Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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Foreign Relations: BarbadosCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15407More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled PM meeting with Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados: 25 June 2026, of 25 June 2026, whether the UK Prime Minister discussed the issue of reparations with the Prime Min
Answer: There is nothing further to add to the referenced readout on gov.uk.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMike TappCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15406More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has received representations from the Home Secretary in relation to the Ministerial tenure of the Hon. Member for Dover and Deal; and if he will make a statement.
Answer: Ministerial appointments and compliance with the Ministerial Code are a matter for the Prime Minister.
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: DesignWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14406More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what is the policy of the Office for Equality and Opportunity on the Bank of England’s proposals to remove historic figures from bank notes.
Answer: The design of bank notes is a matter for the Bank of England, which is independent of the Government.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: DesignWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14405More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026, to Question 10697, on Bank Notes: Design, what discussions the Office for Equality and Opportunity had with the Bank of England on the proposed changes to bank note desi
Answer: The design of bank notes is a matter for the Bank of England, which is independent of the Government. There has been no engagement between Cabinet Office or Equalities Ministers and the Bank of England on banknote design and imagery. Officials in the Off...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department's GDPR guidelines allow the publication of declared political activity for their Direct Ministerial Appointments.
Answer: As set out in the Cabinet Office 'Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments', these are appointments made directly by ministers which are also public office holders, but which are not public appointments. The Department publishes Direct Ministeri...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back, published 15 June 2026, whether the u
Answer: On 15 June, we announced that we will be banning social media companies offering their services to under 16s. The government aims to use the same definition as Australia. Their restrictions cover services which are user to user platforms, whose purpose is...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal CounselDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions if any (a) his department and (b) the Insolvency Service has had with Interpath as administrators to Global Counsel on the retention of emails relating to Lord Mandelson.
Answer: It would be inappropriate to provide detail or to comment on this given the live police investigation.
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Facilities AgreementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Further to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question HL371, on Government Departments: Facilities Agreements, what changes have been made or are being made to the staff resources and facilities being allo
Answer: DBT received the new Civil Service Facility Time Framework and Guidance on 30 April. DBT and its Civil Service agencies aim to implement the guidance by agreeing to a new Facilities Time Framework with their Trade Unions. New frameworks are at the start o...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal CounselDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, With reference to the letter from The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP to the Prime Minister, published 10 June 2026, if he will name the Global Counsel employee recommended by Lord Mandelson.
Answer: In line with Cabinet Office guidance on the publication of transparency data for Ministers' meetings, DBT publishes the name of the organisation, or organisations, represented and does not include personal data.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJeffrey Epstein and Lord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the US Government has allowed the (a) UK Government and (b) Metropolitan Police to have access to the unredacted Mandelson-Epstein files.
Answer: Decisions on access to documents held by the United States are a matter for the relevant authorities in that country. The Metropolitan Police operates independently of Government and any engagement between UK law enforcement and international counterparts...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSanctuary CounselForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether payments have been made to Sanctuary Counsel since July 2024.
Answer: Details of Government contracts are routinely published on the Contracts Finder and Find-a-Tender Service websites. Details of payments over £25,000 made by Government departments are routinely published via transparency releases on GOV.UK.
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Law: Parliamentary ScrutinyLeader of the HouseTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13196More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, if he will take steps to re-establish a European Scrutiny Committee to scrutinise EU legislation that will apply to (a) the UK and (b) Great Britain.
Answer: Any legislation made under the powers in the European Partnership Bill would be scrutinised by Parliament in the usual way.We will work with Parliament on the arrangements for the scrutiny of any necessary legislation, and the agreement more broadly, as t...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13195More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, whether it is the Government's policy to change the practice of check off for tra
Answer: Departments are responsible for setting their own policies regarding the administration of trade union subscriptions in line with the provisions within the Civil Service Management Code. The Government has no current plans to update the management code on...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13194More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, whether the policy on increased trade union facility time will be applied to gove
Answer: The Cabinet Office facility time framework and guidance is expected to be implemented across the Civil Service, including all departments and agencies that employ civil servants. It retains the principle that trade union representatives should spend at le...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment: PolicyCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12791More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary has issued guidance in relation to the announcement of new government policies in the period before a new Prime Minister takes office.
Answer: The Cabinet Secretary has written to Heads of Departments to set out the principles of how the Civil Service should operate during this period.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Dual NationalityCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12790More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any restrictions are in place in relation to dual nationals (a) holding Civil Service roles and (b) being involved in procurement relating to national security matters.
Answer: Departments are responsible for applying the Civil Service Nationality Rules, which govern employment within the Civil Service on the basis of nationality. This includes which roles should be reserved to UK nationals only and where additional restrictions...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12789More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there be a Volume 3 response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson once the Metropolitan Police’s investigations have concluded.
Answer: In line with the Government's statement to the House on 1 June 2026, a small number of documents have been withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police to avoid prejudicing their ongoing investigation. The Government intends to publish this remainin...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12788More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what differences are there between the Cabinet Office 2012 Facility Time Framework and the 2018 Facility Time Framework.
Answer: Following the introduction of The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017, the Cabinet Office Facility Time Framework was updated. The update was to inform departments that they were required to publish the relevant data in t...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12787More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 9334, on DSIT: Public Appointments, and further to the Cabinet Office publication, Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments of 1 June 2026, what guid
Answer: The Governance Code on Public Appointments requires the public disclosure of political activity within the last five years for successful candidates. The Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies also requires appointees to comply with the rules ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL]Cabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12786More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Lobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL].
Answer: A Government Minister will be speaking in the debate on this Private Member's Bill in the usual way. Policy on transparency around lobbying is currently under review by the Ethics and Integrity Commission.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet ManualCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12785More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consult the Leader of His Majesty’s Opposition on the revised Cabinet Manual.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the Cabinet Manual continues to be a non-party political record of fact that can be used from one administration to the next. We will seek feedback from parliamentary committees on the draft text later this yea...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPeers: RetirementCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12784More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans for the proposed mandatory retirement age for peers to be introduced through primary legislation.
Answer: The House of Lords has established a dedicated select committee to look at how best to implement the manifesto commitments on a retirement age and participation requirement.The Government looks forward to responding to the Committee’s report in due course...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12783More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to initiate legal action to obtain official information owned by the Crown held by Lord Mandelson within scope of the Humble Address.
Answer: The search process followed by the officials leading the Humble Address response process is set out in the ‘Methodology’ section of the Volume II publication. The Government conducted multiple rounds of discovery from relevant ministers, special advisers,...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Calder ConferencesCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12782More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to the answer of 24 September 2025, to Question 71230, on Cabinet Office: Calder Conferences, what venues have been booked through Calder Conferences since 24 September 2025.
Answer: Our latest available figures show that since 24 September 2025 there have been a total of 74 venue bookings commissioned through Calder Conferences. These bookings support various essential operational functions, training programs, and departmental meeti...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: RetirementCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12781More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a committee to consult on a mandatory retirement age for the House of Commons.
Answer: The House of Lords has established a dedicated select committee to look at how best to implement the manifesto commitments on a retirement age and participation requirement.The Government looks forward to responding to the Committee’s report in due course...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
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