John Glen MP: written questions
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural 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 (ii) made s
Answer: No direct ministerial appointees have been removed or asked to resign from their post since 4 July 2024. Two public appointees have been removed from post since 4 July. The reasons why an appointee has left their role is the appointee’s personal informati...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Civil ServantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural 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 titles and (b)
Answer: The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 requires that selection to the Civil Service must be on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition. There may be instances where a role may meet the requirements for use of a Civil Service Commission...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, 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 (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has made three direct ministerial appointments since 04 July 2024: 1) Professor Sir Steve Smith, reappointed as International Education Champion, for a period of 12 months and 2) Lord Lancaster, reappointed as Defence...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Civil ServantsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, 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 titles and (b) salary bands are
Answer: There are 10 exceptions to fair and open recruitment, details of which can be found within the Civil Service Commission’s published Recruitment Principles. DBT has appointed 6 individuals under these Exceptions since 4th July 2024 with 4 of these being pr...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Public AppointmentsWales OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Since 4 July 2024, I have not removed or made a direct ministerial or public appointment at the Wales Office or an associated body or asked a ministerial or public appointment to resign.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Civil ServantsWales OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in her Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what
Answer: My Department has not made any appointments without a fair and open competition since 4 July 2024.
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Public AppointmentsAttorney GeneralTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6140More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) been made since 4 July 2024.
Answer: No direct ministerial appointments to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) or the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office, Government Legal Department, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) have been made or ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Civil ServantsAttorney GeneralTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6139More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in her Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what basis each
Answer: No appointments to civil service posts in the Attorney General’s Office, excluding special advisers, have been made without open competition since 4 July 2024.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Public AppointmentsScotland OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, 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 (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Since 4 July 2024, a new member of the Boundary Commission for Scotland has been appointed. No direct ministerial or other public appointments to the Scotland Office have been removed from their posts or have been asked to resign in the same period.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Civil ServantsScotland OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, 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 titles and (b) salary bands are; and on w
Answer: The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice, who remain the employers and will hold record...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Public AppointmentsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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 (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Since becoming Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 5 July, no direct ministerial or other public appointees have been asked to resign or been removed from office. I have confirmed the following direct ministerial appointments: Anna Jerzewska, Alist...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Civil ServantsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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 titles and (b) salary bands are;
Answer: Every person appointed to a civil service post within the Northern Ireland Office since 4 July 2024, has been recruited via fair and open competition.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Public AppointmentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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 (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department has not removed any direct Ministerial appointees or public appointees from their posts. No direct Ministerial appointees or public appointees have been asked to resign. The Department has made no statutory direct Ministerial appointments. ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Civil ServantsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants, other than special advisers, his Department has appointed without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what basis each was appoin
Answer: Since 4 July 2024, there have been 30 civil servants in the Ministry of Defence who have been appointed on exemption. I am withholding the information about job titles and salary bands as it contains personal data which cannot be released as individuals c...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Public AppointmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, 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 (ii) made since 4 July 2
Answer: Two direct ministerial appointments have been made since 4 July 2024, to work on the 10 Year Health Plan, and to lead on the independent investigation of the National Health Service. Further information on these two announcements is available respectively...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Civil ServantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many civil servants, other than special advisers, have been appointed in his department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on wh
Answer: The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 sets out the requirement for the Civil Service Commission to establish recruitment principles which departments must follow. The Recruitment Principles 2018 provide the legal requirement for the selection ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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 (ii) made since 4
Answer: The following appointments have been made by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since 4 July 2024: Direct ministerial:Clean Power 2030 Commission – 8 commissionersGreat British Energy – Start-up ChairGreat British Nuclear – one interi...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Civil ServantsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero,how many people have been appointed to civil service positions without open competition in his Department since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what bas
Answer: All recruitment into the Civil Service is governed by the CSC Recruitment Principles 2018. The recruitment principles are for departments to implement and set out how recruitment needs to be conducted, along with the exceptions that departments can apply ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Public AppointmentsHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department,w hat (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024
Answer: Departments do not routinely record and collect the reasons why appointees leave their positions. Since 4 July, no new direct ministerial appointments have been made.Since 4 July, the following new public appointments, as regulated by the Commissioner for...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s policy is on the length of time for which job application forms for successful candidates are held.
Answer: The application process to apply for a role at Home Office is online. Personal information captured during the recruitment process is retained for two years.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Civil ServantsHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been appointed to civil service positions without open competition in her Department since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what basis each
Answer: The legal requirement for appointment to the Civil Service (CS) is for selection to be made on merit based on fair and open competition. Under section 12 of the 2010 Constitutional Reform and Governance Act, the CS Commission has the power to except a sel...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Public AppointmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Since 4 July 2024, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education directly appointed Richard Pennycook as the Interim Chair of Skills EnglandThere have also been two public appointments made by exception over this period:Sir Kevan Collins was ...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Civil ServantsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed in civil servant posts without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what basis each wa
Answer: The department has appointed four individuals to civil servant posts since 4 July 2024. Further details of the appointments can be seen in the attached spreadsheet.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July
Answer: DCMS does not routinely record and collect the reasons for appointees leaving their positions and the reasons why an appointee leaves their role cannot be shared due to GDPR regulations.Appointments are routinely published and can be found on gov.uk.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Civil ServantsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people have been appointed to civil service positions without open competition in her Department since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what basis
Answer: The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 requires that selection to the Civil Service must be on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition. There may be instances where a role may meet the requirements for use of a Civil Service Commission...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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