Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions 2024
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Kamella HudsonTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16602More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings Kamella Hudson attended with her Department since 5 July 2024.
Answer: All meetings held by Ministers are published on a quarterly basis on gov.uk. Any meetings held between July and September will be published in late December here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overs...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16601More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13512 on Employers’ Contributions: Public Sector, if she will publish a list of each public body within the public sector boundary for the purpose of compensati
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments, with the Barnett formula applying in the usual way.Th...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Impact AssessmentsTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16600More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will place in the House of Commons Library a copy of each (a) equality assessment and (b) environmental principles assessment released by her Department under the (i) Freedom of Information Act 2000 and (ii)
Answer: Since 4 July 2024, HM Treasury has released two impact assessments in response to Freedom of Information requests. The first, on targeting the Winter Fuel Allowance is available publicly on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/responses-t...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16599More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question HL2426 on Ministers: Official Cars, how many vehicles of the Government Car Service were available for senior official use in (a) 2023 and (b) in the
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) does not determine the allocation of vehicles to senior officials, this is carried out by individual Departmental Private Offices. The arrangements relating to the use of vehicles from the Government Car Service are set ou...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16598More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question HL2426 on Ministers: Official Cars, how many of those cars in each year listed were electric cars.
Answer: The number of electric vehicles in the Government Car Service operational fleet for the specified years is:1.2016: 42. 2023: 363.2024: 36
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16597More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department renamed the Cross-Government Women’s Network as the Cross-Government Gender Network.
Answer: The network has been operating under this name since it was changed in July 2020, under the previous administration. The decision was made by the Cross-Government network itself, not by the Cabinet Office.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16596More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's advert for Second Permanent Secretary, European Union and International Economic Affairs, reference number 380316, if he will publish the panel members of that competition.
Answer: Details of the panel members will be confirmed and published in due course.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16595More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the mean full-time equivalent salary is of staff in the (a) Office for Equality and Opportunity, (b) Women’s Equality Unit, (c) Race Disparity Unit and (d) Disability Unit in the most recent period for whic
Answer: Salaries ranges for each civil servant grade are set by the Cabinet Office and are not at the discretion of the individual business units such as the Office for Equality and Opportunity. The mean full time equivalent salary of staff in the Office for Equa...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Civil ServantsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse is of AI training programmes for civil servants.
Answer: Learning in the civil service can be sourced either at a department level or centrally via a cross government learning framework. We are unable to share total consolidated spend but the spend associated with AI training purchased via the learning framewor...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16591More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of Government Campus ministerial induction sessions since July 2024; and what the estimated cost is of future scheduled sessions.
Answer: In July 2024, two ministerial induction events were held. One event was in-person and incurred costs of £55.00 for refreshments. One was held online and incurred no specific costs. The cost of future events will depend on the format chosen for delivery, b...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16590More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has provided (a) media and (b) speech training to Ministers across government.
Answer: Since July 2024, there has been no provision of media or speech training to Ministers from the Cabinet Office.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Low IncomesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering a single social tariff for water for customers on a low income.
Answer: It is clear consumers are concerned about their bills. We are therefore continuing to work with water industry to explore options to improve affordability arrangements, including holding the sector accountable for their public commitment to end water pove...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the screening rates for prostate cancer in men aged over 50; and if he will take steps to increase the level of funding available to help screen
Answer: Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees (UK NSC) due to the inaccuracy of the current best test called the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm some men as m...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13340More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11964 on Cabinet Office: Official Cars, what the security reasons are for not disclosing the number of allocated departmental Government Car Service cars tha
Answer: For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles, or any other information which could identify the vehicle are not issued.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13338More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11965 on Cabinet Office: Official Cars, how many senior officials had use of an official car from the Government Car Service on (a) 3 July and (b) 8 November
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles. For security reasons specific details of car allocations are not issued. The arrang...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11978More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 5747 on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if she will publish a table of the monetary value of the 2% reduction in administration budget of each public
Answer: As part of the measures the Chancellor took following the spending audit, departments were asked to reduce their admin budgets by 2%, saving £225 million across departments. All savings and investments announced at the July statement have been factored in...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Impact AssessmentsTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11977More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 6995 on Public Expenditure: Impact Assessments, if she will publish the equality and environmental assessment that her Department conducted.
Answer: As highlighted previously, officials conducted Equalities and Environmental impact assessments of the savings measures put forward by Departments within the July ‘Fixing the Foundations’ statement, and HM Treasury has processes in place to ensure that it ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official CarsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7018 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official Cars, how many of those allocated two vehicles are e
Answer: For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official CarsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 16 October 2024 to Questions 7018 and 7019 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official Cars, which senior officials have access
Answer: For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Official CarsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7007 on Department for Business and Trade: Official Cars, which senior officials in his Department have access to a government car; and whether tho
Answer: The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Official CarsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7006 on Department for Business and Trade: Official Cars, how many of those allocated three vehicles are electric cars.
Answer: For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Official CarsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 14 October 2024 to Questions 7031 and 7032 on Department for Transport: Official Cars, which senior officials in her Department have access to a government car; and whether those offi
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles.The arrangements relating to the using of vehicles in the Government Car Service is ...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official CarsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 16 October 2024 to Questions 7002 and 7003 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Cars, if he publish a list of senior officials
Answer: For security reasons specific details of usage patterns and allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official CarsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7002 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Cars, how many journeys in cars provided by the London Ca
Answer: For security reasons specific details of usage patterns and allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Official CarsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7011 on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Official Cars, if she will publish a list of senior officials in his Dep
Answer: For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
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