Every parliamentary written question tabled by Alex Burghart this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 6444 on Lord Mandelson, if she will set out in which ways the policy of commenting on individual personnel matters has applied in relation to the response to the House's Humble Address on Lord Mandelson’s appointment.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any (a) Memorandums of Understanding and (b) non-legally binding agreements have been agreed between the (i) department and (ii) its agencies, and with the People’s Republic of China, since 4 July that have not been published on gov.uk.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 428 on Members: Correspondence, and with reference to the FCDO Complaints Procedure published on gov.uk, whether a formal complaint under Stage 1 can be taken forward if the Civil Servant in question leaves the Civil Service.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff in her Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) are embedded communicators but are not counted as members of the Government Communication Network.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by her Department since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter was sent; and on what items.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the October 2025 guidance on Direct Ministerial Appointments, for what reason has the remuneration of the Special Envoy on Chagos not been disclosed.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, With reference to the answer of 16 April 2026, to Question 124809, on FCDO: Inter Mediate, and with reference to the publication, FCDO: departmental spending over £25,000, for what reason the last published transparency return for FCDO spending data was on February 2025 for the period of January 2025.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether payments have been made to Sanctuary Counsel since July 2024.
Awaiting answer.
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.
Awaiting answer.
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
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'...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has a policy on engagement with the Grandview Institution.
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.
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.
It would be inappropriate for the Department to comment on this matter while a police investigation remains ongoing.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson had access to the unpublished China Audit when he was Ambassador.
Peter Mandelson was not involved in the drafting of the China audit, the conclusions of which were presented to Parliament by the former Foreign Secretary on 24 June 2025.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a severance payment has been approved for Oliver Robbins.
Based on the long-standing practices in place under successive governments, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not routinely comment on the individual terms and conditions of employment, or other personnel matters, relating to individua...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 108749, on Government Actuary’s Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of the full specification of
Full details of the proposed payments have already been published in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Treaty. These have been debated at length in both Houses.These figures draw on long-established methodology to account for long-term projects.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026, to Question HL16533, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, if she will list the Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legal
Non-Legally Binding Instruments (NBI) such as Memorandums of Understanding can cover a wide range of topics and can be negotiated by any Government department. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not keep a central list of such instrumen...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 111183 on Prime Minister: Correspondence, what her timetable is for responding to the formal (a) stage 2 complain
The Hon Member's letter of 15 August 2025 was addressed to the Prime Minister and passed to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as the responsible department.The then FCDO Permanent Under-Secretary (PUS), Sir Oliver Robbins, had previo...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson received and was given Developed Vetting with STRAP clearance.
I refer the Hon Member to the Prime Minister's statement to the House on 20 April and his answers to the questions raised in response.
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 related party transaction.
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.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers in her Department were (a) consulted on and (b) approved the exit payment to Lord Mandelson.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer he received on 18 March in response to Question 120384.