John Glen MP: written questions 2024
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Treasury: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14051More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list each (a) saving and (b) efficiency planned by her Department for the 2024-25 financial year to help meet the Government's overall savings target.
Answer: Through Spending Review 2025 Phase 1 HM Treasury received funding in 2024-25 for discrete, new pressures that have arisen since the previous Spending Review, such as the Post Office Enquiry and Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration funding for Ukraine. No ad...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness: MeetingsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13759More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on the conduct of meetings between Ministers and business representatives where such business representatives have paid money to the governing party to facilitate the meeting.
Answer: There is longstanding guidance on meetings between ministers and external organisations which is set out in the Ministerial Code.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Chief of Staff AssociationCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13441More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Cabinet Office: Government Procurement Card spend over £500, August 2024, (a) who and (b) what the payment to the Chief of Staff Association was for.
Answer: The payment made on 29 August 2024 to the Chief of Staff Association was for membership of the association, for a permanent civil servant below senior civil servant (SCS) level. It is standard practice to not publicly reference civil servants by name belo...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13438More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether diversity content has been standardised in civil service job adverts.
Answer: The text on diversity in Civil Service Job adverts has not changed since it was standardised under the previous administration, of which the Rt Hon Gentleman was a member.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Official HospitalityCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13437More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many receptions have taken place in Downing Street since the general election which were (a) funded by the taxpayer and (b) funded through political donations.
Answer: As under previous Governments, party political receptions are not a matter for the Government. Details of official receptions are published in quarterly transparency returns on gov.uk.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCommittee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and MedalsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13436More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) terms of reference and (b) rules of procedure for the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations, and Medals.
Answer: I refer the Right Hon. Member to the answer of 10 October 2024, Official Report, PQ 7430.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 1248 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, whether the Prime Minister’s Office plans to use insourced armed forces’ helicopters for official travel after Decemb
Answer: No. Routine helicopter transport will be sourced through the Ministerial Transport Office, not from Military helicopters.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13434More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of processes for providing access to the civil service prior to the 2024 general election; if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of those proces
Answer: Pre-election contacts are an established part of the pre-election process. They are designed to allow the Opposition Parties to ask questions about departmental organisation and to inform civil servants of any organisational changes likely to take place. ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13433More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether machinery of Government changes have been made to the AI and data science capability functions in the Prime Minister's Office since 4 July 2024.
Answer: As my Right Hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced in a Written Statement, HCWS19, the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) will move from the Cabinet Office to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The data science capabilities...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInjunctionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to reform the law on super-injunctions; and whether she has had discussions with the Law Officers on super-injunctions.
Answer: There are no plans to reform the law. The courts determine individual applications for interim injunctions to restrain publication of confidential information (and the existence of the injunction) on the merits of each case, and in accordance with the law...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHonours: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13431More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to fill vacancies on the Honours committees.
Answer: There is currently ongoing activity to fill vacancies on 7 of the independent Honours Committees. New roles are advertised on the Public Appointments website and new appointments to the Honours Committees can be found on gov.uk.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProtestantismCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13430More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with His Majesty's household on potential steps to support His Majesty in maintaining the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law.
Answer: We do not routinely comment on discussions between the Government and the Royal Household.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: PagersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to end the use of pagers in the NHS.
Answer: We are taking steps to improve our NHS through the development of a 10-year plan. One of the big shifts for this plan is transforming the NHS from analogue to digital.NHS staff should have access to the right technology to enable them to do their job to t...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12925More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments considers direct ministerial appointments from the civil service.
Answer: The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) provides advice on applications from former ministers and the most senior Crown servants taking up appointments or employment outside of government. As was the case under the previous administration ...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12702More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of recommendation 3 of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services' report on An inspection into activis
Answer: Equality and opportunity are at the core of this government's work. We have pledged to uphold Britain’s long-standing record of protecting individuals against unlawful discrimination, and ensuring the Equality Act 2010 continues to provide strong protecti...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLobbyingCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12701More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent guidance the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has provided to special envoys on lobbying.
Answer: The Business Rules apply to Ministers and Crown servants. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) provides advice on applications for advice from Crown servants of grade SCS3 and above, and former ministers. Special envoys are made via a d...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12700More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to make a submission to the Civil Service Commission review of appointments made by exception at delegated grades.
Answer: The Cabinet Office has provided the information requested by the Civil Service Commission regarding their review of appointments made by exception at delegated grades.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12417More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to Recommendation 3 of the report entitled An inspection into activism and impartiality in policing, published by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services on 10 Se
Answer: Equality is at the core of this government's mission. We are committed to upholding Britain’s long-standing record of protecting the rights of individuals against unlawful discrimination, and ensuring the Equality Act 2010 protects everyone.The Public Sec...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12416More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 7805 on Ministers: Members' Interests, what the budget is for the development of the single platform for transparency data; and which organisation has
Answer: This Government is committed to looking at how the range of information published can be improved and made as useful as possible.This Government will introduce a register for ministers’ gifts and hospitality bringing publication of ministerial transparenc...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12415More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Cabinet Office’s Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - July 2024, what the purpose was of the payments to (a) the Cookie Jar on 8 July 2024 and (b) Borgo Egnazia 6 on 17 July 2024.
Answer: The payment on 08 July to the Cookie Jar was for the accommodation cost of the former Deputy Prime Minister to attend the launch of the National Risk Register in Northumberland, in August 2023. The payment made on 17 July 2024 to Borgo Egnazia was accommo...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12414More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's letter to the Senior Salaries Review Body of 30 September 2024, whether public sector pay rises will be linked to productivity improvements in financial y
Answer: Pay for most frontline workforces are set through an independent Pay Review Body (PRB) process. The independent PRBs, including the Senior Salaries Review Body, provide evidence-based advice to the government on levels of pay, taking account of a range of...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12413More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Fast Stream Recruitment Data 2024 published on 27 September 2024, for what reason the diversity data is collected by gender rather than sex.
Answer: The Fast Stream has reported on gender for over a decade, including when the Rt Hon member was a Minister in this department under the previous administration.We keep reporting methods under review to ensure that we align with best practices on statistica...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: National SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12412More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to table 5 of the National Security and Investment Act 2021: Annual Report 2023-24, published on 10 September 2024, for what reason each of the withdrawals from a called in acquisition withdrew; a
Answer: There is no requirement for parties to inform the Government before they withdraw from acquisitions or to tell the Government the reasons behind the withdrawal.Parties might withdraw from deals for a variety of reasons, including reasons unrelated to the ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants and Ministers: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12389More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.51 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what her Department's policy is on the application of inheritance tax to (a) unused pension funds and (b) death benef
Answer: As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, unused pension funds and death benefits payable from a pension will form part of a person’s estate for inheritance tax purposes from 6 April 2027.These reforms impact on inherited sums arising from both defined contribu...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12388More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 10967 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, if he will outline (a) potential changes to the scope, manner and frequency of Ministerial report
Answer: This Government will introduce a register for ministers’ gifts and hospitality bringing publication of ministerial transparency data on a broadly equivalent basis to the parliamentary register.This Government is fully committed to transparency and opennes...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
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