Kirsty Blackman MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

  • Cabinet Office: Information OfficersCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48099More

    Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

    Answer: In the central Cabinet Office communications team, there are a total of 37 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals. Of this total, 14 are in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.This is the latest ...

    Answered 14 May 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • State Retirement PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46725More

    Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to update guidance for Government statistics on working age to reflect changes in the State Pension age.

    Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

    Answered 6 May 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Government Departments: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25234More

    Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the transparency data entitled Data on responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers in 2023, published on 23 May 2024, how his Department obtained the raw data on correspondence received from

    Answer: The Cabinet Office commissions each Government department and agency individually to request data to be included in the reports titled ‘Data on responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers’ that are published on GOV.UK.

    Answered 24 Jan 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Government Departments: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24858More

    Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Guide to Handling Correspondence, updated on 6 September 2024, and with reference to his Department's transparency data entitled Data on responses to correspo

    Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions complies with correspondence reporting and data requests from the Cabinet Office. The data on responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers 2023 includes performance when responding to correspondence from members of d...

    Answered 23 Jan 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Government Departments: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24857More

    Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Guide to Handling Correspondence, updated on 6 September 2024, and with reference to his Department's transparency data entitled Data on responses to correspo

    Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions complies with correspondence reporting and data requests from the Cabinet Office. The data on responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers 2023 includes performance when responding to correspondence from members of d...

    Answered 23 Jan 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Department for Work and Pensions: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24856More

    Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22905 on State Retirement Pensions: Women and with reference to page 11 of his Department's guidance entitled Guide to Handling Correspondence, updated on 6

    Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions complies with correspondence reporting and data requests from the Cabinet Office. The data on responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers 2023 includes performance when responding to correspondence from members of d...

    Answered 23 Jan 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Government Departments: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22905More

    Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21320 on written representations to the Department of Work and Pensions, whether there have been changes to the directions to Government departments on the lo

    Answer: The Guide to Handling Correspondence, owned by the Cabinet Office and published on GOV.UK, sets out the guidance for Government departments to follow when handling correspondence from MPs and Members of the devolved Parliaments and Assemblies. The guidanc...

    Answered 14 Jan 2025

    Original Parliament record
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Written questions by answering department

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 7Cabinet Office7Department for Business and Trade: 2Department for Business and Trade2Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 1Department for Culture, Media a…1Department for Education: 1Department for Education1Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 9Department for Energy Security …9Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 1Department for Environment, Foo…1Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 2Department for Science, Innovat…2Department for Transport: 5Department for Transport5Department for Work and Pensions: 19Department for Work and Pensions19Department of Health and Social Care: 4Department of Health and Social…4Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 1Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…1Home Office: 30Home Office30Ministry of Defence: 1Ministry of Defence1Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 1Ministry of Housing, Communitie…1Ministry of Justice: 1Ministry of Justice1Northern Ireland Office: 1Northern Ireland Office1Scotland Office: 2Scotland Office2Treasury: 2Treasury2Wales Office: 1Wales Office1Women and Equalities: 3Women and Equalities3
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office7
Department for Business and Trade2
Department for Culture, Media and Sport1
Department for Education1
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero9
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2
Department for Transport5
Department for Work and Pensions19
Department of Health and Social Care4
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1
Home Office30
Ministry of Defence1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government1
Ministry of Justice1
Northern Ireland Office1
Scotland Office2
Treasury2
Wales Office1
Women and Equalities3

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