Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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Proof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119977More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office consultation paper on Digital ID, 10 March 2026, CP1498, whether the People’s Panel for Digital ID participants will be paid; what is the minimum page to participate on the panel; a
Answer: Participants will be recruited through a process called sortition. This is a random postcode lottery. It is a way of selecting individuals to take part in deliberative processes, where everyone is given an equal chance to be invited. No individual can buy...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119976More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2025, to Question 22450, on Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants, what is the maximum amount of time that a Senior Civil Servant can remain in post on a temporary promotion.
Answer: Normally covering a role at a higher grade should not exceed 6 months and be reviewed every 3 months, exceptions would be in line with “lifecycle events” for example maternity leave cover.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119975More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2026, to Question 111183, on Prime Minister: Correspondence, and the associated reply of 13 February 2026, what is the timetable for the Government responding to the formal
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: DesignTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119974More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had discussions with the Bank of England on the potential impact of the removal of historic British figures from the new series of banknotes on British national identity.
Answer: The Bank of England is entirely responsible for the design, production, issue and distribution of banknotes. HM Treasury has not discussed the change of design with the Bank of England.
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119973More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister was advised of the letter sent by Lord Glasman to Morgan McSweeney and Paul Ovenden on the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States.
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 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Written QuestionsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026WithdrawnUIN 119972More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will answer Question 77117 tabled on 15 September 2025 on Lord Mandelson and Jeffery Epstein.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordIan HorobinCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119406More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2026, to Question 115872, on Peerages, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the removal of Sir Ian Horobin from the peerage in 1962.
Answer: Sir Ian Horobin’s life peerage was announced on 29th March 1962 and he subsequently withdrew his acceptance voluntarily before Letters Patent were sealed and dated. His peerage was therefore never created nor subsequently removed. There is no established ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJeffrey EpsteinHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of whether Jeffery Epstein was (a) passing information to the Russian Government and (b) was otherwise compromised by Russian hostile actors.
Answer: It would not be appropriate for the Government to comment on matters of intelligence or national security. It is the longstanding policy of government not to comment on such issues.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLife PeersCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115872More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling announced life peerages to be withdrawn before Letters Patent.
Answer: There is no established precedent for withdrawing a peerage nomination after it has been announced.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115558More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has provided (a) guidance and (b) advice on whether Members’ Associations have to declare political
Answer: The Electoral Commission’s guidance for regulated donees sets out the requirements on members associations regarding the declaration of political donations.Members associations are required to report all permissible donations received for their use or ben...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Questions 261-263 of the oral evidence session of the Foreign Affairs Committee entitled Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Of
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12 February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and Oral Statement on the 23 February which set ou...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115556More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the current Cabinet Secretary was appointed from a Reserve List in Merit Order.
Answer: The Cabinet Manual sets out that the Cabinet Secretary is appointed directly by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister receives advice from the First Civil Service Commissioner, but is the final decision maker. As set out in the Gov.UK announcement of the...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Adviser on Ministerial StandardsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115555More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to his oral contribution of 23 February 2026 on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, Official Report, Column 29, whether a Minister can be investigated by the Independent Adviser w
Answer: The Ministerial Code applies to serving Ministers. If a Minister is removed from office, there would be no avenue for the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to investigate.
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAPCO Worldwide and Labour TogetherCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115553More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution of 23 February 2026 on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, Official Report, Column 27, if he will place a copy in the Library of the (a) referral le
Answer: The Ministerial Code sets out processes for the investigation of alleged breaches of the Code by ministers serving in the Government and is published on gov.uk. Paragraph 2.6a of the Code states: “If there is an allegation about a breach of the Code and t...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115552More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will place a copy in the Library of the most recent guidance on undertaking due diligence for a (a) regulated public appointment, (b) direct ministerial appointment and (c) special adviser.
Answer: The requirements to conduct appropriate due diligence for regulated public appointments and direct ministerial appointments are set out in the Governance Code on Public Appointments and the Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments respectively, ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLabour TogetherCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115550More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards’ review into Labour Together is being assisted by the Propriety and Ethics Team.
Answer: The Prime Minister asked officials in the Cabinet Office to establish the facts in relation to allegations about the conduct of the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State jointly in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Cabi...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: USACabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115548More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what her Department's policy is on the retention of the confidential report on the Consul General to New York.
Answer: The Cabinet Office Information and Records Policy stipulates that HR reports are destroyed after seven years.
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Disciplinary ProceedingsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115547More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 29, on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, whether the Government is able to appoint an independent KC to investigate a suspended G
Answer: I refer the Honorable Member to UIN HL15093.
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: Career DevelopmentCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115546More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Senior Civil Servants can be temporarily promoted without open and fair competition.
Answer: SCS roles can be filled on a temporary basis through temporary promotions without fair and open competition. Cabinet Office issues guidance to departments and agencies, who have the authority to determine promotion and lateral transfer arrangements for th...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Maternity LeaveCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115545More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Parliamentary Secretary is scheduled to end her maternity leave.
Answer: Satvir Kaur MP was on maternity leave from her role as Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office from 7 September 2025 until 22 February 2026, with a phased return from January 2026.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115544More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary was appointed on the advice of the retiring Cabinet Secretary.
Answer: I refer to the Hon. Member to the Gov.uk announcement, “the Prime Minister and the First Civil Service Commissioner agreed on a process to appoint a new Cabinet Secretary.”
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJosh SimonsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115543More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution of 23 February 2026 on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, Official Report, Columns 28 and 29, whether the Independent Adviser will consider the con
Answer: The advice and the exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and Josh Simons MP are on gov.uk.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord DoyleCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114884More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office of 12 February 2026, Official Report, Column 932, on Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address Motion, if he will publishin
Answer: The Government is not conducting an investigation into Lord Doyle. An investigation is being carried out by the Labour Party.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChris WormaldCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114883More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Ministerial Direction of 16 February 2026, whether the outgoing Cabinet Secretary will receive an early termination exit payment based on the same methodology as the previous Cabinet Secret
Answer: Details of any payments made to the previous Cabinet Secretary will be published in the Cabinet Office Annual report and Accounts for 2025-26.
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2026, to Question 107710, Erasmus+ Programme: Flags, whether UK (a) schools, (b) teacher training and (c) universities will participate in Jean Monnet Actions programme, in
Answer: Under the Erasmus+ Regulation, and as set out in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide, the same EU communication and visibility requirements apply to Jean Monnet Actions. Jean Monnet Actions are open to any eligible institution that chooses to apply for a Jean Mo...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
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