Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2026, to Question 107041, on DSIT: Public Appointments, and to the answer of 28 January 2026, to Question 106743, on DBT: Public Appointments, how m
Answer: All Public Appointees complete a political activity form as part of the application process. If appointees declare any political activity, the detail is reviewed, assessed for risk and appropriate mitigations implemented where necessary.
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Library: Trade UnionsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which trade unions are recognised by the British Library; and how much facility time is allocated to each expressed as (a) headcount and (b) FTE staff members, in the most recent period of time f
Answer: The British Library recognises three national Civil Service unions – FDA, Prospect and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS).The table below shows the facility time for each union expressed in headcount, FTE staff members and total hours. These f...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCopyrightDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the new policy on copyright assertion.
Answer: We have published a progress update on our position on AI and copyright on 15 December 2025. By March 18 2026, we will publish a comprehensive report on the key issues and a full economic impact assessment, alongside the government’s response to the consu...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: EqualityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to comply with the Cabinet Office’s guidance not to hire standalone EDI roles.
Answer: The Department is fully compliant with Cabinet Office guidance relating to standalone EDI roles.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ArtworksDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 13 May 2025, to Question 50572, on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artworks, if she will publish the FOI response Ref: FOI2025/05106, of 8 July 2025.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 2 February 2026 to Question UIN 107381. FOI response FOI2025/05106 has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. Deposited papers are in the public domain and FOI2025/05106 has therefore been pub...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Art Collection: Freedom of InformationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2026, to Question 107382, on Government Art Collection, if she will publish the substantive responses to the 45 FOI requests, redacting the name of the applic
Answer: The Government Art Collection is a working collection, used across government buildings in the UK and the global estate, which means that artworks may change their display location from time to time. Current locations of artworks in the collection can be ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGender: Public ConsultationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118008More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, further to the answer of 7 January 2025, to Question 21052, on Gender: public consultation, if she will place the 404 responses in the Library, redacting the names of individuals.
Answer: When the call for input on single-sex spaces guidance was commissioned, the previous Government did not seek consent from organisations to publish the responses. Consequently, we will not be placing the responses in the Library. We shared all the submissi...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLGBT+ People: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118007More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, further to the answer of 13 October 2025, by Baroness Smith of Malvern, to Question HL10203, on LGBT+ People: Equality, whether any of those gender identities are recognised by government.
Answer: There is no list of gender identities recognised by the Government.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEqual Pay: GenderWomen and EqualitiesTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118006More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the gender pay gap guidance, "Preparing your data", updated 11 August 2025, what is the definition of a man and woman for the purposes of the reporting requirements.
Answer: The current gender pay gap reporting guidance was drafted in order to reduce the burden on business, and be mindful of variations in their data collection processes. We recognise that the terms “male”, “female”, “men” and “women” in the Equality Act 2010 ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Budget: ContributionsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118005More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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 provisio
Answer: No.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOrgreave: Public InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the written statement of 21 July 2025, HCWS855, on Events at Orgreave, whether the Chair of the inquiry has provided a declaration of interests, including any declaration of political acti
Answer: Section 17 of the Inquiries Act 2005 requires the Chair of an Inquiry established under the Act to act with fairness and with regard to the need to avoid any unnecessary cost. Once the Orgreave Inquiry is established, it will be expected to publish its co...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme public register, how many registrations have been made since the introduction of the scheme which have not be publicly published; and for wh
Answer: As of the 5th of March, there are 11 registrations on the FIRS public register. We will not provide details of registrations beyond that which is on the public register as to do so could identify information not intended to be published and undermine the ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: 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
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