John Glen MP: written questions
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Special AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5306More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the criteria are for completing a probationary period for special advisers; and who is responsible for determining whether those criteria have been met.
Answer: Information on the probationary period for special advisers is set out in sections 5 and 6a of the Model Contract for Special Advisers, which is published on gov.uk. There have been no changes to the provisions from when the Rt Hon member was a Minister i...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Civil Servants and Special AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5305More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the core working hours are for (a) permanent civil servants and (b) special advisers in 10 Downing Street.
Answer: Expected working hours are set out for all Cabinet Office employees in their terms and conditions of employment.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: National SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5304More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether steps are being taken to ensure he is briefed personally by the Security Services on national security matters.
Answer: The Prime Minister, as part of long standing practice, receives regular briefings on national security matters, including at meetings attended by the Security Services.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Collective BargainingCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5303More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 9 August 2024 to Question 1667 on Prime Minister: Special Advisers, whether the Government plans to introduce collective bargaining agreements for special advisers.
Answer: No collective bargaining agreements currently apply to special advisers.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: ReformCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5302More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on Civil Service reform.
Answer: This Government will develop a strategic plan for a more efficient and effective civil service that is equipped to deliver the Government’s missions for the UK.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5301More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the number of special advisers (a) Cabinet Ministers and (b) Ministers of State attending Cabinet can appoint.
Answer: Cabinet Ministers and Ministers who regularly attend Cabinet may appoint special advisers. All special adviser appointments require approval of the Prime Minister.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Special AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5300More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Prime Minister is taking to ensure productive working relations between special advisers in 10 Downing Street.
Answer: Day to day management of special advisers in No10 is delegated to senior Special Advisers who work collaboratively to ensure there are positive working relationships between teams.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the planned (a) remit of and (b) budget for the Council of Nations and Regions is; and which regions have been invited to participate in the council.
Answer: The Council of the Nations and Regions will bring together the Prime Minister, the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales, the First and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, and the Mayors of Combined Authorities to renew opportunities to collaborate...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister's Office: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5298More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Prime Minister's policy is on full-time staff in 10 Downing Street working from home; and whether there is a target percentage for workplace occupancy in 10 Downing Street.
Answer: For management and staffing purposes, the Prime Minister’s Office is a business unit of the Cabinet Office. There is therefore an expectation of a minimum of 60% office attendance for full-time staff in 10 Downing Street.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5297More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff has a role in the determination of salary levels for special advisers.
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 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElon MuskCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5296More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has plans to meet Elon Musk.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk as part of the government’s transparency agenda.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet CommitteesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5295More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister intends to publish the List of Cabinet Committees.
Answer: The Cabinet Committee list has been published to Parliament via a Written Ministerial Statement and publicly on GOV.UK.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5294More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Downing Street passes have been issued since the general election to people who are not Ministers, civil servants, staff of the No 10 political office, special advisers, spouses of Ministers, Parliament
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Members to the answer given by the then Prime Minister on 7 February 2017, Official Report, PQ 62542.Following the practice followed by past administrations, the Government does not comment on security matters.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Adviser on Ministers' InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5293More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1237 on Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests, whether the Independent Adviser will (a) accept and (b) review complaints on ministerial conduct; and wheth
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests has the powers to start investigations into misconduct and that they will have access to the evidence they need. Further detail on this will be set out in due co...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister's Chief of Staff: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5292More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff is currently in receipt of (a) a Civil Service and (b) an other public service pension; and if she will now accrue additional monetary value to her existing Civil Service p
Answer: It is longstanding policy not to discuss the pension arrangements of individuals.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office and Prime Minister: TravelCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5291More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 935 on Ministers and Senior Civil Servants: Travel, if he will publish the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) 10 Downing Street policy on (i) business and (ii) first cl
Answer: The relevant codes of conduct, which contain further details on travel policy, are published online. Relevant parts include section 10 of the Ministerial Code and section 8.2 of the Civil Service Management Code. Departmental guidance, where applicable, i...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Trade Union OfficialsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5290More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 943 on Civil Service: Trade Union Officials, what plans his Department has to review its policy on (a) collating and (b) publishing facility time transparency d
Answer: The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 apply to Civil Service departments and set out the expectations around the collation and transparency requirements for paid facility time information. The Government is committed to...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Planning PermissionCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5289More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether planning applications have been submitted to Westminster City Council in relation to works on the Downing Street estate since 4 July 2024.
Answer: No planning permissions have been applied for since 4 July 2024.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5288More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has received representations from trade unions on civil service (a) external spending on equality, diversity and inclusion policies, (b) staff responsible for equality, diversity and inclu
Answer: The Cabinet Office discusses many different workforce matters with Civil Service trade unions as part of regular discussions.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5287More
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, whether his Department holds comparative headquarters occupancy data for (a) June and (b) July 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 recordCabinet Office: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5286More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) headcount and (b) FTE staff are employed by the Prime Minister's Office; how many such staff are (i) special advisers and (ii) fixed term appointments; and how many desks are provided for staff empl
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to my answer of 23 September 2024, Official Report, PQ 5043 and my answer of 13 September 2024, Official Report, PQ 4663.Sufficient desks are provided to meet the needs of staff in the Prime Minister’s Office.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity RelationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the contribution of multiculturism to communities; and what steps her Department is taking to promote social cohesion.
Answer: This Government is committed to working with communities around the UK to build a culture of cohesion, trust and mutual respect. Building strong relationships and creating spaces and opportunities to bring people from different walks of life together is v...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Adviser on Ministers' InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5284More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of merging that role into the proposed E
Answer: The Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests plays a critically important role as a source of trusted, impartial advice.The Government has committed to establishing a new independent Ethics and Integrity Commission, with its own independent Chair. We w...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: ConductCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5283More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed Ethics and Integrity Commission will have a remit in relation to the conduct of special advisers.
Answer: To ensure the government is held to the highest standards the government will establish a new independent Ethics and Integrity Commission, with its own independent Chair, to ensure probity in government. We will provide an update in due course.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5282More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Practitioner guidance on the 2024-24 Senior Civil Service Pay Framework, published on 30 July 2024, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of making civil service pay increas
Answer: Senior Civil Service (SCS) pay is subject to an independent pay review body process. This year the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) recommended an award of 5 per cent for all members of the SCS. The Government accepted this SSRB recommendation in full. ...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
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