Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Government Departments: AdvertisingCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86666More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 81876 on Government Departments: Advertising, which publications have been assessed as appropriate for government advertising under the SAFE framework.
Answer: There are currently no plans to publish the full list of publications assessed under the SAFE framework.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Media Unit: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86665More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 82668 on New Media Unit: Marketing, how the £13.2 million is allocated by (a) topic and (b) programme.
Answer: This allocation has enabled multiple campaigns of varying scale and reach, supporting missions communications and government priorities.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86664More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 82339 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether departments are invoiced (a) by his Department for the use of Ministerial cars and (b) for the use of cars by offi
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) issues monthly invoices to each department for the use of its vehicles and drivers. Departments are responsible for determining the appropriate use of these vehicles, whether for Ministers or senior officials. Separate inv...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFreedom of Information: ApplicationsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Information Commissioner has issued guidance on the amount of time that a Freedom of Information request applicant should wait following a decision notice before (a) seeking
Answer: Whilst DSIT sponsors the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), government policy for Freedom of Information (FOI) sits with the Cabinet Office. The ICO has not issued specific guidance for applicants on how long to wait after a decision notice before s...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Mr Money JarDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82329 on Department for Business and Trade: Mr Money Jar, whether his Department has paid Mr Money Jar for social influence or digi
Answer: The department has not paid Mr MoneyJar (Rotimi Merriman-Johnson) for any social media content since 4 July 2024.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allow trade union representatives to access NHS buildings on strike days.
Answer: The Department has no current plans to introduce new provisions regarding trade union access to National Health Service premises on strike days. Under existing legislation, including the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and the Em...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Social MediaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77460 on Department for Business and Trade: Social Media, on which campaigns influencers were used.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade used influencers as part of the National Minimum and Living Wage campaign, to raise awareness of the wage rate increases for workers that came into effect from 1st April 2025. This ensured workers understood their new...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNigel ToppingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Nigel Topping has made a declaration of political activity.
Answer: The appointment of Nigel Topping as Chair of the Climate Change Committee was made in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. In supporting evidence for his pre-appointment scrutiny by the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee on 16 July 20...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Social MediaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78297 on Department for Work and Pensions: Social Media, which campaigns influencers were used on.
Answer: For privacy and confidentiality reasons, we do not disclose our influencer database.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Data ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) disciplinary actions and (b) dismissals of Home Office officials have there been for unauthorised access to personal data since July 2024.
Answer: We do not hold data specifically on the number of cases involving unauthorised access to personal data and would otherwise be disproportionate effort to retrieve.The nearest category for which we hold data is ‘Unauthorised Access IT Systems, Databases and...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAlex Chisholm and Lord CaseTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86245More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when severance payments to (a) Simon Case and (b) Alex Chisholm were approved by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Answer: HM Treasury applies rigorous scrutiny when approving special severance payments. (a) Simon Case’s severance payment was approved by the Chief Secretary in March 2025.(b) Alex Chisholm’s severance payment was approved by HM Treasury officials in accordance...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment: CryptoassetsTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86244More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 73352 on Government: Cryptoassets, in which accounting funds cryptocurrency assets are assigned; and whether external companies are used to hold the crypto asse
Answer: HMT and central government do not hold any cryptoassets. The seizure, recovery and management of cryptoassets, under the Proceeds of Crime Act, is for independent law enforcement and the courts to consider.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInter Mediate: ContractsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will her Department's contracts with Inter Mediate.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 25 September 2025 to question 70453.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: TrainingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on external training courses involving actors since July 2024.
Answer: Data on external training involving actors is not tracked separately and is spread across various expense codes and expenditure types. Isolating this would require manual review of large volumes of data, making it impractical to extract reliably without d...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: ResignationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 74773 on Civil Servants: Resignations, whether any civil servants have resigned in response to the letter from the Per
Answer: It is the longstanding policy of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office under successive governments not to comment on internal HR matters.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86240More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had recent discussions with the Chinese government on the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in London.
Answer: The decision to call in the planning application for the proposed Chinese Embassy was made by the former Deputy Prime Minister, in line with current policy on call-in. This decision is subject to a quasi-judicial process and independent from the rest of g...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeputy Prime Minister: Admiralty HouseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government paid a second homes council tax premium in (a) March and (b) April 2025 for the then Deputy Prime Minister’s official residence in Admiralty House.
Answer: Following the introduction of the second homes premium on 1 April, this has been paid in full in a one-off full payment in July 2025. This payment was made on the date the invoice was received from Westminster City Council.
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Codes of PracticeWomen and EqualitiesTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86238More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to Annex 1 of the Better Regulation Framework Guidance, September 2023, whether the court judgment exemption will be applied in relation to the requirement for a Regulatory Impact Assessment for
Answer: The EHRC has revised its Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations following the consultation and submitted it to the Minister for Women and Equalities. The Government is considering the updated draft Code and, if the decision is ta...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParliament: Public ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85191More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 59028 on Public Expenditure, what the monetary value is of the indicative (a) capital and (b) resource departmental expenditure limit settlement budgeted for Parlia
Answer: Figures on the resource and capital outturns, estimates and forecasts for Parliamentary Bodies over the Spending Review period - including for the Restoration and Renewal of Parliament - are provided in the table below. The figures in future years can cha...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85190More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the correspondence entitled DAO 02/25 Updates to Managing Public Money, published on 12 June 2025, what the business case was for the changes of guidance on (a) the propriety of using the Companies
Answer: The guidance contained in Managing Public Money is produced by the Treasury, and reflects the ongoing dialogue between the Treasury and the Committee of Public Accounts regarding Parliament’s expectations for the use of public money. It also includes oper...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85189More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which organisation administers the defined contribution staff pension scheme for the National Wealth Fund; and what information her Department holds on the proportion of the funds are invested outside the UK.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund selected a pension provider adhering to Cabinet Office guidance. As an operationally independent body, the National Wealth Fund administers its pension scheme in accordance with its framework document and public sector pay guidanc...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth Mission BoardTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85188More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the Growth Mission Board has met; and on what dates she attended.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the Chair of the Growth Mission Board and has attended, and chaired, all meetings of the Board. Beyond this, it is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRedundancy PayTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85187More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's Guidance on Public Sector Exit Payments: Use of Special Severance Payments, updated on 28 July 2025, for what reason the guidance no longer requires all special severance payments
Answer: Departments are fully accountable for ensuring that exit payments are appropriate and proportionate. HMT scrutiny will now focus on the largest and most contentious payments. This change supports greater departmental autonomy while maintaining strong stan...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEqual Pay Regulatory and Enforcement UnitWomen and EqualitiesTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85186More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51461 on the Equal Pay Regulatory and Enforcement Unit, whether the Unit will be separate to the Fair Work Agency.
Answer: As set out in Next Steps to Make Work Pay, the government is committed to establishing an Equal Pay Regulatory and Enforcement Unit. In April we launched a call for evidence on how enforcement of the equal pay scheme could be improved as well as a number ...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEquality: RegulationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85185More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will issue guidance to regulators that they should not impose equality, diversity and inclusion requirements which have not been approved by legislation.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 12 June 2025 to PQ 59367.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
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