Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Nuclear Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 75028 on France: Military Alliances, what his Department's policy on the procurement of (a) low-yield and (b) air-launched nuclear weapons to use on the bat
Answer: As set out in the Strategic Defence Review. The UK will continue to rely on continuous at-sea deterrence delivered by our four Vanguard Class submarines, equipped with Trident II D5 missiles, armed with UK sovereign nuclear warheads. The UK’s replacement ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act response with reference FOI2025/12575, published on 5 September 2025. whether Ministerial flights on the (a) Envoy IV, (b) Voyager are carbon-offset
Answer: The Royal Air Force (RAF) report emissions for all domestic and overseas Ministerial flights under the UK, EU and CH Emissions Trading Scheme for the Envoy and Voyager aircraft that are above the 1000T CO2 threshold, to purchase and surrender carbon credi...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLord CaseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the whether Simon Case is being remunerated for his work on the Team Barrow Delivery Board.
Answer: Lord Simon Case was directly appointed Chair of the Barrow Delivery Board by the then Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in February 2025. He is remunerated for this role in line with Cabinet Office guidance on direct appoint...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 September 2025, to Question 75999, on Submarines: Nuclear Weapons, whether the UK’s new F-35A air-launched nuclear capability will use sovereign warheads.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 8 September 2025 to Question 70471. As confirmed when the Ministry of Defence announced our intention to participate in NATO’s nuclear mission, the nuclear weapons allocated to the NATO dual capable airc...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71248 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, which aircraft were used for the Prime Minister’s seven domestic tasks.
Answer: The aircraft used for the Prime Minister's seven domestic tasks was the RAF Envoy.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans for a social value model for defence.
Answer: The Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) makes a commitment to establish a Social Value Model that works for defence. This involves introducing a new approach to applying social value, aimed at encouraging industry to align with DIS objectives of fostering g...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2025 to Question 77638 on Defence and National Security: Finance, whether the expenditure under the Chagos Islands Treaty will be deemed by the Government to be within the 5%
Answer: The NATO qualifying status of these costs will be considered in the usual way. The NATO definition of defence expenditure, and defence and security related expenditure can be found on the NATO website: NATO - Topic: Defence expenditures and NATO’s 5% comm...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 28585 on Admiralty House, whether the Secretary of State for Defence occupied the residence as a (a) primary or (b) secondary residence from September to Nov
Answer: As has been the case under successive administrations, the allocation of official Ministerial residences, including Admiralty House, is determined by the Prime Minister on the grounds of security or to enable Ministers to better perform their official dut...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official ResidencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Deputy Prime Minister’s official residence in Carlton Gardens is registered with Westminster City Council as a second home.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister’s residence at Carlton Gardens is his primary residence.Council tax for 1 Carlton Gardens is paid for personally by its occupant, in line with long-standing government policy.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Lord-LieutenantsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87339More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department's lieutenancy policy team engages with the Association of Lord-Lieutenants; and whether any (a) formal agreement and (b) memorandum of understanding exists between them.
Answer: There is no formal agreement or memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Cabinet Office Lieutenancy Team and the Association of Lord-Lieutenants. The Association operates on an informal, voluntary basis, and its relationship with government is conduc...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLobbying: Official HospitalityCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87338More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 76050 on Lobbying: Official Hospitality, whether the donation in kind of (a) a venue and (b) hospitality from a lobbying firm hosting a Departmental recept
Answer: Guidance on what should be published in a department's Annual Reports and Accounts is published by HM Treasury in the Government Financial Reporting Manual. Guidance on what should be declared by a Minister in their monthly gifts and hospitality transpare...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87337More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the findings of the One Big Thing 2024 evaluation will be compared with the Civil Service People Survey results in (a) 2024 and (2025) to test whether any change in (i) culture and (ii) innovation capabi
Answer: As set out in the Evaluating One Big Thing 2024 report, published on GOV.UK, the 2024 and 2025 People Survey findings will be compared to assess whether there has been sustained culture change around innovation.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAlex Chisholm and Lord CaseCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87336More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts 2024-25, HC1372, published on 23 October 2025, and the HMT Guidance on Public Sector Exit Payments: Use of Special Severance Payments, updated on 2
Answer: The payments reported in the CO annual report (page 94) were approved on the following dates: Alex Chisholm - payment was approved by the Cabinet Secretary on 7 February 2024 and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 22 February 2024.Simon Case - payment...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87335More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to footnotes 25 and 26 of the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC 1372, published on 23 October 2025, for what reason the current Cabinet Secretary has a lower salary than the
Answer: It is a longstanding policy not to comment on individuals. Details of any individual’s pay are published in the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIdentity Cards: Northern Ireland and Republic of IrelandCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87334More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Irish citizens in Northern Ireland will be required to have digital ID cards.
