John Glen MP: written questions
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Prime 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
Original Parliament recordDepartment 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
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