John Glen MP: written questions
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Civil Servants: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4683More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average salary is of civil servants working in roles relating to diversity, equality and inclusion.
Answer: Average salary data for civil servants working in roles relating to diversity, equality and inclusion is not held by the Cabinet Office.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister's Chief of Staff: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4682More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 72 of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities annual report and accounts 2022-23, what is the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of the civil service pension of the Prime Mini
Answer: The Cabinet Office, like other government departments, publishes the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of civil service pensions of civil servants on its Board in its Annual Report and Accounts. This does not include other civil servants, including special a...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic HousesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Department is responsible for Government policy on community pubs.
Answer: The policy for community assets, including community pubs, sits within MHCLG.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4680More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the civil service issues on employing (a) staff without posts, (b) people action teams, (c) priority movers lists, (d) redeployment registers and (e) talent pools.
Answer: Departments are responsible for setting their redundancy procedures in line with the Cabinet Office issued 2016 Civil Service Redundancy Protocol. This document is publicly available guidance, published on gov.uk. The Civil Service does not formally use t...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4679More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 936 on Civil Service: Equality, whether he plans to implement the previous Government's planned reductions on equality, diversity and inclusion spending in the
Answer: The Civil Service Equality Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance published on 14 May, remains in place.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4678More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the staff guidance on obtaining a pass to exit 70 Whitehall via the Horse Guards cyclist entrance; and whether staff not travelling by bicycle are permitted to use that entrance.
Answer: The Government Property Agency is responsible for ensuring that staff working within 70 Whitehall have the necessary guidance on accessing and using the cyclist entrance at 70 Whitehall. This is not shared outside of the department for security reasons.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4677More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1244 on Ministers: Training, whether those induction briefings included guidance on (a) anti-bullying, (b) allyship and (c) unconscious bias.
Answer: All Ministers have received induction briefings to support them in their ministerial duties. Typically, this would include information on their areas of responsibility, ethics and standards, security, managing public money and legislation.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFisheries: EU CountriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on EU fishing rights in UK waters, in the context of the Government's plans to change its relationship with the EU.
Answer: The Government is committed to managing fishing access to its waters in a way that balances sustainable management with the interests of the UK fishing industry, as per our obligations under the Fisheries Act 2020 and Joint Fisheries Statement. The UK-EU ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEuropean Court of JusticeCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4675More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the potential impact of European Court of Justice rulings on the UK, in the context of the Government's plans to change its relationship with the EU.
Answer: There has been no change in the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice rulings in relation to the UK.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: DirectoriesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4674More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish an updated version of the Directory of Civil Service Guidance, last published on 21 September 2010.
Answer: The government has no immediate plans to publish an updated version of the Directory of Civil Service Guidance.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4673More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many applications for Recruitment Principles exceptions has the Civil Service Commission rejected since 4 July 2024; and how many breaches of the Recruitment Principles have been identified in the same perio
Answer: Where the Civil Service Commission does not believe that a proposed appointment by exception is justified either by the needs of the Civil Service or to enable the Civil Service to participate in a government employment initiative, it may reject the propo...
Answered 25 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPropriety and Constitution GroupCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4672More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the House of Commons Library a copy of the (a) terms of reference and (b) responsibilities of the Cabinet Office’s Propriety and Ethics Team.
Answer: The Propriety and Ethics Directorate is part of the Propriety and Constitution Group in the Cabinet Office.Its responsibilities include providing advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary on maintaining the highest standards of propriety and ethi...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordYoung People: EU NationalsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4671More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on youth movement of EU nationals, in the context of the Government's plans to change its relationship with the EU.
Answer: We have no plans for an EU-wide youth mobility scheme and there will be no return to freedom of movement.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4670More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide a list of each appointment by (a) department, (b) payband, (c) job title, (d) exception used, (e) appointment length and (f) civil servant name that has been approved by the Civil Service Comm
Answer: Information on appointments made by exception and requiring approval by the Civil Service Commission at Pay Band 2 and above will be published on the Commission’s website by the end of October 2024.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4669More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1261 on Senior Civil Servants, if he will provide a breakdown by (a) department and (b) job title of senior civil service jobs (i) offered and (ii) appointed si
Answer: Information on Senior Civil Service appointments is not collated centrally. Departments can run campaigns outside of the central recruitment services through their own Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) or processes or made appointments from existing reserv...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4668More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1208 on Government Communication Service, if he will place a copy of the audit in the House of Commons Library that (a) redacts the names of junior civil servan
Answer: No, there are currently no plans to do this.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNick JoiceyCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4667More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Commission publication entitled 2023/24 Exceptions at and above Payband 2, for what reason the Exception Used for Nick Joicey was Paragraph 100 of Recruitment Principles.
Answer: Under Section 12 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has the power to except a selection of appointments from the requirement that recruitment into the Civil Service takes place ‘on merit on the basis o...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4666More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to meet the Public and Commercial Services Union pay demands for 2024-25 of a (a) 35 days annual leave minimum and (b) significant shortening of the working week with no loss of pay.
Answer: Departments are responsible for setting the terms and conditions of employment for their civil servants, in accordance with the rules of the Civil Service Management Code. The Civil Service already provides a competitive leave offer that supports building...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: RecruitmentTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4665More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 1260 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, whether the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement role was open to external candidates.
Answer: The grade of the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement post is SCS pay band 2. The appointment of the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement followed the correct processes. The postholder has been a civil servant for 7 yea...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official ResidencesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4664More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1214 on Ministers: Official Residences, what the timetable is for allocating each of the remaining official residences.
Answer: As has been the case under successive administrations, the Prime Minister allocates official residences to ministers, either on the grounds of security or to allow them to better perform their official duties.There is no set timeline for the Prime Ministe...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4663More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many work desks are available for civil servants in 70 Whitehall; and how many staff are assigned to work in 70 Whitehall.
Answer: It has been the practice of successive governments not to comment, on grounds of both national security and staff safety, on the physical capacity or staffing numbers for individual buildings of the government estate.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4662More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles, published in April 2018, whether his Department has published supplementary guidance on appointing civil servants under exception 1 on tempo
Answer: There is no additional guidance specific to exception one of the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordStrike BallotsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ending the Trade Union Act 2016 requirement for industrial action ballot thresholds on trends in the level of industrial action.
Answer: The Government is committed to repealing the Trade Union Act 2016. Further information on implementing this will be outlined in due course.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service Governance and Accountability ReviewCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4660More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to respond formally to Lord Maude of Horsham's independent review of governance and accountability in the civil service.
Answer: The Department will consider Lord Maude's recommendations as this government develops its strategic plan for a more efficient and effective civil service.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4659More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of repealing the Trade Union Act 2016 on public sector pay discussions with trade unions.
Answer: The Government is committed to repealing the Trade Union Act 2016. Further information on implementing this will be outlined in due course.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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