Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Cabinet Office: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126615More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 18 March 2026 to Question 119321 and of 2 June 2025 to Question 54277 on Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information, if he will place in the Library the version of the handbook released un
Answer: As stated in the response to PQ 116510, the Honours Committee handbook released through this request is a version from January 2023 which is no longer accurate. The current handbook is currently being updated. An updated version with relevant redactions w...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126614More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120317 on Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information and with reference to the Cabinet Office guidance on Non-corporate communication channels for government busin
Answer: Freedom of Information requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. Reasonable searches are made to identify information within the scope of each request and to ensure compliance with the legislation.
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126613More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to publish a (a) summary of responses and (b) response to the Equality law call for evidence, published on 7 April 2025, for the measures not covered by the Consultation on mandatory ethnicit
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, no matter their background, can thrive. Therefore, as set out in our response to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s Module 2 report, we agree with the recommendation that commencement of the socio-economic du...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: Clean EnergyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2026 to Question 114438 on Clean Energy: China, how many (a) Memorandums of Understanding and (b) non-legally binding agreements have be
Answer: There is no consolidated list on the number of Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legally binding instruments across government and there is no central requirement to routinely publish or collate this information.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFood Standards Agency: Eville and JonesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the government transparency data, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments, published on
Answer: People and resourcing are central to the successful delivery of the Food Standards Agency Delivered Official Controls contracts and the social value targets for these contracts are:recruitment and retention of Supplier Personnel in the Delivery of Meat Of...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120877 on Ministry of Defence: Procurement, whether DEFCON516 requires private sector suppliers to follow the public sector equality duty; and whether there is
Answer: DEFCON 516 (Equality) outlines the MOD’s requirement that contractors must not unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender (including reassignment), sex or sexual orientation, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy ...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordICF Consulting Services: EqualityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the government transparency data, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments,
Answer: The referenced KPI in Defra’s contract with ICF does not require the supplier to ensure that 50% or more of professional staff within the core team for service orders are female or non-binary, nor does it impose any minimum staffing requirement. Instead, ...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCranston Inquiry: ExpenditureDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 70519 on Public Inquiries, what has been the total cost to the public purse to date of the Cranston inquiry.
Answer: The Cranston Inquiry’s annual and quarterly financial reports are available on the Inquiry website. A final financial report will be published in due course.
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 119909 on Erasmus+ Programme, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) outbound and (b) inbound students in the first year of UK participation in Erasm
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire to the answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 119909.
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 114747 on Erasmus+ Programme, if she will place in the Library the guidance for higher education institutes to apply for the Erasmus Charter for Higher Educat
Answer: The deadline for applying for the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) for institutions intending to participate in the 2027 funding call was 24 March 2026. The ECHE is awarded by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Applica...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOpportunity Mission BoardDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 25 March 2026 to Question 119897 and of 3 February 2026 to Question 108241 on Mission Boards, on what dates the Break Down Barriers to Opportunity Mission Board has met since November
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Export Finance: MediaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the transparency data entitled Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments, published on 31 Marc
Answer: The contract in question was called off in 2022 under the previous government from the Crown Services Framework, RM6123 Media Services. That framework required suppliers to consider social value policy themes, and to support contracting authorities to del...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInsolvency: Subject Access RequestsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has issued guidance on whether firms in administration are subject to Subject Access Requests.
Answer: All organisations in the UK that act as data controllers are required to comply with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, including data subject rights such as the right of access.When a firm enters administration, it continues to trade and remai...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChris WormaldCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126602More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113712 on Chris Wormald, whether the settlement agreement included a non-disclosure provision.
Answer: I refer to my answer for 113712 Sir Chris Wormald has entered a settlement agreement with the Cabinet Office, and this does not include a non-disclosure agreement.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJosh SimonsCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126601More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant 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 matter w
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Commercial Service: MicrosoftCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126600More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Government's Crown Commercial Service (CCS) agreement with Microsoft.
Answer: The Government keeps the effectiveness of the Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 (SPA24) with Microsoft under review. Government Commercial Agency (GCA), formerly Crown Commercial Service (CCS), manages SPA24 with Microsoft, which provides enhanced va...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLife PeersCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126599More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119406 on Ian Horobin, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a new convention covering the withdrawal of Government nominations t
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPermanent Secretaries: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126598More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the provisions of the model Permanent Secretary contract applies to Permanent Secretaries who were in post before the introduction of the fixed term contract.
Answer: I refer to my answer for PQ 88716. The provisions of the model Permanent Secretary contract apply to all Permanent Secretaries.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord CaseCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126597More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the exit payment given to Chris Wormald was above the cap of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme used to determine the exit payment to Simon Case.
Answer: Details of payments made to the former Cabinet Secretary will be published in the Annual Report and Accounts for Cabinet Office for the financial year in which the payment was made.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFormer MinistersCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126596More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Secretary's objectives 2026-27 published on 7 April 2026, what steps the Cabinet Secretary plans to take to deliver her 2026-27 objective of protecting the interests of former Gover
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister was (a) consulted on and (b) approved the exit payment to Lord Mandelson.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, 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 transpa...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisterial ResponsibilityCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126594More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers can have Ministerial responsibilities removed and remain in post.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Canary WharfCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126593More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with JP Morgan on business rate discounts on offices in Canary Wharf.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament record9 Downing Street: Repairs and MaintenanceCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126592More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 116506 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, what the transaction number, value and date is for the reimbursed payment to the Government Property Agenc
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126591More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the severance payment to the outgoing Cabinet Secretary included a monetary provision for forgone employer pension contributions.
Answer: Details of payments made to the former Cabinet Secretary will be published in the Annual Report and Accounts for Cabinet Office for the financial year in which the payment was made.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
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