Cabinet Office (including Topical Questions)
MPs question a government minister
Routine oral questions to the Cabinet Office, the department responsible for government coordination, the civil service, and parliamentary affairs. This session includes topical questions where MPs can raise urgent, current issues affecting the government and public policy. These questions hold the government to account on its overall performance and cross-departmental priorities.
Cabinet Office questions are a key mechanism for parliamentary accountability, allowing MPs to scrutinise the government's central decision-making, civil service management, and coordination of policy across departments. This affects all areas of government delivery and public trust in governance.
35 questions
What recent progress he has made on implementing the humble Address agreed on 4 February 2026.
What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the future EU-UK relationship.
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
What recent steps he has taken to ensure that people infected and affected by contaminated blood are compensated.
What steps his Department is taking to ensure people impacted by contaminated blood receive appropriate compensation.
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on developing a cross-government strategy to help tackle rural poverty.
What steps he is taking to help increase insourcing within the public sector.
What steps he is taking to reform public procurement.
What steps he is taking to increase levels of procurement from British companies through Government contracts.
What steps his Department is taking to modernise public procurement.
What recent assessment he has made of the value for money of public contracts with private sector providers.
What recent progress he has made on implementing the humble Address agreed on 4 February 2026.
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of performance management plans in the civil service.
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Ministerial Code.
What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the creation of a sovereign database to facilitate inter-government working.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase trade with the EU.
What steps he is taking to improve national resilience.
What recent steps his Department has taken to help tackle issues impacting the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
What steps his Department is taking to improve cross-departmental working.
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