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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If she will publish a copy of the full focus group findings referenced in Bank of England's Banknote imagery advisory group minutes - October 2025, meeting held on 14 October 2025, Item 3, published on 17 April 2026; and state how the focus groups were selected and comprised.
Awaiting answer.
How much has the Bank of England spent on public affairs services provided by Connect since July 2024, and for what purposes.
Awaiting answer.
Whether the SPS agreement with the EU will require payments to the EU Cohesion programme.
The SPS agreement with the EU will not require payments to the EU Cohesion Programme.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the EU's new custom and handling fees from (a) July and (b) November 2026 on (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) Great Britain exporters into the EU.
The facilitations under the Windsor Framework are unaffected by the EU's plans to remove their relief for low-value imports from 1 July 2026. The government has confirmed that the vast majority of goods will not be subject to duty on entry to Northern Ire...
If she will make it her policy to facilitate the answering of written Parliamentary Questions by Hon Members about operational matters of (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Bank of England, by copying or de
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England write directly to Honourable Members on operational matters falling within their independent remits, and the Treasury deposits copies of those letters in the Commons Library.
With reference to the Treasury's policy paper entitled Joint statement following the twelfth meeting of the Specialised Committee on Financial Provisions, published on 4 June 2026, if she will place in the Library (
Awaiting answer.
Whether her Department made representations to the Bank of England on changes to banknote design and imagery.
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...
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
Awaiting answer.
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+.
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...
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
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...
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.
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...
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.
(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...
Whether any (a) exemptions and (b) licences have been given by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation for the provision of (i) public relations and (ii) public affairs services to (A) sanctioned individual
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) can only issue licences where specific licensing grounds exist within the relevant sanctions regime and where the conditions of those grounds have been met. Licensing of professional services of this...
What the total value of spending commitments is that have been made by the Government outside the current Spending Review period.
I refer the hon.Member to the answer given to Question UIN 125535 on 16 April 2026.
With reference to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117539, on Revenue and Customs: Social Media, who was the specialist agency used to hire the social media influencers for HMRC; and how much was spent on inf
HMRC is working with Pablo/ Unlimited Group as its specialist agency to support engagement with social media influencers. Between July 2024 and 31 March 2026, HMRC spent £436,700 on influencer activity, exclusive of agency fees. On average, HMRC’s influen...
If she will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024 and (b) seconded organisational staff to her Department.
Secondments support the effective delivery of government priorities by enabling the exchange of skills and expertise between the Civil Service and external organisations, strengthening capability in the national interest. All individuals on secondment to ...
What is the expected annual cost to the public purse of commitments to the European Commission further to new agreements negotiated since July 2024 for each of the next five years.
The total estimated cost of agreements concluded with the EU since 2024 over the next five years is around £570m, the overwhelming majority of which represents Erasmus+ association costs which will be paid in 2027. UK participation in Erasmus+ beyond 2027...
With reference to paragraph 4.10 of the OBR's report entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published on 3 March 2026, whether funding has been allocated for the Erasmus+ programme beyond the 2027-28 financial year.
As reported in the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook of March 2026, £0.6 billion has been allocated in 2027-28 to Erasmus+ programme in 2027 only.Any participation in Erasmus+ into the next Multiannual Financial Framework will need to be agreed in the fut...
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 British figures from the new series of British banknotes.
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 responsibilities. The Bank of England will launch another consultation in summer 2026 to seek the views of the public on images for the next series of banknotes. Further detail can be found on the Bank of England’s website. The final decision about what imagery will appear on the next series of banknotes will be made by the Governor of the Bank of England.
When the Kickstarting Economic Growth Mission Board has met since November 2025.
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 in Cabinet and its committees - including mission boards - including their attendance, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.