Answer: There will be no requirements for Irish citizens, or UK citizens, to have a digital ID. We will design this system to ensure everyone who has a right to live and work in any part of the UK can do so more easily and securely, ensuring our commitments in th...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament record9 Downing Street: Repairs and MaintenanceCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87333More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82672 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, for what reason the room was not politically neutral.
Answer: A one-off refresh of the facility was undertaken in December 2024. This was a decorative refresh, and work was undertaken to re-paint the backdrop to blend with existing wood panelling, install lighting, re-cover fabric panels and replace carpet tiles. Th...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87332More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether due diligence undertaken by his Department for the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador considered (a) Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and (b) Global Counsel’s work in China.
Answer: Due diligence was undertaken prior to the appointment of the former Ambassador to the United States, and was part of an established process to collate relevant information as part of the identification and selection of the appointee. I refer the Hon. Memb...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFuture of Work Committee: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86674More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Future of Work Committee has (a) met and (b) carried out business via correspondence since 5 September 2025.
Answer: It is a long established precedent that the frequency and business of Cabinet Committee meetings is not usually publicly disclosed.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: HandbooksCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86673More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the 2025 Honours Committee handbook.
Answer: As noted in our answer to PQ 43222, the Honours Committee handbook is a document used to induct newly appointed independent chairs and committee members to the honours system and the committee process. This document is intended for internal use only. More...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPalantirForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77563 on Palantir, whether the visit to Palantir was arranged through Global Counsel; and whether Lord Mandelson was involved in
Answer: Officials from our Embassy in Washington arranged this trip in the normal way.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86671More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the substantive information released on 21 October 2025 under the Freedom of Information Act, ref FOI2025/12565.
Answer: All Freedom of Information requests are considered on their individual merits in accordance with the relevant legislation. A copy of the information released in the response will be deposited in the House Library.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Hospitality: WinesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86670More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 70512 on Government Hospitality: Wines, what the cost of each transaction from Berry Bros was since 4 July 2025; and which items were purchased.
Answer: As has been the case under successive administrations, a detailed breakdown of each item in a purchase is not routinely published. Details of Government Procurement Card spending over £500 is published on gov.uk. In March this year, the Government took ac...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AdvertisingCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86669More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 81327 on Government Departments: Advertising, on which (a) programmes and (b) topics his Department used each contractor.
Answer: As with any communication campaign approach, channels are selected based on their ability to engage with audiences in alignment with the government's priorities. Social media has been utilised on campaigns of varying scale and reach, supporting missions c...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Social MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86668More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77545 on Cabinet Office: Social Media, whether his Department has undertaken expenditure (a) directly and (b) through contractors on digital influencers outs
Answer: The Cabinet Office has worked with influencers outside of the New Media Unit.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUnited Kingdom Security Vetting: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86667More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long it takes on average for a new member of UK Security Vetting staff to become fully accredited to handle (a) Counter Terrorist Check and Security Check and (b) Developed Vetting cases.
Answer: The training, learning and development needs of vetting officials within United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) is kept under regular review, in line with changes in policy, legislation or the external environment. This approach allows UKSV to maximise sk...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
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