Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Independent Football Regulator: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90247More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 60 of the Decision Note from the Commissioner for Public Appointments on the Appointment of the Chair of the Independent Football Regulator, published on 6 November 2025, what is the
Answer: The Commissioner for Public Appointments provides independent assurance that public appointments are made in accordance with the Principles of Public Appointments and the Governance Code on Public Appointments. Following the Commissioner’s investigation i...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEthnic GroupsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90246More
Question: To ask the Minister for Cabinet Office, how is the ethnicity definition of White Irish defined and what distinguishes it from White British (a) in relation to those who live or lived in Northern Ireland and (b) in general.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon. gentlemen’s Parliamentary Question of 14th November is attached.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Official ResidencesCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90245More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether civil servants have used any of the residences in Admiralty House as an overnight dwelling since 4 July 2024.
Answer: A record of this information is not held. Admiralty House is occasionally used overnight by Civil Servants where there is operational need. This is in-line with the usage of Admiralty House across successive governments.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Lord-lieutenantsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90244More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 86054 on Cabinet Office: Lord Lieutenants, when his Department first established a formal complaints procedure for (a) Lord-Lieutenants, (b) Vice Lord-Lieute
Answer: A formal complaints procedure relating to the Lieutenancies was published in 2021. The Lieutenancies Act 1997 and the Northern Ireland (Lieutenancy) Order 1975 provide the statutory framework relating to Lieutenancies.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Official HospitalityCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90243More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 74276 on 10 Downing Street: Official Hospitality, if he will provide a hyperlink to that data.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 10 October 2025, Official Report, PQ 74276.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Renewable EnergyCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90242More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 71232 on 10 Downing Street: Renewable Energy, who the energy provider is; and what the tariff is.
Answer: The electricity supply at Number 10 is on zero carbon tariff supplied under the Crown Commercial Services. The gas is under a standard tariff supplied under the Crown Commercial Services. The heat is supplied under the Whitehall District Heat System.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Official HospitalityCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90241More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on hospitality by the No10 business unit since 4 July 2024.
Answer: 10 Downing Street engages with businesses from a variety of sectors to deliver economic growth, in collaboration with other government departments. There has been no hospitality expenditure by the No10 Business Team since 4 July 2024.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: SecondmentCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90240More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of (a) inward and (b) outward secondments by (i) Department, (ii) grade and (iii) external body.
Answer: Secondments into the Civil Service from other sectors are a key route to bring essential skills and experience into the right roles and teams, enabling talented individuals from outside the Civil Service to contribute to the work of Government by sharing ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90239More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 75990 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, on what date the first communication between the Government Property Agency and Westminster City Council was
Answer: Before the Second Home premium was introduced in Westminster, the Cabinet Office were aware that the former Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) was occupying Admiralty House (AH) as a second home and that council tax would therefore be payable by Government. In l...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication Service: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90238More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure the 2025 Government Communications Service (GCS) audit includes all GCS staff; and how many GCS staff there are in (a) Downing Street and (b) his Department.
Answer: The Government Communication Service (GCS) conducts an annual data collection, requiring government organisations to submit accurate and timely returns through departmental single points of contact. It should be noted that some organisations may have unde...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: DiscriminationDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to prevent discrimination against children from independent schools in the provision of public services.
Answer: Access to public services is based on need, not the type of school a child attends. Parents or carers concerned about their child’s health can consult a GP, who may refer them to relevant National Health Services (NHS). The NHS provides care free at the p...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89472More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82677 on Civil Service: Equality, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity will provide guidance on staff diversity networks to the wider public sec
Answer: The Civil Service does not have responsibility for staff networks in other public sector organisations and therefore does not issue any such guidance.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommon Purpose: FinanceWomen and EqualitiesTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89471More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 70488 on Common Purpose: Finance, what the (a) cost and (b) topic of that training was.
Answer: Common Purpose was paid £6,900.00 to provide a one-off day of team development covering the subject of ‘leadership’ for the Office of Equality and Opportunity in February 2025.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Social MediaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77003 on Department of Health and Social Care: Social Media, which influencers have been contracted by (a) his Department an
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government currently has no contracted influencers directly through the department or via marketing agencies.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Social MediaMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the reply I gave on 6 November 2025 to PQ 86469.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIdentity Cards: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89468More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 82341 on Identity Cards: Digital Technology, whether officials from (a) his Department and (b) 10 Downing Street have had discussions with (i) Larry Ellison
Answer: We are not talking to Larry Ellison or Oracle about digital ID. Throughout the development of the new digital ID, the Government will work closely with expert stakeholders, including civil society groups, technology companies and industry bodies to make i...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: FlagsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89467More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether 10 Downing Street flew the NATO flag on NATO day in April 2025.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 02 May 2025, Official Report, PQ 48180.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89466More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to increase Ministerial pay in the next four years.
Answer: The entitlement of government ministers to receive a salary is set out in the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975. Ministerial salaries currently remain frozen. In addition, the government has introduced reforms to ministerial severance pay. Ministers...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Private SecretariesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89465More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an updated list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries.
Answer: A list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries was published by the Cabinet Office in November 2025 on gov.uk and is available here. It will be updated periodically.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security Adviser: EgyptCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89464More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings the National Security Adviser has had with representatives of the Egyptian Government.
Answer: The National Security Adviser meets with a range of individuals and organisations as part of his role providing advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on national security matters. Such meetings are often sensitive in nature, and the Government does...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89463More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's data entitled Expenditure Over £25,000 - September 2025 (Cabinet Office Core), published on 30 October 2025, which events the expenditure with reference SINV-000028834 with Cal
Answer: The payment relates to a cancellation fee for CCS Live, an all-staff Crown Commercial Service internal engagement event. The venue booking was made in 2023 - under the previous administration - and at an external venue because no suitable government prope...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic GovernmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 52904 on Electronic Government, if she will publish the Data Protection Impact Assessment produced for the One Login programme.
Answer: We have an obligation to let citizens know how we are processing their data, which we do via a privacy notice published on GOV.UK. We continually develop our Data Protection Impact Assessment to take into account the new identity verification journeys, su...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question HL5508 on Research: Finance, if she will make it her policy to stop the inclusion of equality, diversity and inclusion targets in pub
Answer: Government recognises the important role of a positive research environment in attracting and retaining diverse talent essential for maintaining the UK’s global competitiveness in research. Research funders have legal duties under the Equality Act 2010 an...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Digital Service: Gender and SexDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 50225 on Government Digital Service: Gender and Sex, if he will ensure that sex is used in updated Government Digital Service Design gu
Answer: Following the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers earlier this year, GDS will review the GOV.UK Design System’s guidance in line with changes, once agreed, to the Codes of Practice issued by the Equality and Human Right...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordThe Spectator: AdvertisingCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88705More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 71198 on Unherd: Advertising, whether the SAFE framework permits government advertising on the Spectator website.
Answer: Following assessment under the SAFE Framework, government advertising is permitted on spectator.co.uk.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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