Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Trade Unions: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether trade union diversity networks in (a) his department and (b) NHS England are eligible for trade union facility time; and whether people can claim both diversity network time and facility ti
Answer: Neither the Department nor NHS England have specific trade union diversity networks.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Employment Rights BillDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on industrial action in the NHS.
Answer: The Government is committed to reforming trade union legislation, to bring it into the 21st century. We want to create an industrial relations framework fit for a modern economy and workplaces that work for everyone.The Department of Business and Trade ha...
Answered 1 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Hospitality IndustryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42740 on Smoking: Hospitality Industry, what his planned timetable is for the consultation on the vaping and smoking provisions in relation to out
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill sets a duty to consult on a range of powers before making regulations, including vaping and smoking provisions in relation to outdoor public places. We plan to consult on these measures in due course, and we will provide stakeho...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Disputes: Trade UnionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46764 on Industrial Disputes: Trade Unions, if he will make it his policy to suspend (a) facility time and (b) check-off for NHS-recognised trade
Answer: We have no plans to suspend facility time or check-off for National Health Service recognised trade unions whilst they are on strike.It is for the local NHS employers and trade unions to agree on the approach to facility time during any period of industri...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSubmarines: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to p.6 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, if he will publish a breakdown of the associated costs for the sovereign warhead programme over this Parliament; and whether he exp
Answer: The £15 billion to be invested in this Parliament covers a range of programmes across the nuclear warhead portfolio to support the sovereign warhead. That investment includes sustaining our current Mk4A warhead; developing Astraea, our sovereign replaceme...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFrance: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 67413 on France: Military Alliances, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question HL6719 on Nuclear Weapons, how his Department defines tactical nuc
Answer: The UK does not categorise nuclear weapon capabilities as either strategic or sub-strategic/tactical. The UK and NATO have said that any employment of nuclear weapons against NATO would fundamentally alter the nature of a conflict. The UK’s nuclear weapon...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2025 to Question 66652 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, what the total cost to the public purse was for those tasks.
Answer: The total cost for Government Minsters travel on the RAF Command Support Air Transport between 3 July 2024 and 4 July 2025 is £858,724.23. This was approximately 51.3% lower than the previous year. Some elements included in the total cost are air passenge...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) ambassadors and (b) high commissioners are not (a) civil servants and (b) members of the Diplomatic Service.
Answer: All those appointed to Ambassador or High Commissioner roles are appointed as civil servants.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Inter MediateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 August 2025 to Question 69070 on Syria: Inter Mediate, for what reason his Department does not disclose details of the individual projects funded
Answer: In circumstances where sharing details of projects would present personal risks to partners working in sensitive contexts, or prejudice national security, international relations or data protection rights, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Offic...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department are assigned to work on the China strategy.
Answer: China cuts across the work of all parts of government, from national security, to secure growth, to climate and clean energy, to science and technology, and teams across the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and in many other government ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: ResignationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66657 on Civil Service: Resignations, if he will publish the responses from the Permanent Under-Secretaries.
Answer: The letter of the Permanent Under-Secretaries of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, dated 29 May, will be deposited in the Library.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question HL2064 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, how many letters were sent between the two governments on the draft treat
Answer: In line with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the government published the treaty and documentation required to inform the ratification of the treaty, including the full costs of the deal, on the day of signature.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: HolidaysForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 54790 on FCDO: Holidays, whether there is any further internal guidance to Ministers on this issue.
Answer: No. The position remains the same as under previous governments.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommon Purpose: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) his Department and (b) the British Council has provided funding to Common Purpose since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has not provided any direct funding to Common Purpose since 4 July 2024.The British Council has provided £7,650 to Common Purpose since July 2024. This was to deliver three workshops under the Study ...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Social MediaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has spent money on (a) digital and (b) social influencers since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's central communication team has not paid any social media influencers for promotion since July 2024.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service Commission: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74765More
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 the Prime Minister plans to issue a direction under section 17 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2
Answer: As Minister for the Cabinet Office, I wrote to the First Civil Service Commissioner, Baroness Stuart, on behalf of the Prime Minister, on 9 July formally inviting the Civil Service Commission, under Section 17 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance ...
Answered 2 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLife PeersCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74667More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-party political life peers he intends to ask the Commission to nominate in 2025.
Answer: It is for the Prime Minister to make recommendations to the Sovereign on new peers. As set out in his written ministerial statement of 19 June 2025, in doing so he will continue to ask the House of Lords Appointments Commission to nominate individuals to ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Unpaid WorkCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74666More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that people who are white British are eligible to apply for all (a) government and (b) (i) MI5 and (ii) MI6 summer internships.
Answer: A range of internships exist across government, any decisions relating to eligibility are taken in line with the CS Commission rules and in accordance with UK Employment Law. Specifically relating to the CS Summer Internship Programme, as set out in Augus...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74665More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of civil servants who are (a) full protection and (b) tapered protection members of the Civil Service (i) Classic, (ii) Premium, (iii) Classic Plus and (iv) Nu
Answer: The information requested is published in Table 1.2 in section 7.3 of Annex A of the Civil Service Pensions 2015 Remedy (‘McCloud’) consultation – Equality Impact Assessment.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Special AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74664More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement on Government of service, HCWS870, of 21 July 2025, whether the new Business Appointment Rules administered by the Civil Service Commission will apply to (a) special advis
Answer: The transfer of responsibility for the administration and advice on applications for the most senior civil servants and special advisers from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments to the Civil Service Commission, will only affect those at the SC...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service Commission: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74663More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement on Government of service, HCWS870, of 21 July 2025, whether he plans to amend the Civil Service Management Code to reflect the transfer of the Advisory Committee on Busine
Answer: The Civil Service Management Code will be updated in due course to reflect the transfer of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments' functions to provide independent advice on the application of the Business Appointment Rules in respect of the most...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74662More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025, HCWS870, on Government of service, whether he plans to amend the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 to implement the changes on Minister
Answer: The government does not intend to amend the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 to implement changes on ministerial severance payments. These changes will be implemented via a waiver system.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Business InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74661More
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 permit retrospective applications for business appointments to the (a) Civil Service Commission and
Answer: The Business Appointment Rules state that retrospective applications will not normally be accepted. While the Rules rightly discourage retrospective applications in order to ensure initial compliance from applicants, the Government believes that, should s...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: RegulationCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74660More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question HL9163 on Government Departments: Regulation, how many authorisations have been made within this Department.
Answer: I refer the Hon gentleman to the answer for PQ HL9163 of 21 July 2025.
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Interests: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74659More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing details of the new arrangements for applications relating to Business Appointments Rules.
Answer: Information on the new Business Appointments Rules process will be published when it becomes operational on 13 October 2025.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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