Callum Anderson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Public Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14280More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the administrative impact of enhanced national security screening requirements on small and medium-sized enterprises bidding for public contracts.
Answer: This Government believes that it matters where things are made and who makes them.The Government has recently published new guidance on using national security exemptions within the Procurement Act 2023 for four initial pathfinder sectors: steel, shipbuil...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14279More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to issue updated guidance to contracting authorities on the assessment of national security risks in procurement decisions.
Answer: This Government believes that it matters where things are made and who makes them.The Government has recently published new guidance on using national security exemptions within the Procurement Act 2023 for four initial pathfinder sectors: steel, shipbuil...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14278More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of procurement policy in reducing dependency on high-risk foreign suppliers in critical sectors.
Answer: This Government believes that it matters where things are made and who makes them.The Government has recently published new guidance on using national security exemptions within the Procurement Act 2023 for four initial pathfinder sectors: steel, shipbuil...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCooperativesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10884More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps is he taking through the Office for the Impact Economy to increase the the size of the co-operative sector.
Answer: This Government recognises the enormous value of the co-operative sector. The Office of Impact Economy, working with departments including the Department for Business and Trade, mobilises and scales partnerships between the impact economy, places and gove...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102220More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the unemployment rate of spouses of uniformed personnel in the armed forces.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 2nd of January is attached.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: Public SectorCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95497More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria are used by his Department to determine which public systems require mandatory zero-trust security measures.
Answer: The Department applies a risk-based assessment framework, underpinned by secure by design methodology including structured threat modelling, to determine which public systems require mandatory zero-trust security measures. Systems handling sensitive data,...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSummer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73242More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, over what timeframe his Department plans to evaluate the outcomes of the Summer Internship Programme for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
Answer: Our first cohort of interns will be joining in Summer 2026 so we anticipate impacts will begin to be visible on the Autumn 2027 Fast Stream intake as participating students graduate from university and seek to join the programme. We will continue to publi...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSummer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73241More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria his Department plans to use to assess eligibility for the Summer Internship Programme for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
Answer: The refocused Fast Stream Summer Internship scheme will give talented undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds the opportunity to see what a career in the Civil Service is like. We will assess eligibility for the summer internship scheme based...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72274More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to set statutory targets for levels of SME participation in public sector procurement.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure the £385 billion of public money spent on public procurement annually, delivers economic growth and supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Government previously announced that all departments would s...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: BuckinghamshireCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71680More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of local strategic delivery plans for early childhood outcomes under the Test, Learn and Grow programme in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes
Answer: The Test, Learn & Grow programme is modelling and scaling an approach to public service reform and mission delivery that closes gaps between policy, delivery and service users, and speeds up learning and improvement. In July, the Programme announced t...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67219More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will report departmental progress against the commitments in the UK Government Resilience Action Plan.
Answer: The UK Government Resilience Action Plan is underpinned by well-established Cabinet Office governance structures, including the National Security Council (Resilience), which oversee the implementation and delivery of resilience matters across UK governmen...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67218More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the role of local resilience forums are in delivering the objectives of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan.
Answer: The UK government recognises the foundational importance of Local Resilience Forums to our national resilience. The Resilience Action Plan sets out our plans to strengthen the public sector resilience system through the roll-out of further data to support...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: StandardsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67217More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that resilience (a) standards and (b) benchmarks are applied consistently across government departments.
Answer: The UK Government Resilience Action Plan is underpinned by well-established Cabinet Office governance structures, including the National Security Council (Resilience), which oversee the implementation and delivery of resilience matters across UK governmen...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67216More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria the Cabinet Office uses to prioritise national risks within the Government Resilience Framework.
Answer: The UK Government Resilience Action Plan takes an ‘all hazards’ approach, focusing on improving the general resilience of the nation to all risks, and investing in common systems and tools to respond. The wide range of specific risks the government plans ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67215More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what governance structures he has put in place to oversee the cross-government implementation of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan.
Answer: The UK Government Resilience Action Plan is underpinned by well-established Cabinet Office governance structures, including the National Security Council (Resilience), which oversee the implementation and delivery of resilience matters across UK governmen...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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