Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Revenue and Customs: MarketingTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24153More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 HMRC since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter was
Answer: Since 1 April 2024 HMRC has spent £67,329.94 on branded goods, promotional merchandise and related items. The majority of expenditure relates to recruitment and outreach activity.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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Revenue and Customs: DatabasesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24094More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 HMRC must make to the European Commission and its agencies.
Answer: HMRC provides the following trade in goods information to Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Union):• monthly aggregate data relating to movements of goods between Northern Ireland and the EU and non-EU counties• annual information on busine...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Revenue and Customs: CommunicationTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24070More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the outturn spending was by (a) the Valuation Office Agency and (b) HMRC on communications, marketing and advertising in (i) 2024-25 and (ii) 2025-26.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Revenue and Customs: Unpaid WorkTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24033More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 HMRC, other th
Answer: HMRC has made the following internship and short-term placement schemes available during the last 12 months:DWP Movement to WorkCabinet Office Going Forward Into Employment:Care LeaversVeterans, Military Spouses and PartnersPeople with ConvictionsSupporte...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Revenue and Customs: Industrial DisputesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24013More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list each industrial dispute live within HMRC, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.
Answer: There are no live trade disputes or industrial action being undertaken in HMRC.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Revenue and Customs: Facilities AgreementsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24007More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total cost of facility time to HMRC 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 whether funding w
Answer: HMRC's total expenditure on facility time was• 2023-24: £2,040,621.65 • 2024-25: £2,290,590.51 • 2025-26: £2,349,325.71The number of trade union representatives with facility time arrangements was:• 2023-24: 766.70 FTE• 2024-25: 719.95 FTE• 2025-26: 682.8...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Revenue and Customs: Remote WorkingTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23989More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of HMRC’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not set office attendance requirements on an office-by-office basis. For employees who are subject to workplace attendance expectations, the current requirement is to spend at least 60% of their working time in the offic...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Revenue and Customs: Social MediaTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23930More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) the Valuation Office Agency and (b) HMRC has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency has not spent any money on social media influencers since July 2024From July 2024 to the end of August 2026, HMRC spent £591,200 on social media influencer activity, excluding agency fees. HMRC works with Pablo, part of Unlimit...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Revenue and Customs: Senior Civil ServantsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23910More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in 2026.
Answer: HMRC held one leadership conference in 2026 to which all Senior Civil Servants in the Department were invited.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Revenue and Customs: BuildingsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23874More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in each office of HMRC.
Answer: HMRC offices have different types of workspaces which allow people to match the task to the most suitable space. We therefore use workspaces rather than the number of desks as our capacity currency. Please find below a table showing each HMRC office locat...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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National Wealth Fund: Government Communication ServiceTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23872More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff and 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many National Wealth Fund he
Answer: The National Wealth Fund (NWF) is operationally independent and is responsible for making decisions relating to its own staffing structures, resourcing, and workforce classifications. No NWF staff members are members of the Government Communication Networ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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National Wealth Fund: MarketingTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23871More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, what was the cost to the public purse of branded goods and merchandise by the National Wealth Fund since the Government Ch
Answer: The National Wealth Fund has not purchased any branded goods or merchandise since the Government Chief Commercial Officer’s letter was issued. The cost to the public purse is therefore nil.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Financial Conduct Authority: Government Communication ServiceTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23870More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff and 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many Financial Conduct Autho
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a non-governmental body which is operationally independent from the Treasury and is funded via a levy on financial services firms.The Government has no role in the FCA's budget and does not hold the information req...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
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Financial Conduct Authority: MarketingTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23869More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further 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 Financial Conduct Authority since the Government Chief Co
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a non-governmental body which is operationally independent from the Treasury and is funded via a levy on financial services firms.The Government has no role in the FCA's budget and does not hold the information req...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
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Treasury: Unpaid WorkTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23868More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 and (iii) both.
Answer: Neither HM Treasury nor any of its Arm’s Length Bodies operates an internship scheme that restricts applications on the basis of ethnicity, social class, or both.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Treasury: BuildingsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23867More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the percentage of desks provided for staff as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in the department's London headquarters.
Answer: The current percentage of workstations as a proportion of HMT staff assigned to 1 Horse Guards Road is 67%.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Treasury: Mayor of Greater ManchesterTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23866More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what written representations have Ministers received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ 8186 on 17 June 2026.That answer set out that all Mayoral Strategic Authorities are encouraged to make formal representations to HM Treasury around fiscal events – the majority of MSAs provided submissions...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Treasury: Flint GlobalTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23865More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the department’s (a) Permanent Secretaries 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 17 Sept 2026
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Treasury: DatabasesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23864More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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.HM Treasury acts in accordance with the reporting and information sharing provisions set out in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Withdra...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Treasury: Facilities AgreementsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23863More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 whether
Answer: HM Treasury employees have the right to join a trade union. Trade union representatives are provided with paid facility time to undertake recognised trade union duties in accordance with Cabinet Office Guidance. Information for 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-2...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Treasury: Industrial DisputesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23862More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 17754, on Government Departments: Industrial Disputes, if they will list each industrial dispute live within the department, including the nature of the dispute and
Answer: There are currently no live industrial disputes within HM Treasury and therefore no associated industrial action.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Treasury: Unpaid WorkTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23861More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 department
Answer: Other than the Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme, the Government Economic Service (GES) Summer Scheme has been made available in the last 12 months. The scheme is administered by the Government Economic and Social Research (GESR) team, based in HM T...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Treasury: EqualityTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23860More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 following diversity and inclusion related days, weeks and months have been marked in some way by HM Treasury and its agencies in 2025 (excluding agencies which do not employ civil servants). In the Treasury, these dates are primarily marked on a volun...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Treasury: Social MediaTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23859More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: The department has spent £0 on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Treasury: Senior Civil ServantsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23858More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 public
Answer: Two departmental Senior Civil Service away days took place in this period: Executive Management Team awayday – 20 January 2026 – British Museum, Great Russell Street. An external facilitator was commissioned to facilitate the day at a cost of £8,282.91 ex...
Answered 10 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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