John Glen MP: written questions 2024
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Morgan McSweeneyCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5042More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1240 on Morgan McSweeney, what the responsibilities are of Mr McSweeney in his role as a special adviser.
Answer: It’s a longstanding policy to not comment on individuals.
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5041More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1253 on 10 Downing Street: Contract, whether he plans to insource contracts for the maintenance of (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) 70 Whitehall.
Answer: The Government Property Agency’s current maintenance contracts, which were negotiated under the previous Administration, which cover nearly 90 Buildings across the current government estate, commenced on 1st November 2023 for a minimum period of 5 years.
Answered 27 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5040More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 31 July 2024 to Questions 1213 and 1217 on Ministers: Aviation and Question 1219 on Prime Minister: Charter Flights, whether he plans to take steps to reduce the number of (a) chartere
Answer: I have nothing further to add to the answers given to the Rt Hon Member on 31 July 2024 to Questions 1213 and 1217.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Business InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5039More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a register of the interests of special advisers.
Answer: As was the case under the previous Administration, interests deemed relevant for publication for special advisers in No10 and the Cabinet Office are published on an annual basis by the Cabinet Office.For special advisers in other departments, interests de...
Answered 27 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5038More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers in each department are on (a) four month probationary contracts, (b) six month fixed term contracts and (c) full contracts with no probationary period.
Answer: All special advisers are subject to the Model Contract for Special Advisers, which is published online at gov.uk. It stipulates that the first four months of their appointment will be a probationary period. There are no special advisers on six month fixed...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5037More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 1247 on Special Advisers: Pay, whether the salaries of all special advisers have been agreed; and who is responsible for determining those salaries.
Answer: Special adviser salaries are set according to the special adviser pay framework. 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 Governanc...
Answered 25 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PropertyCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5036More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish details of surplus public sector property according to the data held on the Electronic Property Information Mapping Service database.
Answer: The Register of Surplus Land provides data on the availability of surplus land for government departments.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: MuslimsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5035More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the status of the Civil Service Muslim Network is; and whether network time is allocated to that diversity network as of 10 September 2024.
Answer: The Civil Service Muslim Network voluntarily suspended their activity earlier this year, but has now resumed activity, with senior sponsors appointed to ensure all network activity is in line with relevant guidance. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Members' InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5034More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the policy of the (a) Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team and (b) Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests is on the provision of gifts, donations or donations in-kind to Ministers from donors who
Answer: There is an established process in place for the declaration and management of ministers’ private interests. This ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any potential or perceived conflicts of interest.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Annual ReportsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5033More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Cabinet Office's annual report and accounts for 2023-24 will be published.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon member to PQ 2307 answered on 6th September 2024.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official ResidencesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5032More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the provision of accommodation at a below market rate to a Minister is a declarable interest to the (a) Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team and (b) Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests under
Answer: There is an established process in place for the declaration and management of ministers’ private interests. This ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any potential or perceived conflicts of interest.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMission Boards: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5031More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 1260 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, how many of the appointments for the Director Generals of the five Mission Delivery Boards have been internally adve
Answer: Five Directors General (DG) have been selected as Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) for each of the five Missions. All five were selected by the Cabinet Secretary and relevant Permanent Secretary, in consultation with their Secretary of State, on the bas...
Answered 23 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister's Chief of Staff: Business InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5030More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the declaration of interests of the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff.
Answer: As was the case under the previous Administration, interests deemed relevant for publication for special advisers in No10 and the Cabinet Office are published on an annual basis by the Cabinet Office.For special advisers in other departments, interests de...
Answered 27 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5029More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on civil service diversity networks in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Answer: As part of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Review commissioned in 2023 by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Cabinet Office collected information on spend on EDI staff networks. We are currently considering this information.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5028More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long a civil service vacancy must be advertised for to qualify as open and fair competition.
Answer: There is no prescribed duration for the advertising of publicly advertised vacancies for them to be considered compliant with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMission Boards: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5027More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 1260 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, how many of the appointments for the Director Generals in charge of the five Mission Delivery Boards have been exter
Answer: Five Directors General (DG) have been selected as Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) for each of the five Missions. All five were selected by the Cabinet Secretary and relevant Permanent Secretary, in consultation with their Secretary of State, on the bas...
Answered 23 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5026More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 12 August 2024 to Question HL427 on Civil Servants: Equality, whether his Department has a list of each diversity network by department.
Answer: Responsibility for, and management of, departmental diversity networks is delegated to individual departments. Lists are not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Alcoholic DrinksCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5025More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has a policy on the (a) purchase of alcohol for workplace social events and (b) location of staff social events outside work.
Answer: Any purchases made using taxpayer money must be evidenced to be necessary to the department’s business. There is no specific policy on the location of staff social events outside work.
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLord AlliCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5024More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many days Lord Alli used his Downing Street pass since 4 July 2024.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member and Hon Member to the answer given by the then Prime Minister on 7 February 2017, Official Report, PQ 62542.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5023More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 August 2024 to Question HL548 on Government Departments: Remote Working, if he will publish comparative data for August 2024.
Answer: The publication of this data was suspended in line with pre-election guidance for the duration of the Pre-Election Period. We will provide an update on future publication plans in due course.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEmploymentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5022More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 12 August 2024 to Question HL421 on Employment, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the proposal to strengthen equality impact assessments on compliance costs for
Answer: This Government is committed to strengthening equality impact assessments for public authorities and we are currently considering the best way to achieve this. The Public Sector Equality Duty in the Equality Act 2010 requires public authorities, and those...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordParliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5021More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1257 on Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Public Appointments, who the decision maker is on which appointee to recommend for appointment.
Answer: The process to recruit the Ombudsman is led by the House, which convenes an independent panel to identify appointable candidates and make a recommendation to the Prime Minister. It is then for the Prime Minister to decide whether to advise His Majesty The...
Answered 30 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity RelationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1226 on Community Relations, what policies the Prime Minister plans to implement to (a) reduce divisions and (b) promote unity.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has established an interministerial Communities & Recovery Steering Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, that will oversee the ongoing response to recent violent unrest in the medium te...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordJK RowlingCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5019More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1222 on JK Rowling, whether 10 Downing Street plans to take steps to arrange a meeting.
Answer: I have nothing further to add to the answer given to the Rt Hon Member on 31 July 2024.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: WhatsAppCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5018More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 1216 on Prime Minister: WhatsApp, whether the Prime Minister has used Whatsapp for government business.
Answer: I have nothing further to add to the answer I gave to the Rt Hon Member on 23 July 2024.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
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