Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Global CounselCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2756More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 114871 on Global Counsel, whether Lord Mandelson was in attendance at the dinners with Matthew Doyle.
Answer: I refer you to the Oral Statement on the 27 April providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament’s instruction is met with the urgency and transparency that it deserves. As the Chief Secretar...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Mobility Scheme: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2755More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of an EU youth mobility scheme on (a) domestic unemployment levels, (b) domestic welfare dependency and (c) the number of young UK nationals in work.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring opportunities for young British citizens to live, work, study, and travel across the European Union. That is why at the 2025 UK-EU Summit, we agreed to negotiate a balanced youth experience scheme with the EU. We h...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordBy-elections: Aberdeen South and MakerfieldCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2754More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 110418 on By-elections: Gorton and Denton, if he will publish reminder guidance that has been issued on the Makerfield and Aberdeen South by-elections
Answer: An internal reminder of the rules governing the conduct of UK Government civil servants - which are an extension of those that apply at all times as set out in the Civil Service code - has been provided to departments in the usual way, following the calli...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2753More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115552 on Public Appointments, if he will publish the due diligence processes agreed by the Cabinet Office's Accounting Officer that were used as the basi
Answer: I refer the hon Member to ‘Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington - Volume I’, pages 10-14 and to the letter from the former ...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what Baroness Casey’s total remuneration is as Chair of the Independent Commission into Adult Social Care in England.
Answer: Baroness Louise Casey has been appointed as a Direct Ministerial Appointment and, in line with Cabinet Office guidance, this appointment is remunerated. As the Commission is independent, the Commission is responsible for reporting on its financial expendi...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: ScotlandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions has the UK Government had with the Scottish Government on the operation of the UK Internal Market in relation to the proposals of the new Scottish Government administration to introduc
Answer: The UK Government has not discussed legislative proposals on this issue with the incoming Scottish Government. It is unlikely this policy would interact with the UK Internal Market (UKIM) Act, and any interaction would depend on how the legislation is des...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2098More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current average percentage of civil service expenditure on pay is disbursed on trade union facility time; what that percentage was in 2023-24; and whether he has set a target for that percentage in the
Answer: Based on data submitted via the online Cabinet Office Trade Union Facility Time Reporting Service, the average Civil Service spend on facility time, as a percentage of total pay bill, in both 2023-24 and 2024-25 was 0.04%.Due to the repeal of the Trade Un...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2097More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the expected expenditure on exit payments to Ministers in the last month.
Answer: Details of ministerial severance payments are published in the relevant department’s annual report and accounts.
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Gender RecognitionCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2096More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Civil Service’s current Gender Reassignment guidance.
Answer: New model Gender Reassignment guidance has been issued to Civil Service departments for them to use as a template for their own departmental guidance. Internal HR policies and guidance are not published externally.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2095More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Guidance for all Cross-Government Diversity networks has been updated since May 2023.
Answer: The Civil Service Staff Network Policy was not launched until 23 September 2025. It has not been updated since then.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLobbyingCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2094More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Downing Street and (b) his Department hold regular group calls for consultant lobbyists.
Answer: Details of Ministers and Senior Officials' meetings, including those held using video or audio-conferencing technology, and including phone calls where these replace or take the format of an official meeting, are published by departments on GOV.UK every q...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHonoursCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2093More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance on Ministerial involvement in the Honours System has been updated since July 2024.
Answer: Guidance on ministerial involvement in the Honours System was last updated in June 2022. In July 2025, the Prime Minister's Office issued an updated set of Prime Ministerial Priorities to departments which included a summary of the existing roles and resp...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2092More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) Cabinet Office's Staff Network Policy and (b) Civil Service Staff Networks guidance.
Answer: The Cabinet Office’s Staff Network Policy and the Civil Service Staff Network Policy are internal Civil Service staff policies. They are not in the public domain and as such we do not intend to publish these documents.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Unions: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2091More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the updated Trade Union Facility Time Framework.
Answer: I refer to my answer for UIN 427. A copy of the updated Trade Union Facility Time Framework has been published in the House Library (DEP2026-0371).
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2090More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the current HMG Security Policy Framework.
Answer: The current Security Policy Framework (SPF) was published in 2014. There are no plans to update it as this has been superseded by the publication of the functional standards in 2020, which include a specific functional standard for security (GovS 007). Th...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2089More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Civil Service Recruitment Framework.
Answer: There are no plans to publish this internal-facing framework to the public domain, as it constitutes HR-to-HR guidance designed for departments to integrate into their respective policies and processes.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2088More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Cabinet Office Board Operating Framework.
Answer: There is no requirement for departments to publish Board Operating Frameworks, however the governance system it describes is included as part of the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts (published yearly) and in the Accounting Officer System Statement ...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2087More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the terms of reference of the Cabinet Office Staff Board.
Answer: The Staff Board serves in an advisory capacity to the Executive Committee and is not a mandatory component of the Corporate Governance Code. Its Terms of Reference are not subject to external publication.
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2086More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish current Civil Service guidance on speaking to the media.
Answer: This guidance is currently under development in a live policy area.
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordJosh SimonsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2085More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether the Propriety and Ethics Team took a preliminary view on whether the Ministerial Code was broken before the ma
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the response given to the Rt Hon Member of Hayes and Harlington’s point of order on 23 February (Column 40).
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMatt HancockCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2084More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has had discussions with Matthew Hancock on the copyright and ownership of electronic messages held on non-corporate devices relating to official government business from his time as Healt
Answer: Under this government, the Cabinet Office has not had discussions with Matthew Hancock on this issue.
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: VettingCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2083More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the revised terms of reference are for the review into security vetting led by Sir Adrian Fulford; who will he report to; and whether the review will be made public.
Answer: Sir Adrian Fulford will provide his report to the Cabinet Secretary and the Security Minister (as the Minister responsible for National Security Vetting). A summary of the report, setting out Sir Adrian’s recommendations and findings, will be published in...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: VettingCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2082More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what are the terms of reference of the review into the FCDO and UKSC vetting process; and who it will report to.
Answer: Sir Adrian Fulford will provide his report to the Cabinet Secretary and the Security Minister (as the Minister responsible for National Security Vetting). A summary of the report, setting out Sir Adrian’s recommendations and findings, will be published in...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Public ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2081More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/04975 dated 13 April 2026, on Downing Street expenditure, if he will list the suppliers for the (a) goods and (b) servi
Answer: The residence above the Prime Minister’s Office was empty and so was furnished within existing budgets and with value for money in mind. This has been available for successive administrations. Items purchased came from Amazon, Argos, Ikea, Next, Dunelm, J...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament record9 Downing Street: Repairs and MaintenanceCabinet OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1194More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 116506 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, if he will place in the Library a copy of the OCS invoice dated 6 November 2025 relating to the work
Answer: The OCS invoice paid by the Government Property Agency dated 6th November 2025 and paid on 12th November 2025 can be found in the November 2025 Cabinet Office spend data as published on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data....
Answered 22 May 2026
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