Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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Public Sector: ReformCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109179More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105241 on Public Sector: Reform, what the nature is of the commercial confidentiality.
Answer: The transparency obligations under the Procurement Act only apply to the overarching contractual agreement between the Contracting Authority and the Supplier. It does not cover Statements of Work subsequently agreed under the contract. This is in line wit...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Finance InitiativeTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108751More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data (a) her department and (b) NISTA holds on the number of central government PFI contracts which necessitate the underlying asset remaining in the ownership of the PFI contractor at the end of the contract.
Answer: HM Treasury, which includes NISTA, publishes aggregate information on PFI and PF2 projects annually. In line with guidance, any arrangements which necessitate the underlying asset remaining in the ownership of the PFI contractor at the end of the contract...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108750More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Wealth Fund operates a salary sacrifice scheme for its Defined Contribution staff pension offering.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund does not operate a salary sacrifice scheme in respect of its Defined Contribution staff pension offering. Details of the National Wealth Fund’s pension offering are set out in the Remuneration Report within its Annual Report and A...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Actuary's DepartmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2026, to Question 101383, on Government Actuary's Department: Freedom of Information, which department commissioned the Government Actuary
Answer: As set out in the Explanatory Memorandum to the UK-Mauritius Treaty, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and Ministry of Defence (MoD) calculated the forecast costs of the deal by discounting the sums due to be paid to Mauritius over...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGrowth Mission Board: MembershipTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108748More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025, to Question 98794, on Mission Boards, who the internal and external members are of the Growth Mission Board.
Answer: The Chancellor heads the Growth Mission Board. The membership is flexible, at the Chancellor's discretion, with internal and external attendees determined based on their relevance to the agenda. It is a long-established precedent that information about th...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025: Disclosure of InformationTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108747More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026, to Question 105552, on Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information, if she will publish the terms of reference to (a) the leak inquiry and (b) Permanent Secretary’s rev
Answer: The scope of both a) the leak inquiry and b) the Permanent Secretary’s review will be set out when the outcomes of the Budget Information Security review are published, the aim of which is to conclude in advance of the Spring Statement on 3 March.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFlexible Support Fund: Equipment and TechnologyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what auditing processes are in place to monitor the use of equipment and technology provided to claimants through the Flexible Support Fund, and how the Department assures itself that equipment purchase
Answer: The Flexible Support Fund was introduced in April 2011. It provides discretionary support to help individuals move closer to employment. Work coaches must exercise their discretion in line with national and local guidance, ensuring that Flexible Support F...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ReformCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108745More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an update to the December 2024 Plan for Change, and updated statistics on the delivery of the missions and milestones.
Answer: In the Plan for Change document, there are linked statistics in the final "Statistical Sources" section Plan for Change – Milestones for mission-led government. These continue to be published and updated in line with best practice guidance for s...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: Manufacturing IndustriesCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108744More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, what plans he has to align with the EU Single Market in relation to manufactured goods.
Answer: This government remains committed to reducing barriers to trade and cutting red-tape. There are clear areas where closer alignment with the EU can benefit UK businesses, as demonstrated by our negotiations on a food and drinks agreement. However, the gove...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: Mental HealthCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108743More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Crown Commercial Service contractfinder entry, Provision of a Systematic evidence review on the impact of the pandemic on mental health, published March 2025, Procurement reference: CCZZ24A16, awa
Answer: The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is independent of government. The systematic evidence review on the impact of the pandemic on mental health, commissioned by the UK Covid-19 Inquiry to support its investigation into the impact of the pandemic on society, will be p...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTim AllanCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108742More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025, to Question 94700, on Tim Allan, whether the records held by the Cabinet Office as part of the declaration of interests process for special advisers show that Tim Allan
Answer: There is an established system in place for the declaration and management of special advisers' interests, including their financial interests. As has been the case under successive administrations, interests deemed relevant for publication for special ad...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEthics and Integrity CommissionCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108741More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office has agreed a workplan, or commissioned any projects or programmes, with the Ethics and Integrity Commission.
