Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026, to Question 124843, on Civil Servants: Dismissal, whether his Department considers that Lord Mandelson gave false information or withheld relevant details during hi
I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, the statement made by the Prime Minister on 20 April, and the Government’s response to the debate of 21 April, providing an update on the response to the Humble...
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115552 on Public Appointments, if he will publish the due diligence processes agreed by the Cabinet Office's Accounting Officer that were used as the basi
I refer the hon Member to ‘Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington - Volume I’, pages 10-14 and to the letter from the former ...
Prime Minister: Diaries
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 129162 on Cabinet Office: Written Questions and further to the ICO Decision Notice IC-382003-M4X6 issued to the Cabinet Office on 29 January 2026, how ma
Details of official meetings held in a ministerial capacity with external organisations or individuals are declared quarterly on GOV.UK. Party political meetings and events are a matter for the Labour Party.
M6: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125234, when the Department expects to provide feedback on the latest proposals for temporary slip roads at M6 Junction 38 from National Highways, and w
National Highways has recently shared with stakeholders that it will be undertaking an options review to look at the different options for how to carry this important project out. Once this process is complete, National Highways will undertake a non-statu...
Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of an EU youth mobility scheme on (a) domestic unemployment levels, (b) domestic welfare dependency and (c) the number of young UK nationals in work.
This Government is committed to ensuring opportunities for young British citizens to live, work, study, and travel across the European Union. That is why at the 2025 UK-EU Summit, we agreed to negotiate a balanced youth experience scheme with the EU. We h...
Social Rented Housing: Energy
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have existing powers to enable them to introduce minimum energy efficiency standards for the social housing sector, and if so, what they are.
Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many direct ministerial appointments currently in post have not had details of their appointment added to the direct ministerial appointment portal on gov.uk.
As set out in the responses to questions 116770 and 123216, the responsibility for the publication of information on Direct Ministerial Appointments rests with individual sponsor departments. The Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments states t...
Hereditary Peers
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the King's Speech 2026: background briefing notes, published 13 May 2026, on the Removal of Peerages Bill, whether the powers will apply to hereditary peers.
As set out in the King’s Speech, the Government will introduce legislation to create a mechanism to remove peerages from disgraced peers, and will provide further details in due course. As he will be aware, there are no longer any Members of the House of ...
Artificial Intelligence: Cybersecurity
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of risks arising from the overseas processing of data by AI systems used by UK companies; and what steps they are taking to ensure compliance with data protection and cybersecurity requirement
East Suffolk Line: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 126442, when Network Rail is expected to have completed the feasibility study on what would need to be true to improve passenger services on the East Su
The passenger feasibility study mentioned will be complete in Autumn 2026.
Cranston Inquiry
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the final financial report of the Cranston Inquiry will be published.
The final financial report will be published this year once the process of closing the Inquiry has concluded, including transfer of files to The National Archives.
Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of legislation to help tackle SLAPPs.
Maternity Services: Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on protecting maternity safety campaigners from Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).
Ian Horobin
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119406 on Ian Horobin, how are conventions on such peerage matters (a) established and (b) amended.
Conventions form part of our uncodified constitution. They are rules of constitutional practice that are generally accepted, and regarded as binding in operation, but not in law. Conventions are not static, but are developed and evolve to reflect changing...
Shipping: UK Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the decision not to temporarily exempt the Isle of Wight from the maritime expansion of the Emissions Trading Scheme, in line with
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a key and effective policy lever for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the economy and there is a high bar for any exemptions from the scheme. A uniform carbon price applied consistently ensures that emissio...
UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 15 April 2026, to Question 125413, on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, where the public expression of interest for the UK panellists was published and advertised.
The call for panellists was published on gov.uk, and can be found here.