John Glen MP: written questions
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Ian CorfieldTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6104More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the salary of Mr Ian Corfield was in his role as Director of Investment.
Answer: Ian Corfield was appointed via Exception to the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. The Department followed the established process to make the appointment and was granted the required approval from the Civil Service Commission. Ian Corfiel...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6103More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what process was followed in the recruitment of Ian Corfield to the role of Director of Investment.
Answer: Ian Corfield was appointed via Exception to the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. The Department followed the established process to make the appointment and was granted the required approval from the Civil Service Commission. Ian Corfiel...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6102More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on the public advertisement of Civil Service appointments (a) at and (b) below SCS level.
Answer: In May 2022 the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wrote to cabinet ministers outlining all Senior Civil Service (SCS) jobs must be advertised externally to the public unless an exemption is approved. This continues to be the policy. As under the p...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6101More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the (a) Civil Service Commission, (b) Cabinet Office Ethics and Propriety Team and (c) Cabinet Secretary has given to (i) Ministers and (ii) Permanent Secretaries and Accounting Officers on (1) the
Answer: The Civil Service Recruitment Principles set out the parameters for ministerial involvement in Civil Service appointments. These have not changed since the Rt Hon member was a minister in the department. In August 2024, the First Civil Service Commissione...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6100More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish copies of posts that have been advertised on the Civil Service jobs website since 4 July 2024 which have only been accessible to people with gov.uk email addresses.
Answer: As was the case when the Rt Hon member was a minister in the Cabinet Office, roles advertised through Civil Service Jobs can be categorised as ‘internal’ and therefore viewable by civil servants within the advertising department; ‘across government’ and t...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6099More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of roles advertised on the Civil Service jobs website have been accessible (a) to the general public and (b) only to people with gov.uk email addresses since 4 July 2024.
Answer: As was the case when the Rt Hon member was a minister in the Cabinet Office, roles advertised through Civil Service Jobs can be categorised as ‘internal’ and therefore viewable by civil servants within the advertising department; ‘across government’ and t...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6098More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues to (a) Departments and (b) arm’s length bodies on publication of the names of people who have unsuccessfully applied for (i) public appointments and (ii) other posts.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not issue guidance on the publication of the names of people who have unsuccessfully applied for roles. It would generally not be appropriate to publish the names of unsuccessful candidates.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6097More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Government lead non-executive director was removed from his position; and whether he held discussions with the Prime Minister on this matter prior to making this decision.
Answer: The Prime Minister accepted the resignation of the Government Lead Non-Executive Director on 9 August 2024.The Prime Minister and the Government Lead Non-Executive Director did not meet prior to the resignation being accepted.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6096More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page five of the report entitled Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government, published in July 2023, CP 900, whether he plans to publish (a) new guidance on direct ministerial app
Answer: We are currently considering whether the commitments made by the previous administration in that report, which have not yet been implemented, are sufficient and appropriate for meeting the Committees’ recommendations and the wider public’s expectations on...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6095More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to (i) his Department, (ii) the Government Equalities Office and (ii) 10 Downing Street have (A) been (1) removed from their posts and (2) asked to r
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not routinely record and collect the reasons why appointees leave their positions.The following direct ministerial and public appointees have left their post since 5 July 2024: Michael Jary, Government Lead Non ExecutiveAnand Aitha...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6094More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in (a) his Department, (b) the Government Equalities Office and (c) 10 Downing Street without open competition since 4 Jul
Answer: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) requires that departments provide a quarterly return on their use of Exceptions at SCS2 and above. This information can be found on the CSC website. Details of appointments below SCS2 are not published.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6093More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, What guidance his Department issues on ministerial (a) authorisation and (b) approval of a decision to appoint a civil servant under one of the Recruitment Principles exceptions.
