Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Chagossians: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the indigenous rights of the Chagossian people.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the statement I made to the House on 13 April, and the answers I provided to questions raised in response, except for matters of ongoing litigation, where I am unable to comment at this time.I met members of the Chagossian con...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4238More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026, to Question 125694, on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, what is the dataset that will be used to operate the civic lottery.
Answer: Participants have been recruited through a process called sortition. This is a random postcode lottery used to select individuals to take part in deliberative processes.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4237More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Organogram of Staff Roles & Salaries, published on 11 November 2025, which organisation has the Deputy Director staff member with entry UDD_1003 been loaned to.
Answer: Cabinet Office follows the same rules and guidance as all other departments regarding SCS data. The decision to restrict the amount of information published for Senior Civil Servants (SCS) below Pay Band 2 dates back to 2010, made on the grounds of propor...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4236More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 124822 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, how many People's Panel participants will be recruited; and how much they will be paid.
Answer: I refer to my response to PQ 119977.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4235More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Propriety and Ethics Team uses AI tools for its due diligence work.
Answer: As has been set out previously, including by the former Cabinet Secretary to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee in October 2025, due diligence is largely a collation of open source material.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for National Statistics: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4234More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what office attendance requirements have been agreed with the ONS for each of their offices.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 29th May is attached.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4233More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the proposed annual budget and headcount is for the Government Media Unit in the 2026-2027 financial year.
Answer: The Cabinet Office is currently finalising the operational requirements of the Government Media Unit.
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHonoursCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4232More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 126615 on Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information, what the timetable is for the updates to the Honours Handbook to be completed.
Answer: As stated in our answers to questions 126615 and 125676, the handbook is currently being updated. An updated version with relevant redactions will be laid in the House Library as soon as is practicable.
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CapitaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the suitability and capability of Capita to deliver the Capita Synergy contract on time and on budget and meet the Key Performance Indicators.
Answer: The award of the contract followed a robust, two-year commercial procurement process, undertaken in compliance with Government procurement regulations and informed by specialist expertise from across the four participating departments. The process balance...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal CounselCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4230More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) Downing Street had correspondence with Global Counsel while Lord Mandelson was Ambassador to the US.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, in response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBaroness HarmanCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4229More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Baroness Harman has been allocated (a) an office and (b) workspace; and how many staff have been assigned to support her.
Answer: The Prime Minister’s Adviser on Women and Girls has access to appropriate office space on the government estate as required. Policy experts, including within the Cabinet Office, will assist with her work as required.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: Termination of EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4228More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the policy of the (i) Civil Service People Group and (ii) Cabinet Office on whether departing (a) Senior Civil Servants, (b) Permanent Secretaries and (c) Cabinet Secretaries should have an formal exit i
Answer: Departments are required to offer exit interviews to all resigning Senior Civil Servants. The Cabinet Office follows the central policy.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4227More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the dataset of Key Performance Indicators for government’s most important contracts was published on 25 December 2025.
Answer: The timetable for publishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is set by the Government Commercial Function (GCF). Data for July to September 2025 was published on time, and in the usual way, with publication usually on the final Thursday of the month. Si...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4226More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026, to Question 121753, on Erasmus+ programme, whether affiliating to Erasmus+ will be subject to a vote in Parliament.
Answer: A decision of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed by the previous government, amending Protocol I of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, finalised the UK’s association to Erasmus...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4225More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what month he will start negotiating the cost of the Erasmus+ scheme in 2028; and what the deadline is for final decision on affiliation for a second year.
Answer: A decision of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed by the previous government, amending Protocol I of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, finalised the UK’s association to Erasmus...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 114878 on Erasmus+ programme, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the COM/2025/545 proposal when approved on the EU/UK reset and ass
Answer: COM/2025/545 is a draft EU Regulation and may be subject to change. If adopted, the proposed Regulation would apply to the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034) and would not affect the current funding period. The UK has not yet taken a decisio...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office and Prime Minister: EmailCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4223More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 1187 on Cabinet Office and Prime Minister: Email, whether (a) his Department and (b) 10 Downing Street Freedom of Information team determine that Government emai
Answer: The Cabinet Office adheres to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the 2018 FOI Code of Practice, and the relevant guidance set out by the Information Commissioner.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026, to Question 203, on Erasmus+ Programme, whether UK schools, colleges, universities and teacher training institutions which do not display the EU emblem will be subject to
Answer: UK schools, colleges, universities and teacher training institutions participating in Erasmus+ will be required to follow any publicity requirements set out in their grant agreements. Failure to do so may result in action being taken for non-compliance by...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFormer Ministers: Departmental RecordsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4221More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 1237 on Former Ministers: Departmental Records, whether his Department has guidance on that issue.
Answer: The Guidance for the Management of Private Office Information & Records is published on gov.uk and sets out the legal and institutional framework for the management of ministerial records, the types of records that should and should not be preserved, ...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPermanent Secretaries: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4220More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 1225 on Permanent Secretary: Recruitment, what the Permanent Secretary vacancy only advertised internally across government was; what the business case for not a
Answer: The Permanent Secretary vacancy advertised internally was the Joint Intelligence Committee Chair role. The Prime Minister approved advertising the role internally due to its highly specialist nature.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4219More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 18 February 2026 to Question HL13979, on Public Appointments: Political Impartiality, whether the 2025-26 data report will include data for 2024-25; and what is the proposed timet
Answer: The 2025-26 public appointments data report will be published in due course. 2024-25 political activity data will not be included in this report, for the reasons set out previously.
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4218More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 18 February 2026, to Question HL13979, on Public Appointments: Political Impartiality, if he will place in the Library a copy of the political affiliation limited dataset used by
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not hold the final dataset used by the Commissioner for Public Appointments in his 2024-25 Annual Report. The Commissioner for Public Appointments is independent of Government.
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Written QuestionsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4217More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department assigns (a) codes and (b) traffic light ratings to written parliamentary questions.
Answer: The department does not apply traffic light ratings.
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4216More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on opening secure locking mechanisms where (a) keys and (b) codes have been lost since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not held.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHorizon EuropeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled EM on a report on implementation of the TCA (COM(2026)166), published on 15 May 2026, para 12, what the estimated cost is of the strengthened
Answer: In the current financial year the UK has allocated £2.1 billion for association to EU programmes, this includes association to Horizon Europe, Copernicus, and the Horizon Guarantee. This covers access to the entire programme including pillars 2 and 3, giv...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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