John Glen MP: written questions
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Parthenon SculpturesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has received representations from the Greek Government on (a) loaning and (b) donating the Elgin Marbles to Greece.
Answer: Yes.
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAmy LaméDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) officials, (b) Ministers and (c) special advisers in his Department have (a) met and (b) corresponded with the Mayor of London's Night Czar on the issue of London's night-time economy since
Answer: Since the General Election, officials, special advisors, or Ministers, in their ministerial roles have not specifically met or corresponded with the Mayor of London's Night Czar Amy Lame, before she formally left her post on 31 October. We do however have...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Corporate HospitalityCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11598More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to update the guidance entitled (a) Special advisers’ gifts and hospitality received, and meetings with Senior Media Figures, published on 2 April 2024, and (b) Senior Officials’ business expens
Answer: This Government has committed to looking at how the range of data published can be improved and made as useful as possible.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime MinisterCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11597More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a (a) staff and (b) budget allocation for the Deputy Prime Minister other than those allocated to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister’s core staff and budget allocation is assigned to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Deputy Prime Minister is also supported by staff in other Government Departments where relevant.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet CommitteesCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11596More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is an (a) informal and (b) formal quadrilateral committee or sub-committee of the Cabinet.
Answer: The list of Cabinet committees has been published in the House of Commons library and on gov.uk.
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: ConductCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11595More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2060 on Ministers: Conduct, what steps the Prime Minister is taking to ensure that paragraph 9.1 is followed by all Departments.
Answer: The Prime Minister published the new Ministerial Code on 6 November. The Code sets out the standards of conduct that all ministers are expected to uphold.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: PensionsTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11594More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to take legislative steps to amend the Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for Keir Starmer QC) Regulations 2013.
Answer: There are no plans to amend the regulations.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVarun Chandra: Business InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11593More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what financial interests have been declared by Varun Chandra.
Answer: As was the case under the previous Administration, interests deemed relevant for publication by the appropriate permanent secretary, for special advisers in No10 and the Cabinet Office, are published on an annual basis by the Cabinet Office.For special ad...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Arsenal FCCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11589More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the value of the donation in kind from Arsenal to the Prime Minister of use of the Directors Box in the next twelve months.
Answer: I refer the Right Hon. Member to the entry made to the Register of Members’ Financial Interests by my Right Hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St Pancras.
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11588More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of special advisers have signed a contract.
Answer: All special advisers are subject to the Model Contract for Special Advisers, which is published online at GOV.UK.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: CatsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11580More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a cost to the public purse of the upkeep of cats at 10 Downing Street.
Answer: There is no cost to the public purse.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has held recent discussions with the Premier League on the potential implications for his policies of foreign investment in football.
Answer: This government is pro-business, and wants to see football continue to thrive. We recognise and are proud of the Premier League’s position as the world’s foremost football league. Investment in the Premier League has been one of the key drivers behind thi...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment: EthicsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11272More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister is responsible for ethics and integrity in government.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer given to PQ6394.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Security Council: Special AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11271More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which special advisers (a) are members of and (b) attend as observers of the National Security Council.
Answer: Membership of the National Security Council is restricted to Ministers. A list of members can be found on Gov.uk. To protect cabinet collective responsibility, observer attendance is strictly controlled.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Industrial DisputesCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11270More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff and (b) the Cabinet Office have developed contingency plans for (i) a strike and (ii) a work to rule by special advisers.
Answer: I refer the Right Honourable Member to the answer given on 25th July 2024.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment 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
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