Answer: Ministerial approval is not required to appoint a civil servant using an exception to the Recruitment Principles.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6092More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2024 to Question 2316 on Equality, if she will publish guidance on the application of the socio-economic duty on (a) Civil Service recruitment (i) decisions and (ii) polic
Answer: The duty will require public bodies, when making strategic decisions, to actively consider how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities associated with socio-economic disadvantage. Guidance will be developed that will help relevant authoritie...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments and RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6091More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral answer of the Leader of the House of Lords of 4 September 2024, Official Report, House of Lords, col. 1157, what the Government's policy is on publicly announcing (a) direct ministeria
Answer: Direct ministerial appointments are publicly announced at the time of, or soon after, the point at which the appointment itself is made, except on rare occasions for very sensitive roles. There is no central policy or guidance around publicly announcing t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6090More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the First Civil Service Commissioner of 30 August 2024 to Heads of Department on the review of appointments made by exception at delegated grades, when he expects the Commission
Answer: The timing and publication of the review are matters for the Civil Service Commission, which is operationally independent of the Cabinet Office.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6089More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether former (a) Labour Party, (b) Labour Parliamentary and (c) Labour Together staff who have joined the Civil Service under recruitment principles exceptions since 4 July 2024 are permitted to attend Labour
Answer: Guidance on attendance at Party Conference for civil servants can be found on gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-and-party-conferences-guidance/annual-party-conferences-2024
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6088More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 56 of the report of the Seventh Report of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee entitled The Role of Non-Executive Directors in Government, Session 202
Answer: The Corporate Governance Code for Central Government Departments makes clear that Secretaries of State are responsible for appointing non-executive board members. When new Ministers are appointed, they may wish to review the balance of skills and experien...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEthics and Integrity CommissionCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6087More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the ethics and integrity commission will have a role in (a) the appointments of (i) unpaid advisers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) civil servants and (b) advising the (A) Prime Minister and (B) other M
Answer: I refer the right honourable member to the answer given to PQ 1251 on 31 July 2024.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants and MembersCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6086More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance is provided to (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) No.10 political advisers on (i) avoiding conflicts of interest and (ii) the Nolan principles in respect of potential (A) family members an
Answer: In line with the Declaration of Interests Policy for special advisers, interests must be declared to their Permanent Secretary in the appointing department for consideration. Steps are then taken to ensure no conflict of interest or mitigate any potential...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6085More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) envoys, (b) czars, (c) champions and (d) unpaid advisers have been appointed since 4 July 2024; which people in such roles appointed by the last Administration have been dismissed; and what positions an
Answer: Information on the direct ministerial appointments made, or retained, across government by individual departments is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6084More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which of the public appointments for which the Prime Minister is responsible are due to be (a) renewed and (b) filled in the next 12 months; what the (i) remit, (ii) salary, (iii) political restrictions, (iv) el
Answer: As was the case under previous administrations, public appointments follow the Governance Code on Public Appointments, as set out by the Cabinet Office. Further details can be found at the following link: Governance Code on Public Appointments - GOV.UK (w...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6083More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff are seconded to 10 Downing Street from outside Government; what roles those people perform; from which outside body each has been seconded; and what the length of each secondment is.
Answer: For management and staffing purposes the Prime Minister’s Office is part of the Cabinet Office. I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given by then Cabinet Office Minister Jeremy Quin on 15 June 2023, Official Report PQ 188973
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMission Boards: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6082More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, where the Director Generals in charge of the five Mission Delivery Boards will be based; and to whom they will report.
Answer: The lead Secretary of State for each mission chairs the relevant Mission Board, which brings together ministers from across government to drive progress on missions. Five Directors General (DG) have been selected as Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) for ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6081More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Department's policy is on the (a) advertisement of and (b) process for appointment of senior civil service roles.
Answer: The Department’s policy is to advertise senior civil service roles externally by default, unless there is an exemption. The Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles (2018), which are published online, set out how external competitions for Deputy Di...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6080More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions (a) No.10 special advisers and (b) the No.10 Appointments Team have had with Lord Alli on recommending individuals for public appointments.
Answer: As was the case under previous administrations, public appointments follow the Governance Code on Public Appointments, as set out by the Cabinet Office. Further details can be found at the following link: Governance Code on Public Appointments - GOV.UK (w...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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