Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Ministers: Corporate Hospitality and Official GiftsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92005More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question HL11349 on Ministers: Corporate Hospitality and Official Gifts, whether the register published on gov.uk since July 2024 lists gifts and hospitality which ar
Answer: Hospitality and gifts received by Ministers in their ministerial capacity are declared in accordance with the Ministerial Code. The Cabinet Office publishes guidance setting out the process that departments should follow to complete the publication of the...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92004More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to pages 8 and 107 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, whether the Department’s target to reduce headcount by up to 1,200 roles has been met in par
Answer: The statement on page 107 of the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 only refers to the staff included in section 2.12. Diversity and inclusion and does not refer to data provided in earlier sections on departmental headcount. These indivi...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92003More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 107 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, published on 23 October 2025, how many staff were excluded from the Cabinet Office workforce figures as at 31 March
Answer: The statement on page 107 of the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 only refers to the staff included in ‘Section 2.12 - Diversity and inclusion’ and does not refer to data provided in earlier sections on departmental headcount. These ind...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security Fund: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92002More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Integrated Security Fund Annual Report 2024–25, published on 30 October 2025, whether any ISF-funded programme has been reviewed or sanctioned for misreporting, exaggerating, or fabricating
Answer: The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) is unaware of any instance of Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) markers being misreported, exaggerated, or fabricated. The ISF operates under clear rules and requirements on GESI embedded throughout the progra...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92001More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 107 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, published on 23 October 2025, who authorised the change in reporting methodology to exclude Government Commercial Fu
Answer: The statement on page 107 of the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 only refers to the staff included in ‘Section 2.12 - Diversity and Inclusion’ does not refer to data provided in earlier sections on departmental headcount. These individ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92000More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to pages 107 and 110 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, whether the facility time data published under the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication
Answer: The facility time data published under the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 does include the Government Commercial Function and Fast Stream staff who were on the Cabinet Office payroll as at 31 March 2025
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91999More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to pages 111 to 114 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, for what reason his Department’s new strategic outcomes were adopted during the year while
Answer: The Cabinet Office’s strategic outcomes were updated following the election to ensure that these reflected the new government’s priorities. These changes were reported to the Public Administration and Parliamentary Affairs Committee on 19 March 2025. The ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91998More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 113 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, for what reason dividends from associates are treated as income in the Statement of Outturn against
Answer: Section 8.13 of Consolidated budget guidance issued by HM Treasury states that: “Financial transactions involve the exchange of financial assets and liabilities. Financial transactions mainly impact on the resource budget through the returns received or p...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGoaco: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91997More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any of Goaco Group Ltd's subcontractor (a) resources and (b) delivery partners were offshore before the publication of the variation of the Cabinet Office's contract with the company in October 2025.
Answer: The Cabinet Office can confirm that in relation to the Provision of Support and Maintenance for the Central Digital Platform contract with Goaco Group Ltd, no subcontractor (a) resources or (b) delivery partners were working offshore before the publicatio...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHonours Forfeiture CommitteeCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91388More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the names, roles and dates of appointment of the members of the Forfeiture Committee are; how each member was selected; and which members are classified as independent.
Answer: The Forfeiture Committee is chaired by a Permanent Secretary on delegation from the Cabinet Secretary. This is currently Dame Sarah Healey, MHCLG. She has been in post as Chair since July 2025. The other permanent member is the Treasury Solicitor, current...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary DecorationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for the restoration of honours or medals have been received since February 2021; and how many have been granted in each year since.
Answer: Since 2021, the Ministry of Defence has received 24 applications for the restoration of medals from, or on behalf of, LGBT Veterans who had forfeited medals. Nine of these cases were found to be eligible for restoration, usually qualifying under the Gover...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHonoursMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for the restoration of honours or medals have been received since February 2021; and how many have been granted in each year since then.
Answer: Since 2021, the Ministry of Defence has received 24 applications for the restoration of medals from, or on behalf of, LGBT Veterans who had forfeited medals. Nine of these cases were found to be eligible for restoration, usually qualifying under the Gover...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHonours: CommitteesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91385More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how members of the Diversity and Outreach Committee were selected and how many vacancies, other than the appointment of Chair, were publicly advertised.
Answer: Following the appointment of a new Chair to the Diversity and Outreach Honours Committee, a member from each of the ten independent honours committees was selected to join the Diversity and Outreach Committee in an ex-officio capacity based on their secto...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91384More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 August 2025, to Question 69015, on Government Department: Official Cars, whether the Cabinet Office has released information on expenditure on Ministerial cars through the Government
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) transferred to the Cabinet Office from the Department for Transport, as a result of a machinery of government change, on 1st April 2025. Freedom of Information (FOI) requests relating to GCS prior to that date were answere...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security FundCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91383More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 8 of his Department's corporate report entitled Integrated Security Fund Annual Report 2024–25 published on 30 October 2025, what proportion of the £965 million was classified as having a
Answer: The Cabinet Office remains committed to supporting delivery of the UK’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, and the Integrated Security Fund (ISF) supports work to tackle Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI). The ISF funds a variety of ‘program...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91382More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 63005 on Prime Minister: Aviation, and with reference to the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act disclosure of 5 September 2025, FOI reference: FOI2025/125
Answer: I will arrange for a copy of FOI2025/12575 to be deposited in the Library of the House. The yearly payment to carbon offset flights using the G-GBNI aircraft is calculated at the end of each financial year based on the flights that have taken place to ens...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTom KibasiCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91381More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Tom Kibasi was a (a) direct ministerial appointment, (b) special adviser, (c) secondment, (d) civil servant recruited by exception or (e) permanent civil servant, when working in 10 Downing Street.
Answer: Tom Kibasi was recruited via secondment.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91380More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 November 2025, to Question 84247, on Public Appointments: Political Impartiality, if he will make it his policy to amend guidance to require disclosure of previous political activity
Answer: The Governance Code on Public Appointments requires that relevant political activity, as defined within the Code, should be publicly disclosed for successful candidates. This is expected to happen at the time that a department or appointing body announces...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91379More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Admiralty House residences will be offered to another Minister.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 13 October 2025, Official Report, PQ 77624.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Media and Public SpeakingCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91378More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the guidance issued to departments referenced in the letter from the Paymaster General to the Institute for Government of 14 October 2025.
Answer: There are no plans to publish this guidance.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service; Public AppointmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025, to Question 81874, on Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments, if Heads of Mission are appointed by open and fair competition; and
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the oral evidence provided to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 3 November, where these issues were addressed at length.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Hospitality: WinesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91376More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent via Berry Bros Ltd since 4 July 2024.
Answer: All relevant spending is available in the Cabinet Office’s government procurement card transparency return for March 2025 which can be found on gov.uk
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office; Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91375More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85499 on Cabinet Office: Facility Agreements, how facility time is authorised; and whether Ministers approve it.
Answer: Trade Union representatives have a statutory right to be granted reasonable paid time off to undertake trade union duties and reasonable unpaid time to undertake trade union activities. The facility time guidance sets out that Civil Servants who are Trade...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordList of Ministerial ResponsibilitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91374More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the List of Ministerial Responsibilities will be updated.
Answer: A new List of Ministerial Responsibilities will be published in due course.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: EmailCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91373More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has issued guidance to special advisers on the use of government email in 2025.
Answer: Special advisers are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers at all times. No specific guidance has been issued centrally from the Cabinet Office to special advisers on the use of government email in 2025.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
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