Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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NHS: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question HL942 on NHS: Procurement, the Cabinet Office's document entitled Procurement Policy Note 026, published on 5 August 2026, and with referenc
Answer: This autumn, the Cabinet Office will publish technical guidance setting out how the revised Social Value Model will be implemented. This will apply to all in-scope organisations, including the Department and NHS England. NHS England will continue to provi...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Social ClassDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether socio-economic background is a consideration in the NHS England Core20PLUS5 when deciding whether to provide health care under the programme.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS England: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to take steps to align its approach to procurement with the Cabinet Office's Procurement Policy Note 026 published on 5 August 2026, including its approach to carbon reduc
Answer: This autumn, the Cabinet Office will publish technical guidance setting out how the revised Social Value Model will be implemented. This will apply to all in-scope organisations, including the Department and NHS England. NHS England will continue to provi...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Pay and Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether staff in (a) her Department and (b) NHS England are on the same or different pension schemes; and whether staff in each organisation have pay progression.
Answer: The Department, as part of the Civil Service, applies pay in line with the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance, which does not permit contractual pay progression, and provides access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme.NHS England, as an Arm's Length Body, u...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPatients: Social ClassDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance (a) her Department and (b) NHS England has given on whether socio-economic background of the patient can be a material consideration by the NHS when prioritising patients for elective
Answer: All waiting lists are subject to clinical prioritisation at a local level. The National Health Service triages patients waiting for elective care, including surgery, so that the order in which they are seen reflects clinical judgement of need as well as t...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 101383, on Government Actuary's Department: Freedom of Information, if he will ask the Government Actuary's Departm
Answer: The value of payments under the UK-Mauritius Agreement were set out by the UK government at the time of signature and have not changed. What has changed is the Social Time Preference Rate applied in the calculation of the forecast net present value, which...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28801More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 20825, on Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements, and with reference to pages 11-12 of her Department's Document entitled Civil Service facility time framewo
Answer: Facility time for 2025-26 will not be published, as it is no longer a requirement following the repeal of the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 in February 2026.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: FurnitureTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28800More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 16041, on Treasury: Furniture, what comparative assessment HM Treasury’s PFI team has made of the value for money of the cost of the picnic and outdoor furnitur
Answer: HM Treasury occupies accommodation at the Government Offices Great George Street, which is managed by the Government Property Agency (GPA). Decisions relating to the procurement of furniture for shared areas are a matter for the GPA.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the the potential impact of the change in the social time discount rate announced on 7 September 2026 to the total cost of the Chagos deal over
Answer: The value of payments under the UK-Mauritius Agreement were set out by the UK government at the time of signature and have not changed. What has changed is the Social Time Preference Rate applied in the calculation of the forecast net present value, which...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNo 10 North: Operating CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28798More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate her Department has made of the gross annual administrative cost of No10 North; and whether it will be funded from the existing (a) Cabinet Office, (b) HM Treasury or (c) MHCLG budgets.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28797More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the OSCAR II database holds information on departmental spending on communications, marketing and advertising.
Answer: Financial information explicitly recording Communications and Advertising expenditure is not held centrally within OSCAR. OSCAR records Marketing expenditure against the Chart of Accounts code "EXP - PURCHASE OF GOODS/SERVICES - MARKETING & MEDIA...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Budget: ContributionsTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28796More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 20813, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK/EU reset and new financial obligations to the EU on changes to the profile of p
Answer: As announced on 17 December 2025, the UK has agreed to join the Erasmus+ programme in 2027 at a 30% discount compared to the default terms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). This will require a payment of c. £570m. The UK’s existing financial o...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLeader of the House of Commons: Written QuestionsLeader of the HouseTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28795More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, if he will ensure that answers to written Parliamentary Questions provide relevant hyperlinks.
Answer: It is important that Members receive full and helpful responses to parliamentary questions.The Guide to Parliamentary Work (available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work), published by my office, states that “if refe...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnited KingdomNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 14 July 2026 to Question HL1786 on United Kingdom: Northern Ireland, whether other proposals from the Safeguarding the Union policy paper have been discontinued since July
Answer: The Government is continuing to implement the Safeguarding the Union command paper and to support Northern Ireland's place in the Union: this includes the East-West Council meeting again in January 2026; the allocation of £2.25 million for Intertrade UK o...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInternational Court of JusticeAttorney General's OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28793More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2026 to Question HL2133, on International Court of Justice, what non-privileged advice and guidance he has given to the Government on the weight to be given to advisory opinions of the Interna
Answer: The Law Officers’ Convention applies to advice which may or may not have been given by the Law Officers, or requested of the Law Officers, and the Convention applies to your question. The Law Officers’ Convention can be found at paragraph 21.27 of Erskine...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInternational Court of JusticeDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2026 to Question HL2133, on International Court of Justice, whether the Government made oral arguments to the International Court of Justice once
Answer: The Government strongly supports the International Labour Organization’s work and values its role in upholding and enhancing workers’ rights globally. We also fully respect the independence of the International Court of Justice and its vital role in uphol...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: UK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28791More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK/EU reset on the UK's (a) compliance with existing non-EU trade treaties and (b) ability to strike new trade treaties with non-EU bodies.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEU Law: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28790More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost of new EU regulation passed since the UK left the EU in areas where the Government now proposes to align with the EU.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of annual cost of requiring social value obligations.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence commercial policy requires the application of the Cabinet Office Social Value Model to all in-scope procurements conducted under the Procurement Act 2023, which was enacted by the last Government. Suppliers should not assume that c...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordClass UnitWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28788More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, Further to the written ministerial statement, Driving Opportunity in Every Postcode, 9 September 2026, HCWS322, what is the planned (a) headcount and (b) budget for the new Class Unit.
Answer: Officials are currently taking forward the implementation of the creation of a new Class Unit and closure of Social Mobility Commission to ensure a smooth, staged transition. All changes will be carried out with appropriate consultation and full support f...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: StatisticsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28787More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Home Office's transparency data entitled Small boat arrivals: last 7 days, updated on 9 September 2026, has the status of official statistics; and whether the UK Statistics Authority has reviewed dat
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th September is attached.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28786More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 21055 on Lord Mandelson, for what reason no documented material from the review by the General Counsel to the Prime Minister was contained in the humble Add
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1 June 2026 in response to the Humble Address, in particular the section entitled 'Government methodology in complying with the Humble Address' in the document laid before ...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEquality: Social ClassWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28378More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, Further to the written ministerial statement, Driving Opportunity in Every Postcode, 9 September 2026, HCWS322, what is the timetable for the commencement of the Social-Economic Duty.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, no matter their background, can thrive. To support this, we will commence the socio-economic duty. We are currently working towards commencement, which includes drafting statutory guidance that will ...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Mobility Commission: StaffWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28377More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 September 2026 on Driving Opportunity in Every Postcode, HCWS322, what the current headcount staff of the Social Mobility Commission is; and how many of those staff
Answer: Officials are currently working through the implementation of the creation of a new Class Unit and closure of Social Mobility Commissioner to ensure a smooth, staged transition. All changes will be carried out with appropriate consultation and full suppor...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28376More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 7 September 2026 to Question 19361 on Public Appointments: Equality and of 8 September 2026 to Question 20975 on Civil Service Recruitment, whether the socio-economic background of an
Answer: Socio-economic background is one of the considerations that determines whether individuals can apply for the Going Forward into Employment pathways listed below.DCMS Learn & Grow PathwayDWP Social Mobility ApprenticeshipCrown Prosecution Service Diver...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
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