgets: Disclosure of InformationTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119616More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Budget Information Security Review, published on 9 February 2026, whether her Department has identified the (a) individual and (b) entity that accessed the El
Answer: As noted in Paragraph 3.6 of the Budget Information Security Review, the National Cyber Security Centre explained why it is not possible to identify to whom the IP addresses used to obtain early access in March or November 2025 belong.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119614More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026, to Question 105534, on Public Sector: Pay, if he will publish the names of the three departments or public bodies that were rejected through the senior pay approvals proces
Answer: The senior pay control process acts as an additional layer of scrutiny to senior salaries within the public sector and is designed to ensure value for money for the taxpayer. Details of the cases that are submitted through this process are not published. ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBudgets: Disclosure of InformationTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119613More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Budget Information Security Review, February 2026, paragraph 5.20, whether the Macpherson Principles will apply to the briefing of non-market sensitive Budget information.
Answer: As explained in paragraphs 5.1 to 5.5 of the Budget Information Security Review, the Macpherson Principles apply to: the economic and fiscal projections, the fiscal judgement and individual tax rates, reliefs and allowances.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Redundancy PayTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119612More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Guidance on Public Sector Exit Payments: Use of Special Severance Payments, November 2025, whether payments made under the £150 million government employee exit scheme fund will be reportable u
Answer: Where payments made from the fund meet the criteria of special severance payments, the associated reporting requirements will apply.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs and Treasury: Remote WorkingTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119611More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) her Department check the office attendance of individual civil servants.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs and HM Treasury operate hybrid working arrangements in line with the Civil Service expectation on office attendance. Employees are expected to spend at least 60 per cent of their time in the office. Line managers are responsible for...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Parliamentary QuestionsTreasuryTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119059More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what system (a) officials and (b) special advisers in her Department use to determine how Parliamentary questions should be answered.
Answer: It is for the answering Minister to determine how to reply to a written parliamentary question, based on advice from officials.Treasury Ministers take their responsibilities to Parliament seriously and are committed to providing accurate and timely answer...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCentral Bank Digital CurrenciesTreasuryTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119058More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to create a central bank digital currency.
Answer: The Bank of England and HM Treasury are considering the case for a retail central bank digital currency in the UK, known as the digital pound. No decision has yet been made on whether to introduce the digital pound. As set out in the Payments Forward Plan...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119057More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 105537 on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, what datasets are Departments required to submit to her Department quarterly as part of the Government Effi
Answer: The Government Efficiency Framework sets out guidance on how departments should monitor and report the delivery and realisation of efficiency savings.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Public ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119056More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has issued guidance to Cabinet colleagues on making spending commitments over more than a 10 year period.
Answer: Spending Review 2025 set department budgets until 2028-29, with an additional year for capital investment.Alongside the Spending Review, HM Treasury also published a 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, with 10-year settlements for school rebuilding, Affordab...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax Rates and BandsTreasuryTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119055More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the implications of the Laffer Curve on net tax income receipts due to the 60% marginal rate of income tax on incomes between £100,000 and £125,140.
Answer: The Government recognises that taxpayers earning between £100,000 and £125,140 face a higher marginal tax rate due to the tapering of the tax-free Personal Allowance, introduced in 2010-11.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025: Disclosure of InformationTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118364More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any crown servant has been (a) dismissed and (b) disciplined for sharing information related to the Budget 2025 without authority.
Answer: HM Treasury commissioned a Budget Information Security Review following the November 2025 Budget which was published on 9 February 2026. A copy of the review can be found here: Budget Information Security Review - GOV.UKNo Crown Servants employed by HM Tr...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrenciesTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118363More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026, to Question 105914, on Cryptocurencies, what information her Department holds on the Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Stability Board conducting a review into
Answer: HMT does not hold any information on this matter.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGrowth Mission Board: MembershipTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118362More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to answer of 4 February 2026, to Question 108748, on Growth Mission Board: Membership, if she will list each of the internal and external members who attended the most recent meeting of the Growth Mission B
Answer: The Chancellor chaired the Growth Mission Board. The membership was flexible, at the Chancellor's discretion, with internal and external attendees determined based on their relevance to the agenda. The Growth Mission Board was a Cabinet Committee. It is a...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBaroness Martin of BrockleyTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117540More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026, to Question 105915, on Katie Martin, for what reason her adviser is unpaid.
Answer: I refer the hon member to my answer of 3 March 2026, to PQ UIN 114888.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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