Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
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Lord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121601More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether people mentioned in the Government return to the Humble Address were consulted on any (a) exclusions and (b) redactions in the material that was released prior to publication.
Answer: I refer you to the Oral Statement on the 23 February and the Government’s statement on 11 March which set out an update on the Government's process for complying with the Humble Address motion. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament’s instruc...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121111More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume 1, HC1774-I, 11 Mar
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament’s instruction is met with the urgency and transpa...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121110More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume 1, HC1774-I, 11 Mar
Answer: The Government does not comment on the resourcing decisions taken by the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC).
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121109More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his statement of 11 March 2026, Official Report, Column 364, on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Motion, whether he has consulted lawyers in the Metropolitan Police.
Answer: As per the statement from the Metropolitan Police on 4th February 2026, they are asking us to refrain from publishing any relevant documents that could prejudice their investigation. We do not comment on ongoing police investigations. The Government stand...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121108More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his statement of 11 March 2026, Official Report, Column 364, on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Motion, for what reason he did not receive the request to approve the exit payment to
Answer: I refer you to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament’s instruction is met with the urgency and transparency that ...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: EmailCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121101More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 110810 on Cabinet Office: Email, when John Pond's archived emails will be publicly disclosed by National Archives.
Answer: The Cabinet Office holds within its records 118 emails which include the ‘John Pond’ email address. Cabinet Office records are transferred to The National Archives in the usual way, in accordance with Section 3 (4) of The Public Records Act, 1958.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: EmailCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121096More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 110810 on Cabinet Office: Email, how many John Pond emails have been archived.
Answer: The Cabinet Office holds within its records 118 emails which include the ‘John Pond’ email address. Cabinet Office records are transferred to The National Archives in the usual way, in accordance with Section 3 (4) of The Public Records Act, 1958.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: DismissalCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121095More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Employment Appeal Tribunal of Mr P Easton v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025], whether the Government People Group has provided guidance on dismissing a civil servant for di
Answer: Individual departments are responsible for their own discipline policies and guidance, which detail formal processes and procedures. These policies align with the Civil Service Code and the Civil Service Management Code, which set out the standards and be...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson was paid for unused annual leave when he left the Civil Service, in addition to the exit payment.
Answer: No.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to W
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11 March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament's instruction is met with the urgency and transpare...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121078More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who had a role in the vetting process for Lord Mandelson.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament’s instruction is met with the urgency and transpa...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRecruitment: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) his department and (b) ACAS have issued on whether an employee can be summarily dismissed for gross misconduct if they lie or deceive when applying for the job.
Answer: There is government guidance on GOV.UK on summary dismissal for reasons relating to gross misconduct. Acas has issued both a statutory Code of Practice and non-statutory guidance covering gross misconduct. These do not specifically mention dismissal for l...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordControlled Burning: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Mar 2026WithdrawnUIN 121074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licences for winter burns of vegetation in England have been granted by her Department in the last year; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications f
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordControlled Burning: ScotlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licences for winter burns of vegetation in England have been granted by Defra in the last year; and if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her polici
Answer: No Heather and Grass Burning Licences have yet been granted in the 2025-2026 burning season. Whilst a number of the applications we have received have been determined, others are still being processed. Both Heather and Grass Burning, and wildfire are devo...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHempDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department intends to take steps to support the uptake of industrial hemp farming, in the context of challenges around licensing and investment in the sector.
Answer: Defra recognises the valuable addition industrial hemp can provide to farmers when planning their crop rotation. The responsibility for the regulation of industrial hemp and licencing for cannabis cultivation in the UK lies with the Home Office. After fur...
Answered 18 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 recordProductivityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on productivity; and what information his Department holds on the OBR having made such an assessment.
Answer: The Government has published a comprehensive assessment on the impact of the Act. It cites academic evidence linking stronger employment protections to improved productivity and highlights that better job security, wellbeing, and reduced undercutting of g...
Answered 16 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 recordGovernment Departments: Termination of EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119615More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026, to Question 105533, on Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay, and to Question 105534, on Public Sector: Pay whether departments are required to report details of civil service
Answer: Departments are not required to report details of Civil Service leavers and exit payments under the terms of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme to HM Treasury. Departments publish information on exit payments and staffing numbers within their Annual Re...
Answered 17 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
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