Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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Treasury: FurnitureCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8628More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Property Agency has spent money on outdoor furniture for (a) HM Treasury or (b) Great George Street (GOGGS) since July 2024.
Answer: GPA has spent money on outdoor furniture at GOGGS. This was not specifically for HM Treasury but for the benefit of all occupants of the building.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8627More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the aggregate number of special advisers who have joined government since July 2024, and how many special advisers have since left Crown Service, according to information held by Cabinet Office special a
Answer: The number of special advisers are published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be published in due course.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet ManualCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8626More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 2 June 2026, HCWS78, on Cabinet Manual, whether it will provide additional guidance on how Cabinet Secretaries are appointed.
Answer: The Cabinet Manual update will ensure that it reflects the main “laws, conventions and rules that affect the operation and procedures of the Government”. Updates will be needed to reflect changes and developments since its publication in 2011.We will seek...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: DesignTreasuryTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8625More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department made representations to the Bank of England on changes to banknote design and imagery.
Answer: As set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between HM Treasury and the Bank of England, the Bank of England is entirely responsible for the design, production, issue and distribution of banknotes. HM Treasury has not made representations to the Bank of...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet ManualCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8596More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 2 June 2026, HCWS78, on Cabinet Manual, what changes he plans to make to the Cabinet Manual; and whether it will seek to amend any existing conventions where legislatio
Answer: The Cabinet Manual update will ensure that it reflects the main “laws, conventions and rules that affect the operation and procedures of the Government”. Updates will be needed to reflect changes and developments since its publication in 2011.We will seek...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8159More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review his policy on re-joining the (a) EU customs union and (b) EEA single market.
Answer: While this government remains committed to reducing barriers to trade and cutting red-tape with our largest trading partner, the government’s red lines are clear: there will be no return to the Single Market, Customs Union or freedom of movement.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeneyCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8158More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to Volume 2 of the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, and further to the Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 28 April 2026, what the status is of the disclosur
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Gove...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters' Private OfficesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8157More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Correspondence from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to Alex Burghart MP, published 5 June 2026, whether Ministers are responsible for the actions of their Ministerial Priva
Answer: As per section 1.3 of the Ministerial Code, Ministers are responsible for their own behaviour, and are ultimately accountable to the Prime Minister for their conduct under this Code.Section 1.6.b of the Ministerial Code states that Ministers have a duty t...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8155More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4140 on Government Departments: Communication, what definition (a) her Department and (b) HMRC uses for embedded communicators.
Answer: (a) HM Treasury and (b) HM Revenue and Customs use a consistent definition of “embedded communicators”, aligned with guidance from the Cabinet Office and the Government Communications Service (GCS) annual data collection exercise.Embedded communicators ar...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8154More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 2 June 2026 to question HL105 on Lord Mandelson, for what reason Lord Mandelson’s visit to 11 Downing Street on 8 January 2025 was not recorded in transparency returns; and whether a
Answer: At the time of the meeting Peter Mandelson was a Parliamentarian and it was therefore not included in the return in line with the guidance on publishing Ministers’ meetings.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8153More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 426, what is the status of the Private Finance Initiative contract with Exchequer Partnerships for the HM Treasury buildings and services at 1 Horseguards Road;
Answer: The PFI which delivers building management and services to HM Treasury at 1 Horse Guards Road is in operation until 18/11/2037. On expiry of the PFI the building freehold returns to the Government to manage and operate the building. This process will be m...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8152More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4140, on Government Departments: Communication, where the 284 staff who are members of the Government Communications Network are in addition to the 44 embedde
Answer: HMRC has 284 communications professionals who are members of the Government Communications Service and work within HMRC’s core Communications directorate. These staff provide strategic communications, media handling, campaign delivery and corporate commun...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Budget: ContributionsTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8151More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2058, on EU Budget: Contributions, what are the policy commitments which contribute to that cost other than Erasmus+.
Answer: These policy commitments relate to the Government’s engagement with European partners to improve our economic and security cooperation in the UK’s national interest. They cover contributions towards EU agencies, systems and databases that the Government h...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: DesignTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8149More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) formal and (b) informal discussions her Department has had with the Bank of England on the proposals to replace historic figures on banknotes with wildlife imagery.
Answer: There have been no formal or informal discussions between HM Treasury and the Bank of England on the design of the H-series of banknotes, beyond the Bank of England at the point of announcement informing HM Treasury of its plans. As set out in the Memoran...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Special AdvisersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any special advisers have (a) taken unpaid leave or (b) work part-time on a separate contract, to assist any of the current Parliamentary by-elections.
Answer: As per the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, where a special adviser wishes to undertake work for a political party which does not arise out of government business they may do this either in their own time, outside office hours, or under a separate co...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Members' InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8147More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to the answer of 9 December 2025, to Question 96788, on Prime Minister's: Members' Interest, and further to Prime Minister's letter of 12 November, whether the Prime Minister’s current recusal spe
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 2 December 2025, PQ 92608.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMorgan McSweeney: Lord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8146More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to Volume 2-III of the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, and further to Morgan McSweeney’s oral evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, what is the status of t
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, in response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8145More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has electronic communications with Lord Mandelson that have been passed to the Metropolitan Police.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, in response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8144More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister had electronic communications with Lord Mandelson that are no longer held due to the disappearing messages function.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Gove...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeneyCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8143More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether 10 Downing Street holds mobile phone bill data or call log information on phone calls made on Morgan McSweeney’s official phone to Lord Mandelson.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 29 April 2026, PQ 123637.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5374More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026, to Question 427, Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements, when he plans to deposit that documentation in the Library.
Answer: A copy of the updated Facility Time Framework was deposited in the House Library on Tuesday 2 June (DEP2026-0371).
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Codes of PracticeCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5373More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the draft of the Civil Service Code published by Re:State.
Answer: The Cabinet Secretary has set out her intention to refresh the Civil Service Code to ensure it is up to date, well understood, and adhered to across the Civil Service. Further updates will be communicated in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGrandview InstitutionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has a policy on engagement with the Grandview Institution.
Answer: UK officials engage with a wide range of international research institutes and policy organisations, including those based in China, in order to better understand perspectives and developments relevant to protect UK interests and national security.
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInter Mediate: ContractsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, With reference to the answer of 10 April 2026, to Question 118788, on Inter Mediate: Contracts, whether all payments to Inter Mediate are reported (a) in the FCDO monthly spe
Answer: For over ten years, Inter Mediate and the UK Government have successfully partnered to advance peace efforts around the globe, and the Hon Member will find details of payments to Inter Mediate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's (FCDO'...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Whether her department was aware of the referral of Lord Mandelson to the National Crime Agency in 2024 in relation to matters connected with Jeffery Epstein.
Answer: It would be inappropriate for the Department to comment on this matter while a police investigation remains ongoing.
Answered 3 Jun 2026
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