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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With reference to Deposited Paper, DEP2026-0371, committed on 19 May 2026, on Civil Service facility time framework and guidance, if he will publish the previous 2018 Facility Time Framework.
A copy of the previous Cabinet Office Facility Time Framework was deposited in the House Library in response to a previous written parliamentary question (UIN 49389, tabled on 30 April 2025).
With reference to the answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84244 on Government: Artificial Intelligence, whether his Department has issued guidance to civil servants on using AI to draft answers to written Parl
Awaiting answer.
What conclusion the Cabinet Office’s Propriety and Ethics Team under the previous Government reached on the ownership of the electronic messages held on non-corporate devices relating to official government busi
Official information, wherever stored, is considered to be held by the Crown.I refer the Member for Brentwood and Ongar to the Government’s 2023 ‘Guidance on Using Non-Corporate Communication Channels for Government Business’, that was produced and publis...
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.
If he will publish a list of meetings the Prime Minister held with external organisations or individuals not in a ministerial capacity between February and September 2025.
As under previous administrations, party political meetings are not a matter for the Government. Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.
Further to the statement by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister of 1 June 2026, on Lord Mandelson, what is the legal basis for the Government not recovering official government information from former Crow
I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June in response to the Humble Address, in particular the section entitled 'Government methodology in complying with the Humble Address' in the document laid before Par...
Whether any Ministers requested to provide material for the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson provided a nil return originally and subsequently provided information.
I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June in response to the Humble Address, in particular the section entitled 'Government methodology in complying with the Humble Address' in the document laid before Par...
Innovation and Technology, whether any Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legally binding agreements that do not have the status of a treaty have been agreed by (i) her Department and (ii) its Arm’s Lengt
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and our arms-length bodies including UKRI have signed a range of non-legally binding agreements since July 2024 with partner countries at both state and other levels of government and with supranationa...
Pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to Question 204, on Lord Mandelson, whether the Cabinet Office provided the support of separate independent legal counsel to the Intelligence and Security Committee to ass
Cabinet Office officials engage routinely and constructively with the Committee and will continue to do so. The Cabinet Office has recently agreed to the Committee’s requested uplift on budgeting and resourcing, which will help it to continue to undertake...
Pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 2043 on Government Departments: Whatsapp, what the terms of reference are of the independent review into non-corporate communication channels; who will undertake
Further details of the independent review, including the name of the reviewer, will be announced to the House before the review commences.
What representations he has received from the European Commission on international fees charged to EU students studying at UK universities.
Most new EU students who were not lawfully resident in the UK before the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 pay international tuition fees. Changes to tuition fees status for EU students were not agreed at the May 2025 Summit and do not form...
Whether the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minster had communications with Lord Mandelson that (a) have deleted due to disappearing messages and (b) were not in scope of the Humble Address.
I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement, release of information and the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister’s comments made directly on this matter on 1 June and in the general debate on 3 June, in response to the Humble Address.
With reference to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, whether his Department (a) has appointed or (b) will be appointing delivery advisers as a Department in its
The Cabinet Office is working with departments to develop support and guidance on the appointment of delivery advisers and will provide an update in due course.
What assessment he has made of trends in the level of UK-affiliated (a) public relations and (b) public affairs firms contracting with businesses associated with Russia from 2022.
The Government has introduced robust mechanisms to ensure transparency and monitor how foreign actors engage with contracting with businesses associated with Russia.In July 2025, the Government operationalised the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, in...
How much Jonathan Powell has claimed on expenses since he was appointed a special adviser; and whether any expense claims have been submitted but not approved.
The National Security Adviser claims expenses in the usual way, in line with Cabinet Office policies.
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 he has a policy on commenting on the conclusions of a publicly announced leak inquiry once that inquiry is no longer live.
In line with the policy of successive administrations, we do not routinely comment on the details of leak inquiries.
What is the aggregate number of special advisers who have joined government since July 2024, and how many special advisers have since left Crown Service, according to information held by Cabinet Office special a
The number of special advisers are published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be published in due course.