Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Special Advisers: Political ActivitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9320More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, updated November 2024, whether a special adviser can (a) undertake can party political work on a UK Parliamentary by-election campaign and (b) be secon
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to PQ3283.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTreaties: Parliamentary ScrutinyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question HL16533, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, whether the provision that the provisions of some international agreem
Answer: The texts of all UK treaties are published in the UK Treaty Series once they have entered into force. The UK Treaties website provides information about treaties concluded by the UK and how the texts can be located.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Mobile PhonesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9030More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the average purchase cost of a government iphone provided to staff in the Cabinet Office; and what is the average cost of the monthly tariff for phone calls and data.
Answer: The Cabinet Office is committed to ensuring that its staff are equipped with the necessary technology to work efficiently while maintaining a strict focus on achieving value for money for the taxpayer.Mobile hardware and network services are procured thro...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOfficial CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9029More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Car Service has a policy on the transportation of Ministers’ pets which are not guide dogs.
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) does not have a specific policy relating to the transportation of Ministers’ pets.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Industrial DisputesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9028More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) Civil Service People Group holds on live industrial disputes in Government Departments.
Answer: The Cabinet Office is typically notified by Government Departments in the event of live industrial disputes with trade unions. As Cabinet Office is not the employer, it has no direct involvement in these disputes.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9027More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to his Department's publication entitled Data on responses to correspondence from MPs and peers, 2025, of 28 May 2025, what assessment he has made of the reason for the decrease in the percentage of resp
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of timely and accurate responses to correspondence. The Cabinet Office sets a maximum target deadline of 20 working days for departments and agencies to respond to correspondence, and it is the responsibility of ea...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: LibrariesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9026More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026, to Question 120353, whether he plans to offer (a) the Rt Hon Member for Ashton-under-Lyne and (b) the Rt Hon Member for Ilford North the opportunity to make a donat
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 03 June 2026, Official Report, PQ 3790
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9025More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many written representations has the Prime Minister received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.
Answer: It is not routine to disclose correspondence between the Prime Minister and any individual or organisation.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPeersCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9024More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 210 on Peers, what is the process by which new non-legislative constitutional conventions are established.
Answer: Conventions form part of our uncodified constitution. They are not static and develop over time to reflect changing circumstances. There is no settled process by which conventions are established.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordICF Consulting Services: EqualityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 126609 on ICF Consulting Services: Equality, whether biological men who are non-binary are counted towards the KPI; and what w
Answer: All non-binary individuals are counted in the KPI. The KPI referenced in Defra’s contract with ICF does not mandate that 50% or more of professional staff within the core team for service orders be female or non-binary, nor does it set any minimum staffin...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEducation: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the new socio-economic duty will apply to (a) LEA schools, (b) academies, (c) further education colleagues, (d) universities and (e) the Office for Students.
Answer: The Socio-Economic Duty (SED) will embed consideration of socio-economic disadvantage into public sector decision-making. It will require specified public authorities to have due regard to how their strategic decisions can reduce inequalities of outcomes ...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Flexible WorkingDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE) in the department work compressed hours over a four day week.
Answer: The department defines full-time staff on full pay as those with a full-time equivalent (FTE) of 1.0.As at 31 May 2026, 549 staff employed by the department with an FTE of 1.0 work compressed hours over a four day week. This represents 8.6% of full-time s...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026, to Question HL16472, on Erasmus+ Programme, what forecast has been made of the number of (a) UK students who will have their EU fees paid and (b) EU students who w
Answer: Students participating in an Erasmus+ placement are exempt from tuition and registration fees at their host institution, but they may still be required to pay fees to their home institution.In 2018/19, there were approximately 31,000 inbound higher educat...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternational CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 6099, on Foreign Relations, if he will list each Non-Legally Binding Instruments that has been signed by the department and
Answer: All UK treaties are recorded online, and can be searched for by country, at https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/responsive/app/consolidatedSearch/.However, it has not been the practice, either before or after 4 July 2024, for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Develo...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJean Monnet ActionDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds information on UK organisations which have applied to participate in the Jean Monnet Actions programme under the new Erasmus+ scheme.
Answer: Jean Monnet Actions are managed directly by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency, Information on actions is published at: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/statistics-and-factsheets/statistics/for-researchersThe 2027 fun...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOpportunity Mission BoardDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 120329 on Opportunity Mission Board, how the Board has been reformed.
Answer: The Opportunity Mission is now led through delivery-focused forum benefiting from external and sector expertise. The Board ceased to be a Cabinet Committee in November 2025.Delivery is now managed through a range of ministerial, official and departmental ...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOpportunity Mission BoardDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 120329 on Opportunity Mission Board, if she will list the internal and external attendees of the most recent meeting of the Mission Board.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, including attendees and how often they met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConnaught School for Girls AcademyDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Connaught School for Girls academy on (a) strike action and (b) facility time spending.
Answer: The department has been in discussions with the Connaught School for Girls about strike action and has not discussed facility time spending.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTuring SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109184 on Turing Scheme, what the (a) timetable and (b) deadline is for determining whether the Turing Scheme will be open for the 2027-28 academic ye
Answer: The government will update the House on the delivery and budget for the Turing Scheme in due course.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ Programme: WomenDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the British Council has a definition of a woman for initiatives supporting women under Erasmus+.
Answer: This is a matter for the British Council.
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 6 February 2026 to Question 109183 on Erasmus+ programme, who will undertake the review of the UK’s participation in the programme ten months after the association; and what the
Answer: The department has agreed that the UK-EU Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes shall review the UK’s participation in Erasmus+ ten months after we associate.The purpose of the review is to understand the extent to which UK education i...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJean Monnet ActionDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 26 March 2026, to Question 114072, on Erasmus+ Programme, what are the eligibility requirements for UK education institutions to participate in a Jean Monnet Actions project.
Answer: Jean Monnet Actions comprise a range of project types across different sectors. Eligibility requirements vary depending on the specific project type. These requirements are set out in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordKing Charles III: ArtworksDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026, to Question HL16207, whether his Department played a role in highlighting the scheme to the wider NHS.
Answer: On behalf of the Department, NHS England provided information to the National Health Service on the scheme making portraits of King Charles available to them through:inclusion in the monthly Estates and Facilities Bulletin;inclusion in the NHS Estates Tea...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLiz ChinchenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the news story entitled Liz Chinchen appointed as senior adviser to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, of 5 March 2026, whether Liz Chinchen remains in post.
Answer: Liz Chinchen’s appointment continues in accordance with the terms of her engagement.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordData, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent ReviewDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 114500 on Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review, who the members are of the Health Statistics Leadership Forum;
Answer: The current members of the Health and Care Statistics Leadership Forum are:Deputy Director, Statistics and Data Science and Head of Profession for Statistics at the Department (Chair), and an appointed deputy;Deputy Director for Population Health Analysis...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
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