Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Chinese EmbassyCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83789More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) National Security Adviser or (b) his Deputies have discussed the Chinese Embassy with the Chinese Government.
Answer: The government has a clear and consistent policy not to comment on any of the NSA’s, or his deputies’, meetings with external parties, for obvious reasons to protect sensitive information pertaining to this country’s national security. This has been the c...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82677More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Civil Service staff networks to only meet outside working hours and have all events signed off by senior managers, published on 23 September 2025, whethe
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not have responsibility for public sector organisations outside of the Civil Service.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Conditions of EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82676More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Civil Service staff networks to only meet outside working hours and have all events signed off by senior managers, published on 23 September 2025, what a
Answer: The cross Civil Service Network Policy applies as published to all cross-Civil Service Staff Networks only. However it also acts as a model policy for Departments to adopt or adapt depending on business needs for their departmental networks. The Cabinet O...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: RedundancyCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82675More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Audit Office's report entitled Government exits and redundancies, published in September 2025, if he will publish the latest dataset on civil service exit scheme applications provi
Answer: Data contained in the current National Audit Office’s (NAO’s) Good Practice Guide was provided to the NAO to help explain the context of the guidance that the NAO has issued. There are no plans to publish further data as this information is held by indivi...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Multi-Stakeholder Forum for Open GovernmentCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82674More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 70476 on UK Multi-Stakeholder Forum for Open Government, for what reason that forum has not met in 2025.
Answer: The next MSF is being organised to take place before the end of 2025. There have been no meetings of the MSF thus far in 2025 due to a Machinery of Government change which moved the former Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) from Cabinet Office to the ...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Social MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82673More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Influencer Marketing Privacy Notice, updated on 10 September 2025, which agencies have been used by (a) his Department and (b) the Government Communications S
Answer: Influencers have proven to be effective in reaching audiences that traditional marketing channels find hard to reach. Influencers work is supported primarily via the agencies OmniGov and Pablo Unlimited via the Campaign Solutions 2 framework, detailed at ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament record9 Downing Street: Repairs and MaintenanceCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82672More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2025 to Question 69366 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, what the provisional cost of the works approved is.
Answer: A one-off refresh of the facility was undertaken in December 2024. This has restored the room back to its original politically neutral state. The indicative cost of these works was up to £80,000, as was reported at the time of undertaking the work. The fi...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJudicial ReviewCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82671More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of section 1 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill on judicial reviews of (a) public bodies and (b) Ministerial decisions.
Answer: Clause 1 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill sets out that the purpose of the Bill is to ensure that public authorities and public officials at all times perform their functions (a) with candour, transparency and frankness, and (b) in the public in...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Council TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82670More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 74186 on Cabinet Office: Council Tax, if he will publish that policy.
Answer: The long-standing policy referred to in Question 74186 was set out in a parliamentary question to the then Prime Minister the Rt Hon Sir Tony Blair as follows: “The level and responsibility for payment of council tax is determined on whether the property ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartmental ResponsibilitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82669More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish any guidance issued to departments on producing internal Outcome Delivery Plans.
Answer: As part of this year’s Spending Review, we committed to a new planning and performance framework by the Autumn Budget. This will confirm our approach to how departments should plan and manage performance in the future.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Media Unit: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82668More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2025 to Question 71231 on New Media Unit: Staff, what the (a) operating costs and (b) budget for (i) marketing and (ii) advertising are for the New Media Unit.
Answer: Operational costs are charged at a departmental level, rather than being broken down to the team level. The New Media Unit has a budget of £13.2 million allocated for marketing, media, and advertising expenditures.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Unpaid WorkCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82667More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the minimum level of security vetting is for people taking part in civil service internship schemes.
Answer: All Fast Stream Summer Interns will complete the Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) checks as part of their onboarding. Candidates will be put forward for higher levels of clearance if their placement requires it. It is a condition of employment t...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82666More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 September 2025 to Question 74509 on Members: Pay, whether the pay freeze for ministers who continue to claim a lower salary to their entitlement under law will be maintained for Mini
Answer: The pay freeze for ministers remains in place.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AdvertisingCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82665More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) methodology and (b) guidance used under the Government Communication Service SAFE framework to assess website.
Answer: Beyond the information currently accessible via the provided link below, there are no plans to release further detail on the SAFE framework. https://www.communications.gov.uk/publications/safe-framework-the-4-principles-for-hmg-brand-safety/
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the ContractFinder entry entitled Disinformation Analysis Software awarded to Storyzy, award date 1 July 2025, for what reasons does her Department use this software.
Answer: DSIT leads the operational response to information threats by analysing narratives and trends from publicly available information online, within its ministerially defined remit - public safety or national security risk to the UK.This does not include the ...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIdentity Cards: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) Larry Ellison and (b) Oracle on Digital ID Cards.
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 it...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82340More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2025 to Question 70506 on Cabinet Office: Contracts, whether the Crown Commercial Service has made an estimate of the number of suppliers increasing prices as a result of th
Answer: Crown Commercial Service (CCS) does not hold information that would show whether suppliers have increased prices in response to the April 2025 National Insurance rise, so cannot make an estimate. Pricing under CCS arrangements is determined at contract le...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82339More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total expenditure was on Government Car Service cars for Ministers in the week of (a) 1 September 2025 and (b) 8 September 2025.
Answer: Expenditure details for the period requested are not yet available. Invoicing for Ministerial car usage covering the specified dates has not yet been raised or processed.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82338More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 75368 on Parliamentary and Political Service Committee: Public Appointments, what the remaining period of time is for each of the independent members’ curre
Answer: The Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee (PPS Committee) is one of ten specialist honours committees, made up of individuals with considerable experience of the area the committee covers. The current membership of the PPS Committee compri...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Trade UnionsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82337More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Civil Service staff networks to only meet outside working hours and have all events signed off by senior managers, published on 23 September 2025, what a
Answer: Civil Service staff networks are separate to trade union activities and duties carried out by trade union representatives in the Civil Service. As such the Civil Service Staff Network Policy does not apply to its trade union representatives.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEspionage: IranCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82336More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government Response to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament Report 'IRAN', published in September 2025, CP 1403, what information the Government holds on whether hostile ac
Answer: HMG does not routinely comment on the details of operational matters or specific threats.However, we take all threats to national security, including those from Iran, incredibly seriously. Whilst the security of Parliament is a matter for the Parliament, ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Policy Lab will fund the MANIFEST programme in 2025-26.
Answer: There are currently no commitments by Policy Lab to fund the MANIFEST programme further in 2025/26.
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Facilities AgreementsHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 169 of the Home Office Annual report and accounts 2024-25, HC 1133, published in July 2025, and page 170 of the Home Office Annual report and accounts 2023-24, HC 184, published
Answer: The number of Home Office employees elected/appointed to trade union representative positions is for individual trade unions to determine. Additionally, there is no requirement for ministers to authorise increases in the cost of facility time, but, in lin...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordStrikesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance has been issued to employers by (a) his Department and (b) the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service on whether staff who are on strike are permitted to work for other employers
Answer: No specific guidance has been issued to employers by the Department for Business and Trade or the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service on whether staff who are on strike are permitted to work for other employers during periods of industrial acti...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: RegistrationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 73348 on Companies: Registration, for what reason Companies House recognised Palestinian as a nationality before the UK Government formally recog
Answer: ‘Palestinian’ has been included in the Companies House list of nationalities for many years. This guidance was last reviewed in 2017, at which point Palestinian was retained on the list. Nationalities and countries for company filings - GOV.UK The current...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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