Jon Trickett MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Trade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department spent in each of the last 3 years on the UK Trade Envoy programme.
Answer: DBT spend* in the last 3 years on the UK Trade Envoy programme2023/20242024/20252025/2026£228,853£59,178£203,026*Figures do not include DBT staff costs and only relate to UK Trade Envoy expenditure such as flights, hotels, visas etc.Hospitality costs for ...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has contingency plans in the event that his Department’s contracts with Palantir are terminated.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence manages its commercial relationships in line with established government procurement and contract management frameworks, with appropriate governance, assurance and risk management arrangements in place throughout the life of a cont...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: OilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with the Venezuelan Government on the operation of UK oil companies in Venezuela.
Answer: The UK Government's engagement with the Venezuelan authorities is limited and is conducted in line with UK policy. Where necessary, this may include discussions to protect British commercial interests.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the contract with Palantir was awarded without competition in December 2025.
Answer: The Palantir Enterprise Agreement was a Direct Award justified under the Procurement Act 2023. The Enterprise Agreement covers existing services and where there is a robust technical justification for using Palantir products and services for Defence outco...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average time taken to complete a mandatory reconsideration for a Disability Living Allowance for Children.
Answer: The average clearance time for January 2026 was 119.6 working days for Disability Living Allowance for Children. We are committed to reducing the outstanding Mandatory Reconsiderations and also the average clearance time with the redeployment of approxima...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Data ProtectionMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Palantir system for managing his Department's data could be unilaterally shut down by Palantir without the Government’s consent.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has put in place extensive data security and protection measures to ensure that UK Defence information is appropriately managed. All UK Defence Data used and developed within Palantir software remains sovereign and under the ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications which re-designate green belt as grey belt land there have been since December 2024; and how many of those applications were approved for each Engl
Answer: My Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: OilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA in the last 12 months.
Answer: There is no record of any such discussions.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: Data ProtectionMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that data analysed by Palantir is protected from access by foreign governments.
Answer: All data used and developed in Palantir's software deployed across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will remain under the ownership of the MOD. The MOD has put in place extensive data security and protection measures to ensure UK Defence information is appr...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are British armed forces personnel in active service in Venezuela.
Answer: There are no British Armed Forces personnel in active service in Venezuela.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOil: VenezuelaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has held discussions with oil companies relating to investment in Venezuela.
Answer: No.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: AdvocacyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding her Department has directly or indirectly provided to organisations for the purposes of advocacy in Venezuela in each year for which information is available.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 15 May 2025 to Question 50066. He can find details of all programmes supported in Venezuela on the GOV.UK Development Tracker (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/).
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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