Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions 2024
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Government Departments: CommunicationCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5744More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 6 September 2024, to Question 2630, on Government Departments: Communication, what the timetable is for the review of planned government communications and marketing.
Answer: A review of planned government communications and marketing is currently in progress.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5743More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 6 September 2024 to Question 2639 on Civil Servants: Recruitment and Training, what guidance (a) the Government Equalities Office, (b) his Department and (c) the Government People Group
Answer: The Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance published on 14 May 2024 remains in place.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5742More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024, to Question 2632, on Civil Service: Staff, whether he has a target (a) headcount and (b) FTE size for the civil service.
Answer: Decisions on the future size of the Civil Service will form a part of the comprehensive Spending Review.
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Communication and Management ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2636 on NHS England: Communication and Management Consultants, what is the monetary value of the communications and engagement lot for consult
Answer: Lot four of the Consultancy and Advisory Services framework agreement for communications, engagement, and research services, managed by NHS Shared Business Services and announced on 20 August 2024, has an estimated value of £45 million, which is the maxim...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Communication and Management ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2024, to Question 2636, on NHS England: Communication and Management Consultants and with reference to the document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spe
Answer: The document, Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published by HM Treasury, set out the request for departments to identify savings. The Department is exploring options across all budgets within its remit to identify savings to contribu...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRadicalismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2635 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, whether she has discontinued the New def
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN HL965 on 20 September 2024. This Government takes the threat of extremism very seriously and we will continue to work with partners to tackle extremism in all its forms. Following the conclusion o...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024, to Question 2635, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, what changes she plans to make to the
Answer: I made clear the Government’s intention to realise the full potential of Greater Cambridge in a letter to local leaders published on 23 August and I visited the city to discuss matters with them, as well as meet other stakeholders, on 12 September.Working...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024, to Question 2635, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, what interventions she plans to introd
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. We understand that anti-social behaviour causes great harm and misery to our communities, and, if left unchecked, can lead to more serious o...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2635 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure, what the policy reasons were for cancell
Answer: Economic growth is the number one mission of this government. The government has committed to delivering productivity growth in every part of the country, making everyone, not just a few, better off. As part of this, government will work in partnership wi...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: PayTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3487More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the policy paper entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public Spending Audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, CP 1133, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost of civil service salarie
Answer: Pay for civil servants outside of the Senior Civil Service is not set centrally; rather, departments and bodies have freedom to make decisions on pay within the parameters of the Pay Remit Guidance published annually by the Cabinet Office. The Pay Remit G...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPolitics and Government: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2640More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 17 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, in what other ways he intends to reduce the cost of politics.
Answer: As the Chancellor announced on 29 July, the government will review the cost of the political system, which includes eligibility for ministerial severance payments. The Cabinet Office will conduct this review which will take place ahead of the Spending Rev...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Recruitment and TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2639More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public Spending Audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, CP 1133, whether he plans to reduce consultancy spending on equality, diversity and i
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has set out this Government’s commitment to reducing consultancy spend across Government by 50%.
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for Value for Money: StaffTreasuryTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2638More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many days a week staff in the Office for Value for Money will be allowed to work from home; and how many staff that Office will employ.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money (OVfM) is staffed by civil servants with a range of professional disciplines, from within HM Treasury and other partner organisations. In line with Civil Service expectations, staff will spend 60% of their time working from ...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for Value for MoneyTreasuryTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2637More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 15 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, for how long the Office for Value for Money will exist; and what its rem
Answer: The Office for Value for Money (OVfM) will have two primary roles. First, to provide targeted interventions, working with departments, so that value for money governs every decision government makes. Second, to recommend system reforms to ensure any chang...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Communication and Management ConsultantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 10 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, whether his plans to cut (a) consultancy and (b) commu
Answer: The Department is exploring options across all budgets within its remit to identify savings to contribute to pressures revealed in the audit, as outlined in HM Treasury’s document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25. This includ...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 9 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, if she will list the (a) name and (b
Answer: In response to HMT’s savings commission, MHCLG has agreed £154 million from the department’s budgets. This comprises of several savings options on non-essential spending including:Cancelling the Investment Opportunity Fund, which had not started, saving £...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2634More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 10 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, whether he plans to sell the (a) leaseholds and (b) freeholds of (i)
Answer: These are not government-owned buildings, so therefore the Cabinet Office does not centrally hold information or data on the freeholds and leaseholds of these buildings.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2633More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the three Ministerial flats in Admiralty House are unoccupied.
Answer: As of 11 September, all residential flats at Admiralty House are currently unoccupied.
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2632More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 10 of the report published by HM Treasury entitled Fixing the Foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, CP 1133, what the (a) headcount and (b) FTE size is of the Civil Service.
Answer: Accredited Official Statistics on the number of civil servants, both overall and by government department and agency, on an FTE and headcount basis are published each quarter by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their Public Sector Emplo...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: PayTreasuryTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2631More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 6 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, what is the gross cost of the civil service pay award for 2024-25.
Answer: Pay for civil servants outside of the Senior Civil Service is not set centrally; rather, departments and bodies have freedom to make decisions on pay within the parameters of the Pay Remit Guidance published annually by the Cabinet Office. The Pay Remit G...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2630More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 9 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, which planned government communications programmes will be cancelled.
Answer: A review of planned government communications and marketing is currently in progress.
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2629More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 6 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, whether it is his policy that average public sector pay excluding pension
Answer: Pay for most frontline workforces - including nurses, teachers, armed forces and police officers - is set through an independent Pay Review Body (PRB) process. The PRBs consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Communication and Public ConsultationCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2628More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 9 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, what the estimated cost was of government (a) consultancy and (b) com
Answer: Departments set out their spend on consultants in their Annual Reports and Accounts (ARAs). Details of all communications activity expenditure for departments is not held centrally.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2627More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) the junior doctors pay settlement and (b) other public sector pay rises on (i) the forecast rate of inflation and (ii) wage expectations in othe
Answer: The impact of both the junior doctors’ pay offer and the public sector pay awards announced on 29 July 2024 is expected to be limited.
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Communication and MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2626More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 10 of the document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, CP 1133, published in July 2024, whether he plans to take steps to reduce communications and marketing ex
Answer: The Prime Minister’s Office is a business unit of the Cabinet Office. Campaigns run by the Cabinet Office are subject to the review of communications and marketing expenditure announced on 29 July 2024. The review is currently in progress and no decisions...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
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