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Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Monday 3rd November 2025

Asked by: Ben Spencer (Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge, case reference BS35944, dated (a) 15 July 2025 and (b) 8 September 2025 .

Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The Government is committed to transparency and accountability, including through clear and timely responses to correspondence. I can confirm that your letter to the Minister for the Cabinet Office dated 15 July, and subsequent email 8 September, have been passed to me as the Minister responsible for this policy, and I have replied to your letter. Please accept my apologies for the delay.

Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Friday 17th October 2025

Asked by: Ben Spencer (Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to correspondence dated (a) 5 March 2025, (b) 13 May 2025 and (c) 11 June 2025 from the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge, case reference BS35623.

Answered by Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

The Government is committed to transparency and accountability, including through clear and timely responses to correspondence. I can confirm that your letter to the then-Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster dated 5 March, and subsequent emails of 13 May and 11 June, have been passed to me as the Minister responsible for this policy, and I have replied to your letter. Please accept my apologies for the delay.

Written Question
Prime Minister: Social Media
Monday 30th June 2025

Asked by: Ben Spencer (Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 60552 on Prime Minister: Social Media, whether large language models are used in the preparation of the Prime Minister's social media posts.

Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare

I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 24 June 2025, Official Report, PQ 60552.

Written Question
Prime Minister: Social Media
Tuesday 24th June 2025

Asked by: Ben Spencer (Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister uses large language model software to help in drafting his social media posts.

Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare

No, the Prime Minister does not use large language model software to help in drafting social media posts.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Nov 2022
COP27

"I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Today, Just Stop Oil protesters have been on the M25 causing disruption and misery to my constituents; that includes causing problems with access to my local hospital. Does he agree that rather than engaging in illegal stunts and endangering lives, those …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"T5. This year, I have met pupils at Sayes Court and Manorcroft primary schools who wrote to me about the environment. Does my right hon. Friend agree that alongside the big—the Glasgow pact—the small such as local environmental activism is critical to protecting our environment and join me in being …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Sep 2022
Health and Social Care Update

"I welcome my right hon. Friend’s announcement today. Healthcare providers in Runnymede and Weybridge tell me that the biggest challenge they face is recruitment and retention. Driving that is the fact that staff are being poached by London. London can offer London weighting, but we face equal, if not sometimes …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 09 Sep 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty The Queen

"I rise to speak on behalf of my constituents in Runnymede and Weybridge as we and the nation mourn. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was an inspirational figure who embodied selfless service. She provided stability, support and succour in challenging times.

Runnymede and Weybridge has the privilege of being a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"1. What steps his Department is taking to support an investigation into potential war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"I associate myself with my right hon. Friend’s remarks regarding PC Palmer. What steps has he taken to ensure that the mechanisms are in place so that the evidence of war crimes can be confidently collected by the International Criminal Court?..."
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