Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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DisinformationCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75633More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 70748 on Disinformation, what (a) outputs and (b) reports on disinformation have been produced by the Government Communication Service using the Storyzy ser
Answer: Government Communication Service (GCS) has not produced any standalone reports on disinformation using Storyzy. The tool is used to assess factually incorrect information during crises or threats to national security/public safety that may require a gover...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSummer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75632More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 70499, on Public Bodies: Unpaid Work, whether the parental occupations of a (a) tool-maker and (b) factory owner are deemed to be eligible working class so
Answer: As we set out in August, we will be opening our Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme exclusively for undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds for 2026. We will determine eligibility based on parental occupation at age 14 in line with guidan...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAngela RaynerCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75631More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will make it its policy to ensure that the former Deputy Prime Minister is not given a severance payment.
Answer: This Government has introduced reforms to Ministerial severance pay to ensure severance payments are proportionate and fair. These changes will come into effect from 13 October. In the interim, while this is implemented, decisions as to whether a Minister...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 18 July 2025 to Question 66652 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, whether the RAF Command Support Air Transport fleets include (a) Airbus A321 G-GBNI, (b) Airbus A330 ZZ336, (c) Dassault F
Answer: No, the RAF Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) fleet comprises of two Envoy IV Dassault Falcon 900LX aircraft, G-ZAHS and G-ZABH. The Voyager aircraft, ZZ336, is operated alongside the main fleet of RAF Voyagers, on behalf of the RAF by AirTanker. It ha...
Answered 2 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 54408 on Recruitment: Equality, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the Rooney rule being adopted by NHS bodies.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. We expect National Health Service organisations to implement policies and procedures relating to recruitment that are in line with employment law and good human resources practice, including the Equality Act 2010 and othe...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Criminal RecordsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75369More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers are asked by (a) his Department, (b) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests and (c) their Department whether they have a criminal record prior to their Ministerial appointment.
Answer: There is an established process in place for the appointment of ministers. Any conversations held take place in confidence. All ministers are expected to adhere to the high standards of conduct set out in the Ministerial Code.
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75368More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Liberal Democrat Chief Whip has been appointed as a member of the Parliamentary and Political Service Committee..
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 PPS Committee considers candidates for honours...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75367More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42571 on Cabinet Office: Equality, which diversity networks in his Department received network time in the last month for which figures are held; and how much t
Answer: Collating and recording network time would present a disproportionate administrative burden on the central HR team as this information is not held centrally.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service Commission: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75366More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 21 July 2025 entitled Government of service, HCWS870, whether the Civil Service Commission will include political members nominated by the main political parties in the
Answer: As set out in the Written Statement of 21 July 2025, HCWS870, the Government has decided to close the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) and to transfer its function to provide independent advice on the application of the Business Appoint...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75365More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 21 July 2025 entitled Government of service, HCWS870, whether he plans to make any changes to the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the written statement by the Prime Minister of 19 June 2025 (HCWS718), which sets out the Government's position on appointments to the House of Lords, including the role of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommittee on Standards in Public Life: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75364More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 21 July 2025 entitled Government of service, HCWS870, whether the reformed Committee on Standards in Public Life will have political members nominated by the main polit
Answer: The Ethics and Integrity Commission will be established in Autumn by the Government strengthening and reforming the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL). As with CSPL, the Ethics and Integrity Commission will continue to have political members nom...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEthics and Integrity Commission: ComplaintsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75363More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 21 July 2025 entitled Government of service, HCWS870, whether the Ethics and Integrity Commission will consider complaints relating to alleged breaches of ethics and in
Answer: The Written Ministerial Statement "Government of Service", laid on 21 July 2025, outlines the role of the Ethics and Integrity Commission. Further detail on the Commission will be published when it becomes operational on 13 October 2025.
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Interests: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75362More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, whether changes to the Business Appointment Rules will be retrospective.
Answer: The changes to the way the Rules are administered will come into effect on 13 October. The changes announced in the 21 July Written Ministerial Statement will not be applied retrospectively.
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service and Committee on Standards in Public Life: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75361More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, whether he plans to increase the remuneration for the (a) First Civil Service Commissioner and (b) chair of the Committe
Answer: The remuneration of the First Civil Service Commissioner and the chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life will be set out in the annual reports and accounts for those organisations in the usual way.
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordJoint Operations CommitteeCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75360More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, whether he plans to reconstitute the Joint Operations Committee.
Answer: The Framework Document between the Cabinet Office, the Civil Service Commission, the Advisory Committee for Business Appointments (ACOBA) and the Commissioner for Public Appointments sets out the broad governance framework for the Independent Offices, inc...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGreg JacksonCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75359More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Appointment to Cabinet Office Board, published on 19 August 2025, whether Greg Jackson (a) made a declaration of political activity and (b) was selected thr
Answer: Greg Jackson has disclosed his interests in line with all of the relevant guidance and has declared no political activity. Greg was appointed via a fair and open recruitment competition in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, overse...
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFormer Ministers: Codes of PracticeCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75358More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, who will be responsible for determining whether a former minister has seriously breached the (a) Ministerial Code and (b
Answer: As set out in the Ministerial Code, the Prime Minister is the ultimate judge of the standards of behaviour expected of a minister and the appropriate consequences of a breach of those standards.
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEthics and Integrity Commission and Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards: Conditions of EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75357More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, what the line management structure of the (a) Ethics and Integrity Commission secretariat and (b) secretariat supporting
Answer: I refer the member to the answer provided by Baroness Anderson on 6 August 2025 (HL9881).
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Business InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75356More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, if he will publish the audit findings by the Civil Service Commission on the application of Business Appointment Rules b
Answer: The Civil Service Commission is operationally independent of Government. The publication of information about the Commission’s audit activity in respect of the application of Business Appointment Rules below the most senior grades will be a matter for the...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75130More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the written statement of 21 July 2025 on Government of service, HCWS870, whether the new rules on repayment of Ministerial severance payments will come into effect on 13 October; and whether the Depu
Answer: The reforms to ministerial severance payments, including the use of waivers, will take effect from 13 October.
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAngela RaynerCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75125More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 3 September 2025 in response to the Rt hon. Member for North West Essex during Prime Minister's Questions, Official Report, Column 281, on what date th
Answer: The former Deputy Prime Minister referred herself to the Independent Advisor on Ministerial Standards on Wednesday 3 September.
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAngela RaynerCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75123More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 3 September 2025 in response to the Rt hon. Member for North West Essex during Prime Minister's Questions, Official Report, Column 281, on what date he
Answer: The Prime Minister was kept updated appropriately.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of employer pension contributions for NHS employees are funded by NHS England.
Answer: As of 1 April 2024, the National Health Service employer pension contribution rate rose to 23.7%. Employers pay 14.38% and central payments are made by NHS England for the remaining 9.4%.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSoft Drinks: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 66478 Innovation: Beer and Public Houses, for what reason it is his policy to prohibit sales of non-alcoholic products to people under the age of
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting further growth of the no- and low-alcohol market, which has grown significantly over the past 10 years.A non-alcoholic product differs from a soft drink as it is a beverage intentionally crafted to mimic tradition...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication ServiceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) embedded communications and (b) members of the Government Communications Service are employed by (i) his Department and (ii) NHS England.
Answer: At the end of August 2025, the Department had 40 full-time equivalent (FTE) communications staff embedded in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities working on public health and prevention programmes, and 85 FTE staff working in the Communicatio...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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