John Glen MP: written questions 2024
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Department for Business and Trade: Trade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will list his Department's trade envoys.
Answer: We are carefully considering the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy programme in the context of the new Government’s trade objectives. We will update the house in due course on the programme’s future.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPolitical LevyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1206 on Political Levy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on trade union members that have not previou
Answer: The Employment Rights Bill substantively restores the position on political fund contributions to before the passage of the Trade Union Act 2016. This will mean trade union members will automatically be opted-in to contribute to a political fund, unless t...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolitical LevyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1206 on Political Levy, whether trade unions will be required to inform members of the right to opt-out (a) on membership forms and (b) in yearly memb
Answer: The Employment Rights Bill restores the position on political funds to before the passage of the Trade Union Act 2016. This will mean that where a trade union has a political fund, any membership form must inform members of their right to opt out of contr...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Special Representative for ClimateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the new Special Representative for Climate is a direct ministerial appointment; what the terms of reference were for this appointment; and whether she has made any de
Answer: The Special Representative for Climate is a Direct Ministerial Appointment.The Special Representative's Terms of Reference are available on gov.uk.The Special Representative has made a declaration of interest.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Green Finance Institute and Lisbet RausingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department have had discussions with (i) the Green Finance Institute and (ii) Lisbet Rausing since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisa...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Facsimile TransmissionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many faxes his Department has (a) sent and (b) received since the general election.
Answer: The Department does not have the corporate capability to send or receive faxes.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Hospitality: Spirits and WinesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2067 on Government Hospitality: Wines, what the (a) full name, (b) vintage and (c) cost was of each (i) wine and (ii) s
Answer: The Government Wine Cellar has not been used for hospitality at Downing Street since the general election.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Private PropertyHome OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether theft of a Minister’s personal possessions while on official business is covered by Departmental insurance.
Answer: Government departments do not generally purchase commercial insurance cover except in the most exceptional circumstances.Instead, each government department, in accordance with Treasury guidance, carries its own risk and meets any valid liabilities arisin...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Zero Hours ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10991More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Civil Service has employed any (a) staff and (b) contractors on zero-hours contracts since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The number of (a) civil servants and (b) contractors employed on zero hour contracts is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office. Zero hours contracts are not the normal practice or a recommended approach within the Civil Service. Departments may use them...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Trade Union OfficialsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10990More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 September to Question 5051 on Civil Servants: Trade Union Officials, whether the Government plans to (a) issue new guidance on and (b) renegotiate existing facility time agreements.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring there is sufficient facility time for all trade union representatives in the public sector. Existing guidance remains in place.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10989More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether individuals of pension age receiving a pension from the security and intelligence services are able to accrue a civil service pension if employed by the civil service.
Answer: The security and intelligence services' pension scheme is separate from the Civil Service Pension Scheme. It is possible for an individual, in receipt of benefits from the pension scheme for the security and intelligence services, to accrue a Civil Servic...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: RecruitmentTreasuryTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10988More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 4258 on Treasury: public appointments, if she will provide this data by the recruitment principles exception used by each grade.
Answer: Since 30 May 2024, the following appointments by exception have been made:Exception 1 (Temporary Appointments) – 22 appointments. The grades of these appointments are Student, Senior Executive Officer, Grade 7, and SCS2.Exception 3 (Secondments) – 8 appoi...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10987More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4703 on Public Sector: Pay, if he will take steps to collate this information.
Answer: This information was not collected centrally by previous administrations, including the administration in which the Right Honourable member served as a minister in this department, and there are no plans to do so in the future.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10986More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4655 on Public Sector: Directors, which Non-Executive Board Members have left which Departments since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The list of Non-Executive Board Members who have left government departments since 4 July 2024 was provided in my previous answer of 13th November, PQ 9162.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10967More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 5052 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information and with reference to the when he plans to start to publish (a) transparency data for (i) Ministe
Answer: Transparency reporting requirements remain in place, with data regularly being published on GOV.UK.I refer the Right Honourable Member to the debate in the House on Reporting Ministerial Gifts and Hospitality, debated on Monday 14 October 2024. The Govern...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10709More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4682 on Prime Minister's Chief of Staff: Workplace Pensions, whether other public bodies hold information on the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of civil se
Answer: I refer the RH member to PQ9163.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10708More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2024 to Question 5009 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, whether he has issued guidance to Departments on the frequency of publishing (a) core and (b) ot
Answer: Transparency reporting requirements remain in place, with data regularly being published on GOV.UK. I refer the Right Honourable Member to the debate in the House on Reporting Ministerial Gifts and Hospitality, debated on Monday 14 October 2024. The Gover...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCybersecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10707More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2301 on Cyber-security: EU law, whether the National Cyber Security Centre has made an assessment of the potential risks to (a) public and (b) private secto
Answer: Technical experts at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have reviewed this issue, including in the context of the global IT outage that occurred in July. Allowing third party software into the kernel is still necessary to ensure a vibrant, diverse,...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10706More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which categories of (a) individual and (b) organisation are eligible to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Answer: The answers to the questions raised are available in the public domain and can be found on the member and employer sections of the Civil Service Pension website and also the UK Government Legislation website.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10705More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) substantive information requested and (b) decision was for each (i) Freedom of Information Act and (ii) Environmental Information Regulation request received by his Department since the general elec
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave on 22 October. (UIN 8811)
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Members' InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10704More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference Answer of 26 September 2024 to Question HL978 on Ministers: Members' Interests, whether declarations made by Ministers to the House of Commons or House of Lords register of Members’ interests cons
Answer: The ministers’ interests process, which is set out in the Ministerial Code, is distinct from the parliamentary regimes that exist for Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords to register interests as parliamentarians. All ministers must comply w...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10703More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 2633 on Admiralty House, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) renting out the empty flats and (b) converting the empty flats to off
Answer: The Cabinet Office currently has no plans to rent out or convert the flats in Admiralty House.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10702More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether direct ministerial appointments are eligible for the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Answer: Direct ministerial appointments are not employees of their sponsor department, and therefore not members of the civil service.It is only civil servants and persons serving in an office or employment listed in Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 who ...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10701More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been provided by (a) the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff or (b) Cabinet Office special adviser HR to special advisers on the Alpha Civil Service Pension scheme.
Answer: As with other Civil Servants, special advisers are provided with guidance regarding Civil Service Pension schemes and are directed to published Civil Service Pension scheme resources.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10700More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 16 September 2024 to Question HL667 on Government Departments: Remote Working, when he plans to provide an update on future publication plans.
Answer: Civil Service Headquarters (HQ) Occupancy Data publication resumed on 24 October 2024, for the period July - September 2024, with further publications to now happen on a quarterly basis. Data can be found on GOV.UK.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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