John Glen MP: written questions 2024
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Government Departments: Trade UnionsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8431More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 4654 on Public Sector: Trade Unions, what the Government's policy is on check-off; and how many departments (a) charge trade unions for levying check-off a
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given to PQ 4654 on 12 September 2024. Data on check-off provisions in the Civil Service can be found in the impact assessment published under the previous administration alongside The Trade Union (Deduction of Un...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndustrial DisputesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8430More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 4661, if he will (a) make an assessment of the potential impact of repealing the Trade Union Act 2016 on levels industrial action and (b) review the indust
Answer: The Government is publishing an impact assessment of the repeal of the Trade Union Act 2016 shortly. This will be in line with the HMT Green Book and the Better Regulation Framework, and consideration will be given to potential wider impacts.All risks in ...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8429More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024, to Question 4646, on Civil Servants: Remote Working, if he will cite each of the research studies that his Department reviewed to inform the expectations on office an
Answer: There are a range of studies and data in the public domain that consider the evidence and trends on the benefits of hybrid working practices which were considered. Sources included published reports from organisations such as the Chartered Institute of Pe...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8428More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Scheme is separate to the GB Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Answer: Yes, the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Pension Scheme is separate from the GB Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8427More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for publication of up to £150,000 senior salaries transparency data on gov.uk; and whether this list will include special advisers.
Answer: The Cabinet Office publishes an annual list of named senior civil servants and senior officials in departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies earning £150,000 and above. The previous administration did not publish a 2023 list. The Cabinet Of...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8426More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 September 2024 to Question 4702 on Public Bodies, whether the process in place for considering whether to approve the creation of a new public body is different to Classification Of
Answer: The Classification of Public Bodies: Guidance For Departments sets out the different categories of the UK’s public bodies and provides a high-level introduction to the early decision making process for establishing a public body. There is specific guidanc...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Special AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8425More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2065 on 10 Downing Street, if he will list the (a) supplementary job titles and (b) specific role responsibilities for each special adviser in 10 Downing St
Answer: Special adviser appointments are published annually. In line with the approach under previous administrations, the Government does not publish specific role titles or responsibilities of individual special advisers.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Committee on Business Appointments: StandardsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8424More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2296 on Business Interests: Civil Servants and Ministers, if he will hold discussions with the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments on increasing the
Answer: Officials meet with ACOBA on a regular basis to discuss its performance, including processing time of applications.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCybersecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8423More
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, what assessment the Cyber Security Centre has made of the potential cyber risks to the (a) public and (b) private sector pos
Answer: The government is conducting a lessons learned review of the July 2024 global IT outage and will share its findings in due course.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Disputes: Risk AssessmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8131More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 4661 on Strike Ballots, whether his Department plans to review the industrial action sections of the National Risk Register.
Answer: The UK is facing an ever-changing and growing set of risks. All risks in the National Risk Register are kept under review to ensure that they are the most appropriate scenarios to inform emergency preparedness and resilience activity and to reflect the ri...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8130More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of public sector pay deals since 4 July 2024.
Answer: As set out in the 'Fixing the Foundations' document, which was published alongside the Chancellor’s Statement on 29 July, the 2024-25 pay awards for Pay Review Body workforces and the delegated Civil Service grades create an estimated further pressure of ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8129More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the percentage (a) employee and (b) employer pension contribution is for Ministerial pensions.
Answer: This information is publicly available on the Parliamentary Contribution Pension Fund (PCPF) website.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8128More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Prime Minister’s current (a) claimed annual salary and (b) entitled annual salary is (i) including and (ii) excluding his Parliamentary salary.
Answer: The Prime Minister’s claimed annual salary is £75,440. His entitled annual salary is £80,807. His parliamentary salary is £91,346. His total annual claimed salary is therefore £166,786.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8127More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what statutory basis the salary of a special adviser is set.
Answer: The statutory basis is that provided by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Union Officials: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8126More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the timetable for publication under the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 of trade union facility time data for 2023-24.
Answer: Self-reported public-sector trade union facility time data, collected under the Facility Time Regulations, will be published before the end of the year. This is in line with our standard timelines for this data set and the timelines under the previous adm...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8125More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for publication on gov.uk of 2024 data for Organograms of Staff Roles and Salaries for each Department.
Answer: The requirements for the publication of departmental Senior Civil Service (SCS) organograms remain in place. Each individual department is required to publish this information regularly on gov.uk and is responsible for their own publication.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8124More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on Environmental, Social and Governance requirements in government procurement.
Answer: The National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) will set out the Government’s strategic policy priorities for public procurement to create a mission-led procurement regime delivering value for money, economic growth, social value, and driving up standard...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department issues guidance on investment from (a) the People's Republic of China and (b) organisations associated with the Chinese Communist Party.
Answer: The government does not direct the private sector’s commercial partnerships. Ministers and Officials are in regular contact with leaders across all UK industries and may provide advice and support as appropriate. The UK will attract investment due to its ...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIan CorfieldTreasuryTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8122More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the declaration of interests of the International Investment Summit Adviser.
Answer: Declarations of interests have been made in the usual way. The Treasury does not comment on individual declarations of interests.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLabour Party: ConferencesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8121More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in her Department attended this year’s Labour Party Conference.
Answer: Guidance on Party Conferences is published on gov.uk and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-and-party-conferences-guidance There is no central record of any Cabinet Office civil servants attending this year’s Labo...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: DiscriminationCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8120More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to tackle misogyny in the Civil Service.
Answer: The Civil Service is committed to creating a safe and supportive work environment for its employees, including women, and will not tolerate any form of harassment, unacceptable behaviour, abuse, or misogynistic behaviour by any party, towards any empl...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8119More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2024, to Question 4702 on Public Bodies, if he will outline the process in place for considering whether to approve the creation of a new public body.
Answer: The approvals process for new arms length bodies (ALB) is outlined in the Public Bodies Handbook - Part 2.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8118More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2024, to Question 5001, on Prime Minister: Correspondence, what the 10 Downing Street fax number is for public correspondence.
Answer: The fax number is 020 7925 0918, which remains unchanged from the previous administration.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: PolicyCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7763More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the exemptions in his Department's Guidance on using the Evaluation Registry do not unduly limit scrutiny of Government interventions.
Answer: The Evaluation Task Force continues to work with Departments to ensure good quality, proportionate evaluation of all policies, programmes and projects is carried out. The guidance on exemptions to using the Evaluation Registry has not changed since the Rt...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7762More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4642 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, what the process is by which a recruitment principles exception application to the Civil Service Commission is
Answer: Each department will have its own process for authorising the use of exceptions, in accordance with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles 2018 and the Civil Service Management Code. Details of these processes are not held centrally.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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