Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
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Internet: SecurityHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 73334, on Internet: Security, what guidance has the National Protective Security Authority provided on using Virtual Private Networks to other or
Answer: A summary of the wide variety of guidance provided by the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is available on their website at www.npsa.gov.uk.The national technical authority for cyber security is the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).Their...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2025, to Question 71458, on Counter-terrorism: finance, if he will list how much was paid to each individual local authority for (a) local authority posts and (b)
Answer: In 2024/25, the Home Office paid dedicated Prevent grant funds to the 30 highest threat priority area local authorities. A breakdown of the funding that was paid to local authorities via the Home Office Prevent grant for posts and projects is outlined in ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2025, to Question 71459, on Counter-terrorism: Finance, if she will list the individual quantitative and qualitative elements and metrics used by the Homeland Sec
Answer: Each year the Home Office conducts an annual prioritisation exercise to understand which Local Authorities (LAs) are facing the highest threat from radicalisation to terrorism. The process incorporates both quantitative and qualitative elements.The quanti...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government will make additional financial contributions to the EU as a consequence of the agreement to ooperate in relation to drugs risks and threats.
Answer: No decisions have yet been taken as to whether the UK will make additional financial contributions to the European Union as a consequence of the new provisions set out in the Common Understanding of 19 May 2025 2025 to cooperate in relation to drugs risks...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: MaldivesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025, to Question HL12107, on Trade Agreements: Maldives, if he will list every country currently within the Free Trade Agreement programme, where HM Government is
Answer: Negotiations with the Republic of Korea on an upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have concluded and both sides are preparing for signature later this year. FTA negotiations continue with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Switzerland, Turkey and Greenla...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Files ForumDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025, to Question 91946, on EU Files Forum, on what dates the EU Files Forum has met since July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade hosted the first official-level EU Files Forum with key UK Business Representative Organisations on 5 June 2025. The Forum meets on a quarterly basis to facilitate a dialogue between government and the UK business com...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Social MediaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2026, to Question 107051, on DBT: Social Media, if he will name any other specific social media influencers who have been commissioned by the department or its cont
Answer: Apart from the 2025 National Minimum and Living Wage campaign, no other social media influencers have been commissioned by the Department or its contractors to undertake paid advertising for other campaigns or programmes since July 2024.Influencer marketi...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStamp Advisory CommitteeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 107050, on Stamp Advisory Committee, on what dates those five meetings of the Committee took place.
Answer: The five meetings of the Stamp Advisory Committee which were attended by an official from the Department for Business and Trade took place, respectively, on 21 November 2024; 23 January 2025; 10 July 2025; 11 September 2025; and 20 November 2025.Additiona...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment: ProcurementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the transparency data entitled the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025 for all departments, published on 25 De
Answer: Government Departments are required to apply at least 10% weighting to Social Value in tender evaluations, in line with the Social Value Model. Additionally, procurement regulations require that for all contracts worth more than £5 million, departments re...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: UK Relations with EUMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, whether he intends that the UK Government will make additional financial contributions to the European Union as a consequence of the new provi
Answer: The Government has agreed that when the UK participates in an EU instrument, programme or other activity, the UK will make a fair financial contribution to cover the costs of our participation. No decisions have yet been taken as to whether the UK will ma...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the current policy of HM Courts & Tribunals Service on ensuring its courts facilities for (a) the public and (b) staff are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland v. The
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) works to ensure its facilities comply with equalities law, in relation to the interpretation of sex under the Equality Act 2010.HMCTS is presently awaiting updated cross-government guidance from the Office for Equ...
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
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Social MediaTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117539More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 105913, on Revenue and Customs: Social Media, if she will name the social media influencers who were used, including their social media handles.
Answer: The social media influencers used across all of these campaigns were commissioned and managed by a specialist agency, who identify, contract and oversee creators on HMRC's behalf based on the objectives set for reaching and engaging with specific audience...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117538More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 16 January 2026, to Question 103793, on Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, if she will place in the Library a copy of the invoice and receipt from TasteThatLove.
Answer: Government Procurement Card spend data is declared in relevant transparency publications.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoinage: DesignTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117537More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025, to Question 88685, on Coinage: Design, on what dates the Committee and Sub-Committee have met since July 2024; and what changes have been made to coinage theme and design
Answer: Following the conclusion of each financial year, the Royal Mint Advisory Committee publishes its annual report on the Royal Mint Museum website. These reports contain detail on when the Committee and the Sub-Committee on the selection of themes met over t...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87342 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what his planned timetable is for deciding whether the Chagos Islands Treaty will be scored against the 5% NATO targets
Answer: Decisions on the NATO qualifying status of these costs will be considered in the usual way, once the Treaty has entered into force.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 75027 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how much of the cost was spent on catering.
Answer: The total cost of catering on CSAT fights between 5 July 2024 and 4 July 2025 was £91,714.15.In Question 75027 which the hon. member refers to, the date range was incorrect. It should have stated 5 July 2024 to 4 July 2025.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCyber & Specialist Operations Command: CostsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of rebranding Strategic Command to Cyber and Specialist Operations Command.
Answer: The transition from UK Strategic Command (UKStratCom) to Cyber and Strategic Operations Command (CSOC) was executed with a strong emphasis on efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Up-front CSOC visual identity changes have currently incurred no additional co...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 101383 on Government Actuary’s Department: Freedom of Information, what the cash terms monetary cost to the UK is of the
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 3 February in response to Question 108232.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to publish the Human Rights and Democracy Report for (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my letter to the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee on 6 March, in response to her letter of 23 January on this issue.This Government remains firmly committed to the protection and promotion of human rights globally, and to r...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ArtworksForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether changes have been made to the number and location of portraits of (a) Queen Elizabeth II and (b) King Charles III within her Department’s HQ since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The official portrait of His Majesty The King resides in the reception area of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office headquarters. On portraits that are part of the Government Art Collection, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 21 ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the International women and girls strategy 2023 to 2030 remains government policy; and whether she plans to publish an updated strategy.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has made clear that advancing the rights and safety of women and girls around the world will be a top priority for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office over the coming years. We are refreshing our international strategic ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTAG International and Torchlight Group: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding has been provided to (a) Torchlight, (b) Torchlight Group, (c) Torchlight Solutions and (d) TAG International since July 2024.
Answer: Details of all central government commercial contracts above a value of £12,000 are routinely published on the Contract Finder website.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Controlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the peer review for the Natural England Evidence Review with reference NEER155.
Answer: The redactions made to Natural England’s response to EIR2026/00223, were applied because the material contained third-party personal data, which is exempt from disclosure under the Environmental Information Regulations. In addition, some material was outs...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Controlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library Defra-held correspondence and assessments supporting the evidential basis that NEER155 underwent rigorous peer review.
Answer: The redactions made to Natural England’s response to EIR2026/00223, were applied because the material contained third-party personal data, which is exempt from disclosure under the Environmental Information Regulations. In addition, some material was outs...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
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