Alex Burghart MP: written questions

Written questions

• Office for Value for Money: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74514More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis is for the Office for Value for Money making almost £14 billion of annual efficiency gains by 2028-29 against planned day-to-day budgets for 2025-26.

  Answer: The OVfM has supported departments to develop bespoke technical efficiency targets, underpinned by credible delivery plans. In total, the government identified efficiencies of almost £14 billion a year by 2028-29. The OVfM’s approach was guided by three p...

  Answered 10 Sept 2025

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• Senior Civil Servants: TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74512More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 62335 on Senior Civil Service: Training, if he will list the external venues that have been authorised for hire since 4 April 2025; and the cost for each hire

  Answer: The Cabinet Office’s contract with Calder Conferences Limited to provide Venue Booking Services started in February 2023, under the previous administration. The below table lists the venues and costs of venues booked by the Cabinet Office through Calder C...

  Answered 24 Sept 2025

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• Civil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74510More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 11 July 2025, to Question 64830, on Civil Service: Equality, whether his Department has consulted trade unions in relation to planned updates to the Guidance for Civil Service Staff Net

  Answer: National trade unions have had the opportunity to provide feedback during the development of the Staff Network Policy.

  Answered 25 Sept 2025

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• Members: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74509More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for updating the webpage entitled Salaries of members of His Majesty's Government on gov.uk.

  Answer: Salary entitlements for ministers are set out by the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975.The Prime Minister has maintained the pay freeze for ministers who continue to claim a lower salary to their entitlement under law, as per the salary amounts list...

  Answered 25 Sept 2025

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• Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014Cabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74507More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.

  Answer: I refer the Hon Member back to PQ54767 and PQ69066.

  Answered 23 Sept 2025

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• 10 Downing Street: Conditions of EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74500More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister has any line management responsibilities for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in 10 Downing Street; and whether the (i) responsibilities and (ii) remi

  Answer: It would not be appropriate to comment on staffing matters or individuals’ remits and responsibilities.

  Answered 25 Sept 2025

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