Mike Wood MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

  • Public ConsultationAttorney General's OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28761More

    Question: To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the letter entitled, Simplification and Agency of Government - Letter to all ministers, of 7 September 2026, whether she plans to legislate to disapply the Gunning principles and case law on consultation requ

    Answer: The government currently has no plans to legislate to disapply the Gunning principles, which will still have a place in the exceptional circumstances where formal consultation is required. Such circumstances should only include where there is a statutory ...

    Answered 21 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Government Departments: Legal OpinionAttorney General's OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28342More

    Question: To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the letter, "Simplification and Agency of Government - Letter to all ministers", of 7 September 2026, if she will make it her policy to place the updated legal risk guidance in the Library of the House once i

    Answer: My updated Legal Risk guidance was published on GOV.UK on 8th September 2026. I have directed my officials to place a copy in the Library of the House.

    Answered 21 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Attorney General's Office: SecondmentAttorney General's OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27964More

    Question: To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 17707, on Attorney General’s Office staff, if she will list each external organisation that has seconded staff to the department since July 2026, and each organisation to w

    Answer: Since July 2026, no staff have been seconded to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) from external organisations. During the same period, no AGO civil servants have been seconded to external organisations.

    Answered 21 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Attorney General: Flexible WorkingAttorney General's OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27465More

    Question: To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE) in (a) her De

    Answer: The tables below contain data for the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) relevant to the question. AGO Working PatternHeadcount totalHeadcount (%)Full Time6888.3%Full Time - Compressed Hours810.4%Part Time11.3%Grand Total7...

    Answered 21 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • European Convention on Human RightsAttorney General's OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27464More

    Question: To ask the Attorney General, whether the Government plans to negotiate changes to the European Convention of Human Rights at a Council of Europe level.

    Answer: The PQ relates to whether the government plans to negotiate changes to the European Convention of Human Rights at a Council of Europe level. There are no current plans to do so. However, the response refers to the recent Chișinău Declaration which concern...

    Answered 17 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Ministerial DutiesAttorney General's OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27463More

    Question: To ask the Attorney General, what advice have the Law Officers given on the personal legal liability of a Secretary of State for actions of their department; and what legal indemnifications are in place for Ministers.

    Answer: The Law Officers’ Convention applies to advice which may or may not have been given by the Law Officers, or requested of the Law Officers, and the Convention applies to your question. The Law Officers’ Convention can be found at paragraph 21.27 of Erskine...

    Answered 22 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listAttorney General's Office: 6Attorney General's Office6Cabinet Office: 507Cabinet Office507Church Commissioners: 2Church Commissioners2Department for Business and Trade: 1Department for Business and Trade1Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: 41Department for Business, Innova…41Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: 35Department for Digital, Culture…35Department for Education: 28Department for Education28Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 18Department for Energy Security …18Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 15Department for Environment, Foo…15Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 2Department for Science, Innovat…2Department for Work and Pensions: 18Department for Work and Pensions18Department of Health and Social Care: 19Department of Health and Social…19Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 119Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…119Home Office: 15Home Office15House of Commons Commission: 1House of Commons Commission1Leader of the House: 4Leader of the House4Ministry of Defence: 22Ministry of Defence22Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 11Ministry of Housing, Communitie…11Ministry of Justice: 6Ministry of Justice6Northern Ireland Office: 1Northern Ireland Office1Public Accounts Commission: 5Public Accounts Commission5Scotland Office: 1Scotland Office1Treasury: 66Treasury66Women and Equalities: 26Women and Equalities26
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Attorney General's Office6
Cabinet Office507
Church Commissioners2
Department for Business and Trade1
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade41
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport35
Department for Education28
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero18
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs15
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2
Department for Work and Pensions18
Department of Health and Social Care19
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office119
Home Office15
House of Commons Commission1
Leader of the House4
Ministry of Defence22
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11
Ministry of Justice6
Northern Ireland Office1
Public Accounts Commission5
Scotland Office1
Treasury66
Women and Equalities26

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