Answer: The Ethics and Integrity Commission (EIC), which launched on 13 October 2025, was established by strengthening and reforming the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL). Its purpose is to promote the highest standards in public life, as set out in it...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108740More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 106624, on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, what steps he is taking to help tackle the (a) delays in payment and (b) backlogs in the Civil Service Pensio
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. Angela MacDonald, Deputy Chief Executive at HMRC, is working with the Cabinet Office and Capita to lead and su...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EU: FinesCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108739More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, what his policy is on the negotiation and adoption of penalty clauses that would impose financial payments if the UK were to (a) amend or (b)
Answer: The details of any agreements, including specific clauses, are subject to ongoing negotiations with the EU. We will not provide a running commentary on the progress of those negotiations, although I would note termination provisions are routine in interna...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVarun ChandraCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108738More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the remuneration and terms of reference of Varun Chandra as the Prime Minister’s special envoy to the US on trade and investment; and whether he is a special adviser, civil servant or direct ministerial
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Special Adviser Annual Report, and the press release on gov.uk which sets out the responsibilities associated with the role. No additional remuneration will be made for the role of Special Envoy.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Law: Parliamentary ScrutinyLeader of the HouseTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108737More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, Further to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, what steps he will take to assist Parliament scrutiny of new EU laws that the UK will adopt as a consequence of dynamic alignment; and whether he has had
Answer: The Common Understanding is clear that where the UK Government decides to align with EU rules as part of a new agreement this will give due regard to the UK’s constitutional and Parliamentary procedures. The UK will be involved, as a sovereign nation outs...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91528More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar dated 29 November 2024.
Answer: The correspondence referred to the resignation of the Rt Hon Member for Sheffield Heeley in November 2024. The Prime Minister has addressed this matter in the House and set out that, subsequent to her appointment as Secretary of State for Transport, furth...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on updating the Rare Diseases Framework.
Answer: The UK Rare Diseases Framework was published following the National Conversation on Rare Diseases, which received nearly 6,300 responses. This helped identify the four priorities of the framework in tackling rare diseases: helping patients get a final dia...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Information OfficersCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90312More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 81328 on Prime Minister: Information Officers, whether the Special Adviser has provided information on financial interests in Strand Partners.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 20 October 2025, Official Report, PQ 81328.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Members' InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90311More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what matters the Prime Minister has recused himself.
Answer: This Government has strengthened the Ministerial Code. Decisions relating to recusals are made with advice from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: ChinaAttorney GeneralTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90310More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to the Oral Statement of 15 September 2025 on Official Secrets Act, Official Report, col 1188-1189, whether the Law Officers have had discussions with representatives of the House of Commons on the potential me
Answer: The Law Officers are aware of the possibility of a private prosecution, but have not engaged in discussions on its potential merits with any representative of the House of Commons.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: ChinaAttorney GeneralTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90309More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to the Oral Statement of 15 September 2025 on Official Secrets Act, whether the Crown Prosecution Service made a request for evidence to be submitted from the Government that the (a) Chinese Government and (b)
Answer: While the outcome in this case is of course very disappointing, I am also confident that the National Security Act 2023, which was not in force at the time of the conduct concerned, now provides us with enhanced powers that properly reflect the modern-day...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89567More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has issued to (a) regulated donees and (b) political parties on whether multiple donations fr
Answer: The Commission's guidance for political parties and regulated donees outlines how donations and loans from the same source must be grouped. Donations made in the same calendar year by the same source must be reported when the aggregate amount is above the...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department will be (a) involved in and (b) make representations to the BBC on the appointment of a Director General.
Answer: The BBC’s Royal Charter sets out that the Director General is appointed by the BBC’s Board, not the Government, and the process is led by the BBC Board’s Nominations and Governance Committee.It will be for the BBC Board to set out its process for appointi...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89565More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on making payments to the EU for (a) participation in and (b) access to the (i) Security Action for Europe instrument and (ii) common Sanitary and Phytosanitary area.
Answer: The UK is committed to a broad and constructive relationship with the EU, and we are working together to implement the package agreed at the UK-EU Summit. We will only agree deals that provide value to the UK and UK industry and any contributions will be ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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