15 Jul 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 63624 on Admiralty House: Energy Performance Certificates, if he will place the three EPCs for the Admiralty House flats in the Library.
ReplyWhere a building has an EPC the information on EPC ratings can be found at https://www.gov.uk/find-energy-certificate/Admiralty-House.
10 Jul 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question HL8019 on Admiralty House: Council tax, what the cash terms monetary value of the council tax bill issued on each of the three residences was in 2025-26.
ReplyAll information relating to the value of council tax bills for Westminster are published on Westminster City Council’s Website at https://www.westminster.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-bands-and-charges.
8 Jul 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedHow many times the Deputy Prime Minister has chaired Cabinet in the absence of the Prime Minister.
ReplyThe Deputy Prime Minister chaired Cabinet on 17 June 2025.
4 Jul 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhen his Department plans to respond to the letter of May 2025 from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton to the Cabinet Secretary on the role of special advisers at party political events.
ReplyI refer the Hon. member to the answer of 24 June, UIN 59090.
3 Jul 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat plans the Prime Minister has to appoint an Envoy for the Nations and Regions.
ReplyThere are currently no plans to appoint an Envoy for the Nations and Regions.
3 Jul 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43478 on Admiralty House, if he will make it his policy to rent out the two empty flats in Admiralty House at a market rate.
ReplyThis Government will take the same approach as the previous administration, as set out in my answer of 31 October 2024, Official Report, PQ 10703.
3 Jul 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat guidance his Department has issued on who should pay for the cost of (a) water and (b) electricity used in official residences occupied by Ministers.
ReplyThe Cabinet Office has not issued any such guidance.
2 Jul 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether the Government plans to establish an Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
ReplyDeputy Prime Ministers are rightly supported in their role to deliver the additional responsibilities.The Deputy Prime Minister’s responsibilities are set out on Gov.uk and any such plans would be set out in the usual way.
1 Jul 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedFor what reason council tax is not included in the measure of consumer price inflation.
ReplyThe information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 1st July is attached.
30 Jun 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question HL7758 on Government Departments: Sanitation, if he will publish the Government Property Agency's guidance document that is now used in (a) new build and (b) refurbishment projects.
ReplyThe Government Property Agency’s latest Workplace Design Guide (published March 2022) is available on GOV.UK. This is kept under review.
30 Jun 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether the Office for National Statistics holds comparative data on new dwellings in each nation of the UK in each year since 2008-09.
ReplyThe information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 30th June is attached.
30 Jun 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55304 on Government Departments: Sanitation, whether the Government Property Agency plans to repurpose more gender-neutral toilets into separate male and female toilets.
ReplyThe Government Property Agency continues to monitor the requirements of its estate. Changes are made as necessary to provide the best delivery for our clients and in line with legislative requirements.
30 Jun 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat the Energy Performance Certificate rating is of the Deputy Prime Minister’s residence in Admiralty House.
ReplyThe residences at Admiralty House are not separately measured for Energy Performance. The Energy Performance Certificate Rating for Admiralty House is B.
17 Jun 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 52864 on Admiralty House, on what date the last assessment of market rent of the building was undertaken.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to my answer of 27 May 2025, Official Report, PQ 52864.
17 Jun 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 52864 on Admiralty House, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of repurposing the two unoccupied flats in Admiralty House.
ReplyI refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by the Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office of 27 May 2025, Official Report, PQ 43478.
17 Jun 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat services are provided to the Deputy Prime Minister without charge in relation to her official residence.
ReplyThe Deputy Prime Minister’s flat does not receive any dedicated services without charge. Costs are discharged in the usual way as has been the case for successive governments.
11 Jun 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhen the Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards plans to respond to the correspondence of 27 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton on the Prime Minister’s visit to Cambridgeshire.
ReplyThe Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards is independent of government. A response will be provided in due course.
11 Jun 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhen the Cabinet Secretary plans to respond to the correspondence of 15 May 2025 from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton on the Prime Minister’s and Home Secretary’s visit to Cambridgeshire.
ReplyThe Cabinet Office responded to this letter on 23rd June.
4 Jun 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether any special advisers attended the Prime Minister's visit to Doncaster on 10 April 2025.
ReplySpecial advisers routinely travel with the Prime Minister and did so on 10 April, including so as to provide support in the conduct of any official duties, which can arise at any time.
30 May 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Written Statement of 14 May 2025 on Places for Growth 2030, HCWS633, if he will list the locations of the 13 cross-government regional hubs; and if he will estimate how many staff who will be based at each hub.
ReplyThe details of the 13 cross-government regional hubs can be found on the Places for Growth gov.uk page and are Greater Manchester, York, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Bristol, Cardiff, Belfast, Sheffield, Darlington, and Newcastle and Tyneside. Further details about the number of staff that will be based at each hub are being worked through as part of the Spending Review process.