John Glen MP: written questions
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Aviation: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4708More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Value for Money plans to issue guidance on the value for money of (i) domestic and (ii) international flights.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money (OVfM) has two primary roles. First, to provide targeted interventions, working with Treasury and departments, so that value for money governs every decision government makes. Second, to recommend system reforms to ensure an...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters' Private OfficesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4707More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide hon. Members with an updated list of email addresses and telephone numbers of Government Ministerial private offices for correspondence inquiries.
Answer: The List of Ministerial Responsibilities, which includes correspondence addresses for Government departments, will be published in due course.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4706More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy that all civil service appointments should be advertised on gov.uk.
Answer: There is no obligation on departments to advertise their vacancies on any specific platform. However, departments are encouraged to advertise jobs on the Civil Service Jobs platform.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: FamiliesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4705More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on applying the family test to new policies.
Answer: The family test guidance is owned by the Department for Work and Pensions. The Cabinet Office will follow that guidance in any policy development. DWP is responsible for encouraging its implementation across government.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Labour TurnoverCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4704More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Government Departments collect information on staff turnover.
Answer: The Government Financial Reporting Manual requires departments to collect and report data on staff turnover annually.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4703More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Practitioner Guidance on the 2024-25 Senior Civil Service Pay Framework, published on 30 July 2024, if he will list the statutory office holders whose pay is
Answer: A list of statutory office holders whose pay is directly linked to the Senior Civil Service pay bands is not held by the Cabinet Office.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4702More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Classification Of Public Bodies: Guidance For Department, published on 27 April 2016, whether it is his policy that setting up new public bodies should be a l
Answer: It is for the relevant Ministers to decide if policy within their portfolio should be delivered through the creation of a new public body. The Cabinet Office and the Treasury have a detailed process in place for the approval of new public bodies to ensure...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEthics and Integrity CommissionCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4701More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1251 on the Ethics and Integrity Commission, whether the Ethics and Integrity Commission will replace the (a) the Committee on Standards in Public Life and (b)
Answer: I refer the right honourable member to the answer given to PQ 1251 on 23 July 2024.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4700More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will issue guidance on impartiality in Government communications.
Answer: Maintaining a high standard of propriety and ethics within government communications is fundamental to preserving trust in public institutions. It is the job of the Government Communication Service (GCS) to explain the policies of the government and suppo...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4699More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what disciplinary investigations have taken place in the last 12 months in relation to civil servants breaching political impartiality restrictions by campaigning in (a) Parliamentary by-elections and (b) the ge
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.
Answered 30 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Temporary EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4698More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government’s policy is on the use of contingent labour in the Civil Service.
Answer: Contingent labour contracts should only be used in government where better value alternatives are not available. The Government will stop all non-essential expenditure on consultants, and reduce the reliance on contingent labour.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: IncentivesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4697More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on giving (a) bonuses and (b) reward-based pay to civil servants in the form of shopping vouchers.
Answer: As has been the case under successive administrations, non-cash vouchers of small amounts may be used to mark the significant contributions of staff who have worked on specific projects outside of formal performance management processes. All individual aw...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4696More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what government efficiency savings planned by the previous government she plans to (a) continue and (b) discontinue.
Answer: Departments are responsible for managing their budgets and delivering efficiency savings, both those in plans from the previous government, and those announced by the new government.The government has secured £5.5 billion of savings in 2024-25 rising to £...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4695More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 921 on Government Communication Service, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the decision not to change the size of the Government Communication
Answer: On the 29th July, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, as part of her statement, announced that the government will review spending on cross government on communications and marketing campaigns, with a view to making reductions. This review is on-going. We re...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4694More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary has responded to the letter from the former Prime Minister, Liz Truss, of 18 July 2024.
Answer: A response has been issued.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4693More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in terms of (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent are employed in roles relating to communications by (i) department and (ii) public body, according to figures held by the Government Communic
Answer: On the 29th July, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, as part of her statement, announced that the government will review spending on cross government on communications and marketing campaigns, with a view to making reductions. This review is on-going. We re...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4692More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Civil Service's policy is on employing people who were previously employed in roles in a party political capacity, other than as special advisers.
Answer: Those wishing to be employed at any level of the Civil Service must declare any perceived, potential or actual conflicts of interest prior to taking up employment in their respective department. This would include political interests. All civil servants a...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4691More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the 2024-25 Senior Civil Service Pay Framework, what changes are being made to (a) the Pay Band 4 ceiling and (b) other special adviser pay bands relative to the rates previously set out in the
Answer: The Senior Civil Service Pay Framework does not apply to special advisers, who are instead subject to a separate Special Advisers Pay Policy. The pay ceilings for the 2024/25 year will be published in the relevant Annual Report on Special Advisers.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4690More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the number of staff in each department that work in (a) communications and (b) marketing, by (i) headcount and (ii) full-time equivalent; and whether the Government has plans to
Answer: On the 29th July, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, as part of her statement, announced that the government will review spending on cross government on communications and marketing campaigns, with a view to making reductions. This review is on-going. We re...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication Service: VacanciesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4689More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 921 on Government Communication Service, what job vacancies have been advertised by the Government Communication Service (a) internally within Government, (b) i
Answer: On the 29th July, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, as part of her statement, announced that the government will review spending on cross government on communications and marketing campaigns, with a view to making reductions. This review is on-going. We re...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4688More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of and (b) full-time equivalent staff there are in each Department that have roles relating to equality, diversity and inclusion; and whether each Departme
Answer: We are currently considering the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Review commissioned by the previous Government. Each Department has delegated responsibility to manage their workforce.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4687More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 921 on Government Communication Service, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the configuration of (a) staffing and (b) other resou
Answer: On the 29th July, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, as part of her statement, announced that the government will review spending on cross government on communications and marketing campaigns, with a view to making reductions. This review is on-going. We re...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4686More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 12 August 2024 to Question HL421 on Employment, what steps she plans to take to implement the Government's policy on strengthening equality impact assessments for public sector bodies
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 recordGovernment Departments: EthicsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4685More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report entitled Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government, published in July 2023, CP 900, who is responsible for upholding ethics and integrity in each Department.
Answer: The permanent secretary is responsible for the day-to-day management of their department and is accountable to Parliament for their department's actions. Every Minister, Special Adviser and Civil Servant is responsible for upholding ethics and integrity v...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4684More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press notice by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) entitled PCS demands Cabinet Office meeting over Gaza, published on 26 July 2024, whether he has had recent discussions with t
Answer: Ministers and officials meet routinely with Civil Service Trade Unions to discuss a variety of topics related to the Civil Service workforce.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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