Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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Lord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128082More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Lord Mandelson's Developed Vetting application was approved by National Security Vetting.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament’s instruction is met with the urgency and transpa...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: VettingCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128081More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what circumstances (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants can override a United Kingdom Security Vetting recommendation not to appoint an individual to a civil servant appointment.
Answer: United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) provides a range of independent vetting services designed to identify potential personnel security risks. However, the employing department ultimately owns the risk of any appointment decision. Senior officials with ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: DesignTreasuryTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127473More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026, to Question 119974, on Bank Notes: Design, if she will make it her policy to have discussions with the Court of the Bank of England to lobby for the retention of historic Bri
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. There are no current plans to change these responsibili...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127472More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and (b) Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team made an assessment of any involvement by Lord Mandelson in the commissioning, distribution of subsequ
Answer: The work undertaken by the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards is set out in his advice to the Prime Minister of 27th February 2026 and published on gov.uk. Information on the work undertaken by the Cabinet Office can be found in the Government’s...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordList of Ministerial ResponsibilitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127471More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025, to Question 99535, on List of Ministerial Responsibilities, what is the reason the updated list of Ministerial Responsibilities following the September 2025 reshuffle
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJosh SimonsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127470More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish in the full the initial view or opinion that the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team gave to the Hon Member for Makerfield on the Ministerial Code, before the matter was referred to the I
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Inter MediateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 261 of the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2024–2025, HC 1198, whether her Department considered declaring grants to Inter Mediate in 2024-25 as a rela
Answer: No change has been made to the approach to such grants since they were first made under the previous government of which the Hon Member was part.
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGrowth Mission BoardTreasuryTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126661More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Kickstarting Economic Growth Mission Board has met since November 2025.
Answer: The Growth Mission Board was replaced by the Growth and Living Standards Committee in November 2025. It is co-chaired by the Chancellor and the Prime Minister. It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ Programme: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126660More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 113590 on Erasmus+ Programme: Finance, what the planned timetable is for the negotiation of the next Multiannual Financial Framework.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers in her Department were (a) consulted on and (b) approved the exit payment to Lord Mandelson.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer he received on 18 March in response to Question 120384.
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Redundancy PayTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125705More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Office for Value for Money: Reforming the spending control and accountability framework, published 26 November 2025, whether the Chief Secretary to the Treasury will be required to approve exit pay
Answer: For contractual exit payments, any costs that exceed the Department’s delegated authority limit will need normal spending approvals. For non-contractual exit payments, the approval requirements, including the criteria for Chief Secretary to the Treasury a...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125704More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK will be liable for early termination payments if it does not renew Erasmus+ for a second year.
Answer: The UK will not be liable for any termination payments should the UK choose not to associate to the Erasmus+ programme from 2028.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Explanatory Memorandum for European Union legislation within the scope of the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement and Windsor Framework, COM(2023)201, June 2023, whether (
Answer: As part of the UK-EU SPS Agreement currently being negotiated, the Government is making a sovereign choice in the national interest to align in some areas where it makes sense to do so. Once in force, the SPS agreement will mean less red tape and fewer co...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125702More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Interpath as administrators to Global Counsel Ltd on the retention of emails relating to Lord Mandelson and (a) the Humble Address and (b) to assist the Metropolitan Police inves
Answer: I refer you to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. TAll government departments, ministers and relevant individuals have been instructed to retain and provide to th...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125701More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122146 on Lord Mandelson, whether the steps taken to retain material include (a) accessing tape backups or (b) turning off the auto-delete policy on Number 10
Answer: I refer you to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12th February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and the Oral Statement on the 23rd February, in the name of ...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Codes of PracticeCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125700More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Secretary's objectives 2026-27, published on 7 April 2026, what is the timetable for refreshing the Civil Service Code; in what manner will the code be refreshed; and whether politi
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJosh SimonsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125699More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to the Prime Minister of 27 February 2026 relating to the conduct of the Hon Member for Makerfield, whether any substantive lett
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJosh SimonsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125698More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the hon. Member for Makerfield had responsibilities in relation to the Government response to the Humble Address whilst he was a Minister.
Answer: None
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Mobility Scheme: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125697More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government will make payments to the European Union to participate in the Youth Mobility Scheme.
Answer: We have agreed that we will work towards the establishment of a balanced youth experience scheme with the EU. This will provide a valuable form of cultural exchange for young Brits and EU citizens with the opportunity to travel, work, study and experience...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Career DevelopmentCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125696More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has given to Departments on whether (a) prior performance and (b) end-of-year appraisal are a material consideration in the Civil Service promotion process.
Answer: Departments and agencies have authority to determine promotion and lateral transfer arrangements for their own staff, in addition to the personal review arrangements for their own staff outside the Senior Civil Service. A condition of this authority is th...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Maternity LeaveCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125695More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 118525 on Ministers: Maternity Leave, whether Ministers providing temporary cover under the provisions of the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 20
Answer: Ministers providing temporary leave cover, whilst a minister takes maternity leave under the provisions of the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 2021, are asked to waive their entitlement to a severance payment.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125694More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 119977 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, whether the postcode lottery process will invite (a) named individuals or (b) any householder who lives at a r
Answer: The People’s Panel for Digital ID is selected via civic lottery to ensure a representative sample of the public. Invitations are not sent to named individuals. Only one person from each household can be selected.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBanks: CapitalTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125693More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the EU Capital Requirements Directive VI on the UK banking sector.
Answer: As with all significant financial regulation developments in other jurisdictions, HMT is considering the potential implications of the EU Capital Requirements Directive VI on the UK banking sector. Strengthening our relationships with international partne...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet ManualCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125692More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary plans to issue a new edition of the Cabinet Manual in 2026-27.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTreatiesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125691More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has signed any international agreements, including with supranational organisations, that do not have the formal legal status of treaties since July 2024.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
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