Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Civil Service Commission: Conflict of InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29126More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20855, on Civil Service Commission: Conflict of Interests, whether the Civil Service Commission has made an assessment of whether any of its statutory func
Answer: Paragraph 14, Schedule 1 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 sets out that the Civil Service Commission may delegate functions to any of its members, committees, employees, or a person with whom arrangements are made in line with the Act....
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for National Statistics: Darlington Economic CampusCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29125More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20984 on Office for National Statistics: Darlington Economic Campus, what proportion of staff meet the 40% target.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 11th September is attached.
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29124More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20529 on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if she will publish the full summary report.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 11th September is attached.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29123More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the cross-government FOI Practitioners’ Forum last met.
Answer: The Information Rights Forum, which brings together FOI practitioners from across central government, last met on 23 July this year.
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29122More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what the event, work activity and topic was for transactions PMO OVERSEAS VISITS, FOREIGN COMMONWEAL
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Political ActivitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28768More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20905, on Public Appointments: Political Activities, whether the requirement to follow the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies requires any
Answer: The conflict of interest process for Direct Ministerial Appointments, which includes declarations political activity, is set out in the answer to Question 20905.
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Political ActivitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28767More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20539, on Government Departments: Data Protection, what is the advice of the Cabinet Office data protection officer on whether the Data Protection Act 2018
Answer: The Cabinet Office Data Protection Officer has not been asked to advise on whether the declared political activity of a Cabinet Office direct ministerial appointment can be published.Under the existing Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Cabinet Off...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28766More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Buy British procurement policy on the likelihood of the European Union adopting a Buy European procurement policy which discriminates against British i
Answer: The EU is a close trading partner. Our supply chains are highly integrated and maintaining trade in strategic sectors benefits both the UK and EU to achieve our economic objectives.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28765More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 18828, on Gambling Commission: staff, what other central government public bodies have public servant staff which are neither crown servants or civil s
Answer: Out of a total of 304 Arm’s Length Bodies in 2023/24, 241 ALBs employed staff who were neither crown servants nor civil servants. The vast majority of this non-civil service workforce was concentrated within Executive NDPBs, where 118 ALBs accounted for 1...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInter Mediate: ContractsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20637, on Inter Mediate: Contracts, what is the total sum of public money that has been paid to Inter Mediate since Ju
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer provided to Question 20637 on 8 September 2026. As set out in that response, payments to Inter Mediate are not disclosed because of the sensitive nature of the activities supported and the associated transparenc...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Flint GlobalDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2026, to Question 19349, on DBIST: Flint Global, whether minutes were taken of the meeting between the Minister and James Purnell of Flint Glo
Answer: The Department holds a readout for the roundtable. The full list of attending companies has been published as part of the Department’s transparency returns on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/csv-preview/68640020354985706f111bd4/ministers_january_march_2025_mee...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026, to Question 20860, on Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, what assessment her Department has made of whether hostile foreign actors are promoting Local G
Answer: The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) strengthens the resilience of the UK's political system against covert foreign influence by increasing transparency around certain arrangements involving foreign powers.Investment decisions associated with ...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic ConsultationAttorney General's OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28761More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the letter entitled, Simplification and Agency of Government - Letter to all ministers, of 7 September 2026, whether she plans to legislate to disapply the Gunning principles and case law on consultation requ
Answer: The government currently has no plans to legislate to disapply the Gunning principles, which will still have a place in the exceptional circumstances where formal consultation is required. Such circumstances should only include where there is a statutory ...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28760More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 20738 on Royal Family: Funerals, whether there is an Operation Bridge equivalent plan for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; and whether Mr Mountbatten-Windsor will
Answer: As previously stated in the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 20738, the Royal Household is responsible for funeral arrangements for Members of the Royal Family, assisted by the Government in the delivery of plans as needed. The Government does not dis...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Cohesion FundCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28759More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 21041 on EU Cohesion Fund, whether the European Commission has asked the UK to make payments to the EU Cohesion Fund in any other area.
Answer: The UK is not currently contributing to the EU Cohesion Fund. As referred to in the previous response, the EU is seeking to establish a mechanism for an appropriate UK financial contribution towards reducing economic and social disparities between the reg...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: GlasgowCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28758More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20546 on Cabinet Office: Glasgow, how many Ministerial visits there were in that period.
Answer: I refer the honourable member to the previous answer given to PQ 20546 of 8 September 2026.
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEthics and Integrity Commission: ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28757More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what was the nature of the expenditure undertaken and for what goods and services, in relation to th
Answer: The expenditure relates to Codes of Ethical Conduct research projects. The Ethics and Integrity Commission is independent of Government.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConflict of InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28756More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 16936, on Conflicts of Interest, what is her Department's current policy, prior to the Home Office review, on whether a ban on engagement includes (a) socia
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: SecondmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to his Department.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNo 10 North: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28754More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether office attendance data is collated for staff who work in No10 North.
Answer: Staff are expected to attend in line with departmental attendance policy.
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNo 10 North: SecondmentCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28753More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of staff assigned to No10 North are loaned.
Answer: Surge capability was inserted on a temporary basis from a range of government departments and secondees from local government.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the ratification and implementation of the EU SPS Agreement.
Answer: This Government is progressing negotiations on the UK-EU SPS Agreement alongside preparations for its ratification and implementation. Ratification and implementation will be completed once negotiations have concluded and the required UK and EU processes ...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSunbeds: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Strengthening the regulation of commercial sunbeds in England, published 22 May 2026, whether it remains her Department's policy to introduc
Answer: The consultation on strengthening the regulation of commercial sunbeds in England closed on 14 August. Responses to the consultation are currently being assessed, and the Government will provide a formal response setting out the findings and next steps in...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNo 10 North: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28750More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether pay for staff assigned to No10 North who were previously designated to a London office is based on the National or the London pay range.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Legal OpinionAttorney General's OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28342More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the letter, "Simplification and Agency of Government - Letter to all ministers", of 7 September 2026, if she will make it her policy to place the updated legal risk guidance in the Library of the House once i
Answer: My updated Legal Risk guidance was published on GOV.UK on 8th September 2026. I have directed my officials to place a copy in the Library of the House.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
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