10 Apr 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether UK (a) schools, (b) colleges, (c) universities and (d) teacher training institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme, will be required to follow the publicity requirements set out by the European Commission, Erasmus+ Programme: Model Grant Agreement, November 2024, section 17.2, Visibility — European flag and funding statement.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
10 Apr 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118787 on Jonathan Powell, if she will list each meeting that Jonathan Powell had with external organisations, including foreign governments, whilst the Prime Minister's Special Envoy.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answer cited in his question.
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat types of information are routinely recorded from the Number 10 private office on the internal PMPost system for the official record.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question HL15173 on Prime Minister: TikTok, whether the Prime Minister has been given permission to install TikTok on his Government phone.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answer of 19 March 2026, Official Report, PQ HL15173.
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Deposited Paper DEP2025-0353, committed on 6 June 2025, what was the cost to the public purse of the Prime Minister's domestic flights in 2025.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51163 on Prime Minister: Email, whether (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) 10 Downing Street Freedom of Information determine Government emails held on tape backups to be information held by the public authority.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2026 to Question 110815 on Special Advisers: ICT, whether (a) special advisers and (b) senior civil servants have auto-delete functionality turned on for (i) corporate and (ii) non-corporate communication devices when discussing government business.
ReplyThe policy covering non-corporate communication channels is published on gov.uk, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business/using-non-corporate-communication-channels-eg-whatsapp-private-email-sms-for-government-business-html
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, if he will provide the evidential basis for the statement that a recent pilot found 131 consultation requirements in just 10 pieces of legislation.
ReplyDeveloped with No10 Innovation Fellows, the bespoke AI tool found 131 consultation requirements in just ten pieces of legislation.
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether the Cabinet Office approached Global Counsel in relation to responding to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.
ReplyI refer you to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. All government departments, ministers and relevant individuals have been instructed to retain and provide to the Cabinet Office all information they hold that falls in scope of the Humble Address motion.
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether the 10 Downing Street Events and Tours team holds data on the (a) cost of individual official receptions that take place in Downing Street and (b) the number of attendees or accepted invitations.
ReplyAs under previous administrations, details of official receptions are published in quarterly transparency returns on gov.uk
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedIf he will place in the Library a copy of the Cabinet Office Subject Access Request (SAR) Manual.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Council of the European Union's press release entitled EU-UK relations: Council greenlights talks on electricity and cohesion deals, as well as UK’s participation in Erasmus+ for 2027, published on 30 March 2026, whether the UK will be required to contribute toward the EU's Cohesion Policy in relation to Erasmus+ and the energy and electricity provisions.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
10 Apr 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122723 on Inter Mediate: Contracts, for what reason the agreement between her Department and Inter Mediate was classified as an Accountable Grant Agreement; and what the difference is between an Accountable Grant Agreements and a contract.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answer he was provided on 30 March in response to Question 118788, and to the previous answer to which his questions refer.
10 Apr 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 114881 on Jonathan Powell, what his remuneration was.
ReplyDetails of individual renumeration arrangements are not routinely disclosed. The Special Envoy's appointment and terms of engagement were agreed in accordance with established procedures.
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to the EU press release entitled EU-UK relations: Council greenlights talks on electricity and cohesion deals, published on 30 March 2026, what the planned timetable is for (a) completion of the negotiations and (b) the agreements coming into force.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120844 on Google: Special Advisers, what assessment he has made of whether information is being exchanged between special advisers via Google Docs outside the retention policy required by Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Public Record Act 1958.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedHow many phones Morgan McSweeney used for Government business when he was Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister; and how many had disappearing messages turned on.
ReplyThere is established guidance in place for the management and recording of electronic communications on non-corporate communications channels. This can be found on gov.uk here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business/using-non-corporate-communication-channels-eg-whatsapp-private-email-sms-for-government-business-html
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 116506 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, whether (a) all Government Property Agency spending data is published in the quarterly returns by Cabinet Office, or (b) only recharged spending data is published.
ReplyAs an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office, all spend by the Government Property Agency which meets the criteria for disclosure in the Cabinet Office spend data is disclosed in the published reports: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-dataSpend which is recharged to the Cabinet Office group entities which meets the criteria is also published, and would be shown as income with the GPA accounts
10 Apr 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119608 on Ministers: Languages, if she will list: (a) the name of the Minister who received coaching in a foreign language, (b) the language that was coached (c) the cost to the public purse of the coaching and (d) the name of the supplier.
ReplyBaroness Chapman received basic language training in Spanish, to assist with her ministerial engagements in Latin America.
10 Apr 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120843 on Government Departments: Communication, and with reference to the version previously committed to the House in DEP2015-0189 on 10 February 2015, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent version of the Cabinet Office’s (a) information and records management policy and (b) Information and Records Retention and Destruction Policy, including any policies that also apply to 10 Downing Street.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the Rt Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation