John Glen MP: written questions
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Government Departments: MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10437More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues to (a) press officers and (b) special advisers on briefing correspondence to the media.
Answer: Guidance to civil service press officers on how they should deliver their role can be found here: https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/media/.The Code of Conduct for Special Advisers includes provisions on contact with the media for Special Advisers a...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10436More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4649 on Members: Correspondence, and with reference to the letter from the Cabinet Secretary to the Rt hon. Member for Salisbury, dated 12 September 2024,
Answer: There are no plans to place a copy of induction training guidance into the House of Commons Library.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Trade UnionsCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10435More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 4654 on public sector: trade unions, what is the current practice of government Departments on check-off; and how many Departments (a) charge trade unions
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not collect or hold information on check-off arrangements in place in each Department.
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: FlagsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9164More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2323 on Cabinet Office: Flags and with reference to the guidance entitled Union Flag flying guidance for UK government buildings, updated on 5 February 2024
Answer: I have nothing further to add to the response to PQ 2323.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister's Chief of Staff: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9163More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4682 on Prime Minister: Special Advisers, which public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 holds information on the Cash Equivalent Transfe
Answer: I refer the Right Hon. member to my previous answer of 17 September 2024, Official report, 4682. The Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of an individual's civil service pension is a matter for the scheme administrator, MyCSP.
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9162More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4655 on Public Sector: Directors, if he will list those Non-Executive Directors by Department.
Answer: Pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4655 on Public Sector, details of Non-Executive Directors who have left government departments are published in the relevant Annual Report and Accounts for the respective department and can be found ...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9161More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4683 on Civil Service: Equality, what the average salary is of civil servants in the (a) Government Equalities Office and (b) his Department working in rol
Answer: Cabinet Office does not routinely collate information on specific words within job titles and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power Stations: ConstructionCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9160More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics (a) has a role in and (b) has made representations to Government on the public sector classification of (i) Hinkley Point C and (ii) Wylfa.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Rt. Hon. Gentleman Question of 15/10/2024 is attached.
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8819More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a regular cross-departmental meeting of special advisers.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon member to PQ7444.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordStonewall: Public BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8818More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has issued guidance to public bodies on using public funds to subscribe to Stonewall.
Answer: Cabinet Office has not issued any specific guidance to arm’s length bodies (ALBs) on using public funds to subscribe to organisations.ALBs are subject to the principles of sound financial management as set out in the Managing Public Money guidance.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8817More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 5052 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, what his planned timetable is for the launch of the new transparency portal for consolidated gov
Answer: This government is committed to looking at how the range of transparency data published can be improved and made as useful as possible.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8816More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4658 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, if he will publish the Time To Hire data.
Answer: Since question 4658 was answered the data has been updated. The Time To Hire data, for campaigns completed between April and June 2024, indicates the median averages for the Whitehall 17 departments range between 25 and 69 calendar days for grades AA to G...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Repairs and MaintenanceCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8815More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 August 2024 to Question 1256 on 10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, what the estimated budget for refurbishment is for this financial year; and what works have taken place si
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to my answer to Question 1256 on 31 July 2024. As was the practice under the previous Administration, there is a £30,000 redecoration and modernisation allowance.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Trade Union OfficialsCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8814More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 September 2024 to Question 5051 on Civil Servants: Trade Union Officials, if he will publish the (a) supporting guidance and (b) facility time agreements signed by his Department.
Answer: As was the case when the Rt Hon member was a minister in the department, this agreement and supporting guidance are not published.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Communication and ConsultantsTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8813More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has provided guidance to (a) Government departments and (b) arm’s-length bodies on steps that should be taken to reduce spending on (i) communications and (ii) consultancy fees, in the context of the com
Answer: The responsibility for spending decisions within Departments and Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) rests with Accounting Officers (AOs). Overarching guidance for appropriate use of public funds is set out in Managing Public Money, whilst specific guidance on effe...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: PhotographyCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8812More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4695 on Government Communication Service, whether the Government plans to reduce spending on official photographers in order to meet the savings on communi
Answer: The referenced savings from the ‘Fixing the foundations’ document relates to spend on communications and marketing campaign activity. The review has concluded and it will deliver immediate savings to support HM Treasury efficiencies.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8811More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the (a) Freedom of Information and (b) Environmental Information Regulation requests received by his Department since 2024 by (i) information requested, (ii) decision taken and (iii) exemption us
Answer: As was the case when the Rt Hon member was a minister in the department, the Cabinet Office publishes statistics for FOI and EIR requests for all central government departments and other monitored bodies which can be found on www.gov.uk at https://www.gov...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8810More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to uprate the salaries of Lords Ministers in line with inflation.
Answer: Salary entitlements for ministers are set out by the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975. The salaries ministers will claim in this government will be confirmed in due course and published on gov.uk.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record11 Downing Street: ArtworksDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) removing portraits of men from 11 Downing Street and (b) procuring new portraits and paintings; what the process will be for proc
Answer: It is standard practice, as followed by the previous government, for new ministers to select works from the Government Art Collection for their ministerial offices. All such changes of displays of works from the Government Art Collection constitute 'busin...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: PolicyCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8808More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that all Departments use an appropriate level of evaluation to assess the (a) design, (b) implementation and (c) outcomes of new interventions.
Answer: The Evaluation Task Force continues to work with Departments to ensure robust and proportionate evaluations of government programmes are carried out and published.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWritten Questions: Government ResponsesLeader of the HouseTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8807More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, Pursuant to the answer of 18 September 2024, to Question 5016, on Emily Middleton, how many written parliamentary question responses have cited a forthcoming FOI response.
Answer: The information requested is not held by the government. It is a matter for individual departments to determine how to respond to parliamentary questions from Members. However, the government's position regarding the relationship between the treatment of ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Career Development and RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8806More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued on whether (a) an applicant's and (b) their parent's socio-economic background should be considered in (i) promotion and (ii) employment decisions in the Civil Service.
Answer: The socio-economic background of applicants or their parents does not form part of the promotion or employment decisions in the Civil Service. All Civil Service Recruitment is governed by the Civil Service Recruitment Principles. They outline the legal re...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: PolicyCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8805More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what methodology the Government uses to assess whether someone is a working person for the purposes of policy development; and whether pensioners are included in that demographic.
Answer: Each government department is responsible for assessing potential policies to ensure they deliver the Government’s objectives.
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official GiftsCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8804More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to change the (a) reporting regime and (b) threshold at which Ministers must declare (i) hospitality and (ii) gifts.
Answer: I refer the Right Honourable Member to the debate in the House on Reporting Ministerial Gifts and Hospitality, debated on Monday 14 October 2024. The Government will set out further details in due course.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: SoftwareCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8803More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the three entries totalling £189,870 for Fujitsu Services Ltd under the GPG - Interoperability One Data Programme, in his Department's transparency data entitled Cabinet Office: spend data over
Answer: In January 2024, Fujitsu said it would withdraw from bidding for contracts with new Government customers until the Post Office Horizon inquiry concludes – it would only bid for work with existing Government customers where it already has a contract with t...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
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