Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
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House of Lords Appointments CommissionCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41648More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37807 on Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and House of Lords Appointments Commission, what the existing Memorandum of Understanding or equivalent do
Answer: There is no existing Memorandum of Understanding between HOLAC and the Cabinet Office. As with all independent advisory bodies, the Government keeps its arrangements with HOLAC under review. HOLAC has published on its website its Code of Practice and othe...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AssetsCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41647More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question HL5388 on Government Departments: Assets, if he will place in the Library a copy of each department’s most recent Strategic Asset Management Plan.
Answer: The government has previously published summaries of departments’ yearly Strategic Asset Management Plans (SAMPs). These are available on the UK government's website (GOV.UK) at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/departmental-strategic-asset-mana...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41646More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been issued to civil servants on how Diversity and Inclusion considerations should be embedded in all decision-making and delivery.
Answer: The Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy provides a framework for departments about how Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) should be embedded in the Civil Service. The EDI Expenditure Guidance and the Guidance on Diversity and Inclusion and...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: EmailCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41645More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the length of time before an email in his Department's inbox is subject to automatic deletion; whether such deleted emails remain searchable on the Server; and whether (a) manually deleted and (b) auto-dele
Answer: Emails sent to or received by a minister’s mailbox are retained permanently as an official record, and remain available for public inquiries, subject access or freedom of information requests. Individual emails may be reviewed at a future date for their h...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41644More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to publish a further round of the UK National Action Plan for Open Government; and which department is the lead for progress on previous action plans.
Answer: The Cabinet Office holds responsibility for coordinating the UK National Action Plan for Open Government 2024-2025, including leading progress on actions set out in the current plan. Named departments hold responsibility for specific commitments, as set o...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41643More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish guidance on diversity networks.
Answer: Government Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) networks are internal, volunteer staff networks and so any guidance would not routinely be published. The Civil Service Code, which is published and available here, sets out the standards of behaviour exp...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for National Statistics: Industrial DisputesCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41642More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 37425 on Office for National Statistics: Industrial Disputes, what the disputed issues are.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 26th March is attached.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: DismissalCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41641More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36677 on Senior Civil Servants: Performance Appraisal, whether he plans to make changes to facilitate the dismissal of under-performing civil servants.
Answer: In line with the newly announced changes to Senior Civil Service Performance management, this Government will require that Permanent Secretaries identify the lowest performing members of their senior workforce and take action to address this within 6 mont...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41640More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Mass cancellation of government credit cards in crackdown on wasteful spend, published on 18 March 2025, if he will require Departments to publish Govern
Answer: All central Government departments are required to publish Government Procurement Card transactions of £500 and over in line with the guidance available to all government departments on gov.uk at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41639More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2024 to Question 18212 on Prime Minister: Special Advisers, when he plans to publish a list of special advisers and their salaries.
Answer: Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs will be published in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, as was the case under the previous Administration.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41298More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether some public sector pension schemes have a retire and return option.
Answer: It is possible for members of the main statutory Public Service Pension Schemes to return to public service employment after retiring and taking pension. The rules on further employment of individuals who are in receipt of relevant pension benefits are se...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament record9 Downing Street: MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41297More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 24 February 2025 to Question HL4627, on 9 Downing Street: Media, for what reasons the media room in 9 Downing Street was refurbished.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 21 January 2025, Official Report, PQ 25454.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41296More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's Civil Service HQ occupancy data transparency data, last updated on 28 February 2025, which changes in reporting methodology lead to a revision of the figures.
Answer: The revision of figures applied to the Home Office occupancy stats only. This was because of a change in reporting by the Home Office.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41295More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers can consider applications to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments which have not been considered when making Government appointments.
Answer: All government appointees, whether regulated or unregulated, are subject to due processes to manage outside interests, which may include external employment.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Telephone ServicesCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41294More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 32906, on Government Departments: Telephone Services, whether the Government Communication Service provides a departmental press office telephone number to
Answer: It is up to the individual departments to decide their preferred method of communication with members of the press. Within the Cabinet Office press office, there is not a single telephone number, communication takes place via pressoffice@cabinetoffice.gov...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet OfficeCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41292More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons was there no public consultation on the new joint Framework Agreement for Civil Service Commission, Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Answer: There is no requirement to carry out a public consultation on Framework Agreements, as was the case under the previous government. As such, none was undertaken on the new joint Framework Agreement for Civil Service Commission, Advisory Committee on Busine...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41291More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29022 on Ministers: Aviation, what the cost-metric is by which carbon offsetting is calculated; and if he will place a copy of the EDF contract in the House
Answer: Carbon offsetting costs are determined by the tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) that are being offset, multiplied by the cost per tonne of CO2e from the Certified Emissions Reduction offsets provided by EDF under the framework contract. These co...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: Parliamentary ScrutinyCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41289More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, through which mechanisms non-ministerial departments are accountable to Parliament.
Answer: A non-ministerial department (NMD) is a government department, but one that does not have its own minister. An individual NMD is accountable to Parliament through its sponsoring ministers, and the NMD Permanent Secretary, who is the accounting officer. No...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: SoftwareCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41288More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which divisions in his Department hold information on (a) the number of software licences his Department has paid for and (b) usage of those software licences.
Answer: Cabinet Office Digital is responsible for the number of software licenses purchased.Cabinet Office Digital uses a range of tools to monitor and manage these software licenses.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41287More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Mass cancellation of government credit cards in crackdown on wasteful spend, published on 18 March 2025, how many Government Procurement Cards are held b
Answer: The Cabinet Office has one cardholder in Ministerial Private Offices and six cardholders in senior official private offices.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-departmental Public Bodies: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41286More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1208 on Government Communication Service, if he will publish a breakdown of the staff for each of the non-departmental public bodies that are not included in th
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to Question 16512, answered on 5 December 2024.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Performance Related PayCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41284More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 5282, on Senior Civil Servants: Pay, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing performance related incentives in the junior civil ser
Answer: Individual Government Departments have delegated authority to determine pay, including performance related incentives, for their workforce, excluding Senior Civil Servants, subject to the parameters of the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance. Currently, non-...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41283More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of (a) 12 February 2025 to Question 28577 and (b) 16 January 2025 to Question 21390 on Armed Forces: Equality, whether the work on the Armed Forces’ EDI review was led or undertaken by hi
Answer: The Cabinet Office has not carried out a review of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) expenditure for the Armed Forces. The Civil Service EDI Expenditure Review, which was carried out under the previous administration between June 2023 and May 2024, ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41279More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers in receipt of a political donation from an (a) unincorporated association and (b) members' association must declare the identity of the ultimate donor behind the donation to their (i) Permanent
Answer: There is an established process in place for the declaration and management of private interests held by ministers. This ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any actual or perceived conflicts of interest. As part of this process, ministers an...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Public RelationsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41278More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Prime Minister’s Office has held conference calls with public affairs companies; and if he will list each organisation that attended each one.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 17 March 2025, Official Report, PQ 37798.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
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