John Glen MP: written questions
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Treasury: Arden StrategiesTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7751More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings officials in her Department have had with companies represented by Arden Strategies since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The government has engaged with a number of different businesses and trade bodies in the run up to the International Investment Summit – including Arden Strategies - to help coordinate meetings with key investors as part of the usual course of business. I...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7750More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she made a ministerial declaration of interest in relation to her donation from Ian Corfield.
Answer: Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. He has since been appointe...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Gifts and EndowmentsTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7749More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HMRC internal manual EIM01450 - Employment income: gifts and other voluntary payments, what guidance HMRC has provided her Department on whether gifts of (a) glasses and (b) clothing are subjec
Answer: The normal rules for employment-related benefits apply to employment-related gifts, as described in HMRC guidance at https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim20020
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMission BoardsCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7447More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times each Mission Board has met since 4 July 2024.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees - including mission boards - their attendance, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Departmental BoardsCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7446More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Cabinet Office Board has met since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of the Cabinet Office Board meetings are published in the yearly Annual Report and Accounts.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: Official GiftsCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7445More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues to senior officials on declaring (a) gifts and (b) hospitality received by them and a Parliamentarian who is a family member.
Answer: As under the previous government, the Department holds a comprehensive policy and guidance on accepting and giving gifts and hospitality. All Civil Servants are required to declare gifts and hospitality both given and received via a central register and o...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7444More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a regular cross-government meeting of special advisers.
Answer: Special advisers across government meet regularly in the course of their duties.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: SubversionHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the level of interference in the trade union movement by (a) Russia, (b) North Korea and (c) Iran.
Answer: The Government’s first duty is to protect our national security and keep our country safe. We keep potential threats to the UK under constant review and, where necessary, we use all the tools at our disposal to mitigate these threats.The UK has a strong r...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: CommunicationCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7442More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 27 September 2024 to Questions 4998 and 4988 on Prime Minister: Communication, on which page of the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts 2022-23 is the information on (a) spending
Answer: Information about overall departmental resourcing is set out in relevant annual reports (or published elsewhere in the relevant document). Annual reports do not include a breakdown by individual teams. This remains unchanged in size since the election.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers Remuneration CommitteeCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7441More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the members are of the Special Advisers Remuneration Committee.
Answer: Special advisers’ salaries are determined by the Special Adviser People Board, in line with the special adviser pay framework. The People Board is chaired by a senior official acting under delegated authority from the Prime Minister. The majority of Board...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7440More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Special Adviser Remuneration Committee has met to (a) set policy, (a) amend the framework and (c) make individual decisions on special adviser pay since the general election.
Answer: Special advisers’ salaries are determined by the Special Adviser People Board, in line with the special adviser pay framework. The People Board is chaired by a senior official acting under delegated authority from the Prime Minister. The majority of Board...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7439More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether people in receipt of a Civil Service pension who then re-join as a special adviser are subject to abatement.
Answer: As temporary civil servants, special advisers are subject to the usual Civil Service Pension Scheme rules.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7438More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the appointment of the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister was by open and fair competition.
Answer: The Cabinet Secretary recommended a range of candidates and the Prime Minister interviewed a number of them before selecting his Principle Private Secretary.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPropriety and Constitution Group: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7437More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4638, whether he plans to provide details of that individual's (a) name and (b) position in the next edition of his Department's organogram published on go
Answer: The Cabinet Office senior staff organogram shows all roles at SCS1 level and above. As was the practice under the previous administration it does not include the names of individuals at SCS1 level (Deputy Director), which is the level of this post.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7436More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 September 2024 to Question 5037 Special Advisers: Pay, if he will place a copy of the (a) special adviser pay framework and (b) associated documentation in the Library.
Answer: Special advisers’ salaries are determined by the Special Adviser People Board, in line with the special adviser pay framework. The People Board is chaired by a senior official acting under delegated authority from the Prime Minister. The majority of Board...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Members' InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7435More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2870, what guidance his Department issues for Ministers on the prevention of potential (a) conflicts of interest and (b) perceived conflicts of interest.
Answer: The Ministerial Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of all ministers. It is the personal responsibility of each minister to decide whether and what action is needed to avoid a conflict or the perception of a conflict, taking account of any a...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: DonorsCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7434More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2872 on Political Parties: Donors, whether transparency data will include ministerial meetings with Lord Alli.
Answer: Details of official meetings held in a ministerial capacity with external organisations or individuals are declared quarterly on GOV.UK, alongside details of all meetings with senior media figures.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7433More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2024 to Question 2304 on Prime Minister: Aviation, how many (a) domestic and (b) overseas flights for Prime Ministerial travel have been carbon offset since 5 July 2024.
Answer: I have nothing further to add to the answer given to the Rt Hon Member on 4 September 2024.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: LobbyingCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7432More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that consultant lobbying with special advisers is recorded by the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists.
Answer: The Government will consider whether any reforms are needed to the regulation of lobbying as part of its wider work on ethics and integrity.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Corporate HospitalityCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7431More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on the circumstances in which hospitality received by Ministers at party conferences should be declared.
Answer: The Ministerial Code sets out rules on the acceptance of gifts and hospitality in a ministerial capacity. Any hospitality, above the relevant thresholds, received by a minister in their capacity as MP or Peer should be declared on the parliamentary regist...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCommittee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and MedalsCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7430More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will publish the (a) terms of reference and (b) rules of procedure of the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations, and Medals.
Answer: The Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (known as the HD Committee) is the policy-making body for the honours system. It was established in 1939 to coordinate the award of medals to the Armed Forces. After World War Two, its remit ex...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: Regulation and TaxationTreasuryTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7429More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has held recent discussions with the Premier League on (a) statutory football regulation and (b) the taxation of football clubs.
Answer: I have not held any discussions with the Premier League in my capacity as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6149More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what political restrictions apply to Deputy Directors in his Department.
Answer: The Civil Service Management Code requires that civil servants in “the politically restricted” category i.e. members of the Senior Civil Service, must not take part in national political activities, must seek permission to take part in local political act...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public AppointmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to his Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (
Answer: Part (i)The FCDO does not routinely record and collect the reasons why appointees leave their positions, so is not in a position to answer this part of the question. Additionally, the reasons why an appointee has left their role is the appointee's persona...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Civil ServantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in his Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titl
Answer: At the delegated grades, the table below shows we have appointed the following since 4 July 2024 to civil service posts in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office without open competition in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles [htt...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
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