Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
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Cabinet Office: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25452More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2024, to Question 15236, on Cabinet Office: Staff, how many individuals are registered with the Skills Match Hub; what grades those individuals hold; what the average time i
Answer: At any point in time, there is likely to be a small number of individuals who have been displaced due to restructures within their business units or, for example, have returned from a loan from another department and their role no longer exists. The exact...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFreedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25451More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 18402 on Freedom of Information, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent FOI Round Robin list, redacting the personal names of any request
Answer: As with the previous administration, this Government does not publish Freedom of Information round robin lists. Freedom of Information round robin lists contain a reference number, the text of the request, and any advice or guidance on the approach to be ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPlaces for Growth ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25450More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what oversight his Department provides towards the Government's progress on the Places for Growth targets; and whether his Department produces RAG ratings for each Department based on their performance in meetin
Answer: Places for Growth is overseen by the Places for Growth Portfolio Oversight Board, led by Beth Russell, the Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury. Departments provide updates on their commitments to relocate roles, including relocation data. This infor...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25449More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to reduce the size of the Government Communications Service as part of the Spending Review Phase 2.
Answer: The Government Communications Service constantly assesses all teams to ensure they are delivering value for money and operating in the most effective and efficient way possible. Decisions on the outcome of Spending Review Phase 2 will be announced in the ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: FujitsuCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25448More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 8803 on Cabinet Office: Software, whether additional work under existing contracts has been awarded to Fujitsu since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of central government contracts where the contract value is above £12,000 are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search As with any service, during the life of the contract there may be periods when suppliers...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPropriety and Constitution GroupCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25447More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the (a) efficiency and (b) effectiveness of the propriety and ethics team.
Answer: All teams within the Cabinet Office are subject to the department's performance management processes.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWylfa Power StationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ask the Office for National Statistics to make an assessment of the potential impact of the purchase of the Wylfa power station site by Great British Nuclear on the public sector c
Answer: Great British Nuclear purchased the Wylfa site in 2024, which is recorded as an asset on the Government's balance sheet. As part of its SMR competition, GBN is negotiating with four shortlisted companies, with final decisions to be taken in the spring. No...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25445More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether public appointment competitions under the Governance Code for Public Appointments can be (a) extended before the public deadline for the closure of applications and (b) re-opened to new applicants after
Answer: I refer the honourable member to the answer given in my Named Day Written Answer on 20 January (PQ 24247).
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament record48 GroupCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25444More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22184 on Cabinet Office: 48 Group, if he will make it his policy to provide guidance to (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants on engagem
Answer: The Cabinet Office routinely assesses and updates advice on engagement with external organisations to support ministerial and official engagement.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: Domestic VisitsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm visits he has made since his appointment; and where those farms were located.
Answer: Since the Secretary of State’s appointment, he has visited: the Great Yorkshire Agriculture Show on 10 July 2024a farm in Essex on 25 September 2024a farm in Oxford on 8 January 2025a farm in Gloucestershire on 7 March 2025a farm in Herefordshire on 7 Mar...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil ServantsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff are employed in the Policy Profession Unit; what the headcount allocation for that Unit is; what grades each civil servant who works in the Unit is; and how many of these are (a) policy professio
Answer: The Policy Profession Unit is the central unit supporting policy professionals across the UK civil service. The Unit holds the competency framework for the profession and supports policy professionals to build, maintain and grow their professional capabil...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22811More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance has been issued to Government Departments on the difference between (a) positive action and (b) positive discrimination in recruitment processes.
Answer: Under the previous administration, guidance for employers was published in regards to positive action in the workplace which highlights the difference between positive action and positive discrimination.It is the responsibility of each department to ensur...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Ministers' Private OfficesTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22465More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 9057 on Treasury: Minister’s Private Offices, what was spent on each item.
Answer: The below table shows the costs incurred. Instillation of an exhibition in No. 11 Downing Street from the National Maritime Museum.£2,155Office furniture and fittings£160Maintenance£330
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomicil: TaxationTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22464More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the non-domiciled tax regime on the number of non-domiciled people who will relocate to other European countries.
Answer: The Government’s priority is improving the UK’s competitiveness internationally and securing economic growth. The reforms to the tax treatment of non-domiciled individuals have been specifically designed to make the UK competitive, with a modern, simple t...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22463More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 11 December 2024, to Question 17676, on Ministers: Official Cars, if the Chancellor’s car travel arrangements are at public expense.
Answer: We do not comment on the specific arrangements in place for the Chancellor for security reasons.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22462More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question HL2210 on Government Departments: Communication, which communications campaigns have been (a) downsized and (b) ended following the review.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer provided by HMT to Question 20957 on 10 January 2025.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22461More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance, published on 14 May 2024, who is responsible for authorising external equality, diversity and inclusion expenditure in
Answer: The Cabinet Office complies with the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure guidance published on 14 May 2024, where approval of any external spend is signed off by a Minster or delegated to the Permanent Secretary.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Employment AgenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22460More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether agreement is required from a Minister in his Department before departments employ recruitment consultants for use in public appointment campaigns.
Answer: The Governance Code on Public Appointments sets out the process for departments to follow when considering the use of recruitment consultants for public appointment campaigns.The Governance Code requires departments to seek ministerial agreement on the us...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHonoursCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22459More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Honours and Appointments Secretariat last updated the guidance on involvement of Ministers in the Honours System; and if he will place a copy of the current guidance in the Library.
Answer: Ministerial guidance on their involvement in the Honours System was last issued by the Prime Minister's Office in June 2022.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: ConvictionsCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22458More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 18218 on Ministers: Convictions, whether the established process for appointing Ministers involves the Cabinet Office Ethics and Propriety Team asking if an
Answer: Appointees have a declaration of interests conversation with the Propriety and Ethics Team on appointment, the details of which are confidential. All ministers are expected to adhere to the high standards of conduct set out in the Ministerial Code.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22457More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Security and Intelligence Agencies Financial Statement 2023-24, for what reason the net cash requirement for the Security and Intelligence Agencies was £419.85 million lower than the estima
Answer: As has been the policy of successive governments, the government does not comment on matters relating to the intelligence agencies. The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament scrutinises the policies, expenditure, administration and operations ...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service BoardCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22456More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who are the members of the Civil Service Board; how often does it meet; and where does it meet.
Answer: The members of the Civil Service Board are listed on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-service/about/our-governance The Civil Service Board meets approximately 10 times per year. Meetings are generally held at 70 Whiteh...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22455More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 14108 on Arm’s Length Bodies, on what statutory basis Permanent Secretaries rather than Ministers approve framework agreements.
Answer: Permanent Secretaries are appointed as Accounting Officers for their departments by the Treasury under section 5 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000. They are directly responsible to Parliament for ensuring that their department's use of pub...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: X CorpCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22454More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 14352 on Government Departments: X Corp and with reference to the SAFE Framework for HMG Brand Safety, how many instances have been recorded where HM Govern
Answer: Our third party supplier uses verification technology to check that advertising only appears next to appropriate content online. This happens automatically on all our campaigns.They also continue to monitor after delivery. If they find an issue, we immedi...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPermanent Secretaries: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22453More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 60 of the Government response to the 17th Report of Session 2022-23 of the House of Lords Constitution Committee, Permanent Secretaries: their appointment and removal, HL 258, publish
Answer: I refer to the answer to PQ 14099.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
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