John Glen MP: written questions

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Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4658More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average length of a recruitment competition is from advertisement to recruitment of the winning candidate for a Civil Service job advertised on the (a) public and (b) civil service-only version of Civil
Answer: In April 2024, Civil Service departments were commissioned to report on a common definition of Time To Hire. Civil Service Time To Hire measures the duration from the closing date of an advert, to the date a provisional offer is made. The first Civil Serv...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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Senior Civil Servants: Performance AppraisalCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4657More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 927 on Civil Service: Performance Related Pay, by which metrics Senior Civil Service end of year performance assessments consider delivery against the Diversity
Answer: All objectives set by Senior Civil Servants should be specific, measurable and timed so they can be assessed at the end of the performance year by considering what the individual delivered.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Senior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4656More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1261 on Senior Civil Servants, whether each of these roles were (a) externally advertised and (b) subject to open competition; and how many senior civil servant
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. Information on all Senior Civil Service appointments is not collated centrally. Departments can run...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Public Sector: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4655More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Non-Executive Directors have left all (a) Government departments and (b) arms’ length public bodies since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Since 4 July 2024, 20 Non-Executive Board Members have left government departments. Data on Non-Executive Directors leaving arms length public bodies is not held centrally.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Public Sector: Trade UnionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 902 on Public sector: trade unions, whether it is the Government's policy to (a) amend and (b) repeal the check-off provisions from the (i) Trade Unio
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
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Senior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4653More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2024, to Question 1260, on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, for how many days a job must be advertised publicly to be considered as open to external candidates.
Answer: There is no mandated period for a vacancy to be advertised, either externally or internally.The Civil Service Recruitment Principles state that ‘The media chosen to publicise appointment opportunities and the time allowed for advertising must be suitable ...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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Cabinet Office Audit and Risk CommitteeCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4652More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members sit on his Department's Audit and Risk Committee.
Answer: A list of members can be found on the department’s governance page on gov.uk.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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Lord AlliCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4651More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Prime Minister, (b) the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, (c) a civil servant, (d) a special adviser (i) requested and (ii) authorised the allocation of a Downing Street pass to Lord Alli.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member and Hon Member to the answer given by the then Prime Minister on 7 February 2017, Official Report, PQ 62542.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
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Members: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4650More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will hold discussions with the Cabinet Secretary on when he plans to reply to the correspondence of 25 July 2024 from the Rt Hon Member for Salisbury on the Casement Stadium.
Answer: A response has been issued.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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Members: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4649More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Cabinet Secretary will reply to the letter from the Rt Hon Member for Salisbury of 25 July 2024 on special adviser appointments.
Answer: A response has been issued.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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Treasury: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4648More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1261 on Senior Civil Servants, for what reason the appointment of HM Treasury's Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement was not included in that
Answer: As the previous PQ answer made clear, the response was based on the latest information held centrally by the Cabinet Office at the time of drafting.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Government Departments: Public ConsultationCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4647More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 907 on Government Departments: Public Consultation, whether his Department has issued guidance on whether (a) communications should be sent to participants in c
Answer: The Cabinet Office advises departments who contact us that a new administration may respond to a consultation that was initiated under a previous administration if they choose to do so. Departments are legally responsible for the consultations that they r...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Civil Servants: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4646More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 919 on Civil Service, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of working from home on Civil Service productivity.
Answer: We have reviewed the wide range of studies available on the benefits of hybrid working, which has been used to inform the expectation for 60% office attendance for Civil Servants.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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Senior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4645More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will instruct the (a) Cabinet Secretary and Head of Civil Service and (b) Civil Service Commission to make an assessment of the probity of appointments as civil servants without open and fair competition o
Answer: The Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Leader of the Opposition on 30th August 2024 addressing this issue and the use of Exceptions to the Recruitment Principles.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Propriety and Constitution GroupCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4644More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role Ms Jessica Sargeant will play in developing public policy on (a) the proposed Ethics and Integrity Commission, (b) reform of the Business Appointment Rules, (c) lobbying regulation, (d) political donat
Answer: It is a longstanding policy not to comment on individuals.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4643More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 939 on Civil Service, whether he has a target size for the Civil Service in headcount or full-time equivalent terms relative to the planned reductions of the pr
Answer: Decisions on the future size of the Civil Service will form a key part of the comprehensive Spending Review.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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Senior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4642More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Civil Service Commission has provided on whether a decision to appoint a civil servant under one of the Recruitment Principles exceptions can be taken by a Minister.
Answer: Ministers cannot appoint civil servants.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Senior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4641More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the appointment of civil servants by Ministers without open and fair competition is classified as a direct ministerial appointment.
Answer: Direct ministerial appointments are temporary public office holders who generally hold short-term roles providing expert, independent advice to the Government of the day.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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Propriety and Constitution GroupCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4640More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ms Jessica Sargeant will have access to Ministerial papers of the last Conservative Government.
Answer: It is a longstanding policy not to comment on individuals.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Propriety and Constitution Group: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4639More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps have been taken to ensure firewalls are in place relating to the new Deputy Director in the Cabinet Office’s Propriety and Constitution Group's work on propriety casework, inquiries and investigations
Answer: It is a longstanding policy not to comment on individuals.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Propriety and Constitution Group: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4638More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) pay band, (b) full job description and (c) salary is for the new Deputy Director in his Department's Propriety and Constitution Group; whether the position was appointed through open and fair compet
Answer: It is a longstanding policy not to comment on individuals.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Civil Service: Trade Union OfficialsTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4637More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Office for Value for Money will investigate the value for money of (a) expenditure relating to in the Civil Service and (b) trade union facility time in the Civil Service.
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
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Treasury: Senior Civil ServantsTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4636More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) job description and (b) pay band is for the Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement.
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
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Treasury: Senior Civil ServantsTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4635More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department's Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement post was advertised (a) externally or (b) internally; and whether the post was filled by open and fair competition.
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
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Departmental Boards: Members and PeersCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3670More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on appointing (a) sitting hon. Members and (b) Peers as non-executive board members of Departments.
Answer: Appointments of non-executive directors to departmental boards are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments and are made in compliance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. Board members are also bound by the Code of Conduct for Bo...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
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