Mike Wood MP: written questions 2026
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Government Departments: CommunicationCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20888More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the No10 press release, Appointment of Alex Lloyd Hunter as the Advisor on Digital Communications Processes & Strategy, what the terms of reference are of the review of the No10 Digital Operati
Answer: The DMA portal has been updated with the information that was published on gov.uk about the appointments of the Expert Adviser on Structure and Process and the Adviser on Digital Communication Process and Strategy. Gautam Rangarajan will advise on interna...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20887More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 9073 on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, whether that guidance will be completed following the change in administration.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGautam RangarajanCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20886More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the No10 press release entitled Appointment of Gautam Rangarajan as an Expert Advisor on Structure and Process, of 11 August 2026, what (a) structure and (b) process Gautam Rangarajan is advisi
Answer: The DMA portal has been updated with the information that was published on gov.uk about the appointments of the Expert Adviser on Structure and Process and the Adviser on Digital Communication Process and Strategy. Gautam Rangarajan will advise on interna...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGraffitiDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what statistics the Government collects on (a) graffiti incidents, (b) Fixed Penalty Notices for graffiti offence in lieu of prosecution and (c) graffiti prosecutions in court.
Answer: The Government does not collect data on graffiti incidents, Fixed Penalty Notices issued for graffiti offences in lieu of prosecution and graffiti prosecutions in court.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Social MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20884More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 124124 on Government Departments: Social Media, and further to paragraph 2.1 of the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers document entitled Influen
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Social MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20883More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Framework Agreement RM6364 entitled Media and Creative Services is used for the procurement of social media influencers.
Answer: RM6364 Media and Creative Services is used for the procurement of social media content creators, and this forms part of the framework scope.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20882More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Commission document entitled Submission Form – Exception 10 – Conversion to Permanency Request, updated on 24 March 2026, how many applications have been (a) submitted and (b)
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSpecial AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20881More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the 10 Downing Street press releases entitled Appointment of Gautam Rangarajan as an Expert Advisor on Structure and Process, and Appointment of Alex Lloyd Hunter as the Advisor on Digital Comm
Answer: The DMA portal has been updated with the information that was published on gov.uk about the appointments of the Expert Adviser on Structure and Process and the Adviser on Digital Communication Process and Strategy. Gautam Rangarajan will advise on interna...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Adviser People BoardCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20880More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will list the members of the Special Adviser People Board.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCitizens' AssembliesCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20879More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the Government’s policy on the use of (a) Citizens’ Assemblies and (b) Citizens’ Juries.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: EU NationalsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20878More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of civil servants who are EU nationals.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally on behalf of departments.
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Termination of EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20877More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Direct Ministerial Appointments appointees who leave Government will have their entry on the Direct Ministerial Appointment portal (a) deleted, (b) archived or (c) amended to state that they have left Go
Answer: I refer to the answer given to PQ 116770.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Public RelationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 8552 on Department of Health and Social Care: Public Relations, if she will list each external public relations firm commissioned since July 2024,
Answer: Any external public relations requirements from the Department are covered by a contract with AMV (previously MullenLowe) which was procured following a competition under the CCS/GCA RM6125 Campaign Solutions Framework. The Department undertakes limited p...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: LeedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how often he will work in DHSC North in Leeds during the next 12 months.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, will work in DHSC North on a routine basis, insofar as parliamentary time allows.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff were assigned to each (a) DHSC and (b) NHS England individual regional office as of July 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAlan MilburnDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026, to Question HL1547, and of 15 September 2025, to Question 73327, on Alan Milburn, if he will list the departmental businesses relating to the (a) clients and
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 21 July 2026 in response to Question HL2137.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Civil Service job advert, Press Secretary to the Secretary of State Department of Health and Social Care, Reference number 475472, for what reason the length of employment is
Answer: The post in question has been advertised on exactly the same basis as the last time the role was filled in Summer 2024.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 16029 on Darlington Economic Campus: Remote Working, how many staff are assigned to work at the Darlington Economic Campus; how many desks are assigned to that
Answer: It has been the practice of successive governments not to comment, on grounds of both national security and staff safety, on the physical capacity or staffing numbers for individual buildings of the government estate.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 4240 on Erasmus+ Programme, whether a UK beneficiary is a British citizen receiving education or training under the programme.
Answer: The Erasmus+ Programme Guide, which can be accessed here: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-programme-guide) defines a beneficiary as ‘a natural person or an entity with or without legal personality with whom a grant agreement has been signed’. In...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out the source of funding for the Erasmus+ programme in the 2027/28 academic year, including additional Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit and funding from other budget lines including high
Answer: The UK has committed to associating to the Erasmus+ programme in 2027.Erasmus+ costs were scored at Spring Statement. As reported in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook of March 2026, £0.6 billion has been allocated in 2027-...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: NationalityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of his Department's (a) civil servants and (b) Diplomatic Service roles are reserved posts under the Civil Service Nationality rules.
Answer: The requested information is not centrally collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSanctuary CounselForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made payments to Sanctuary Counsel as grants.
Answer: There is no procurement reference number as the total contract was not published. There are no live contracts with Sanctuary Counsel. No payments for the Soft Power Review were made as grants.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChinaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what non-Treaty agreements have been made with China since January 2026.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 16 April in response to Question 126612.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of ESG policies against investment and financing of defence companies on the cost of defence procurement, including Trident replacement.
Answer: As set out in the Defence Investment Plan, the Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS) is set to be published this year. The DFIS will address barriers to financing and investment in the sector – including supporting businesses access finance, in p...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Greater ManchesterMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average percentage attendance rate was for his Department's staff at Piccadilly Gate, Manchester in the most recent working week for which figures are available, (a) as a percentage of assigned staff att
Answer: Between Wednesday 25 August and Thursday 3 September, 93 Ministry of Defence employees attended Piccadilly Gate. This equates to 82 per cent of employees who work primarily from Picadilly Gate. Attendance varies from week to week, and as this data refers ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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