Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Cabinet Office: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14356More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 23 May 2025, to Question 52694, on Mission Boards: Senior Civil Servants, how many staff now work in the Cabinet Office Mission Delivery Unit.
Answer: The delivery of the Government's missions and priorities is being taken forward by an integrated team working across the Cabinet Office and No 10. This team operates in close collaboration with other delivery teams and departments across government.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14355More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Ministry of Justice, Public appointments diversity and outreach strategy 2026, published 11 June 2026, whether the Cabinet Office intends to set a percentage target on demonstrable diversit
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that public appointments are more representative of our nations and regions, including socio-economic background.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14354More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) 10 Downing Street disapplied the automatic deletion policy on emails, in light of the Humble Address of 4 February 2026.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The methodological note included in this publication provides a detailed overview of the information ga...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14353More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a maximum length of time that a (a) junior and (b) senior civil servant appointed by exception can serve as a civil servant without being appointed by open and fair competition.
Answer: A civil servant can only hold an appointment at any grade for up to two years if appointed by exception. This can be extended with prior approval from the Civil Service Commission.
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: SecondmentCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14352More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what requirements do departments have to list on the Direct Ministerial Appointments portal when a Direct Ministerial Appointment has been seconded by an external organisation, and what steps are taken to avoid
Answer: The published Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments sets out rigorous processes for identifying and managing potential conflicts of interest of prospective appointees. Direct Ministerial Appointments are bound by the Code of Conduct for Board...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: International CooperationCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14351More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2026 to Question 126612 on China: Clean Energy, how many (a) Memorandums of Understanding and (b) non-legally binding agreements have been agreed between the (i) the Cabi
Answer: There is no consolidated list on the number of Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legally binding instruments across Cabinet Office. We do not routinely publish or collate this information.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPropriety and Constitution Group: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14350More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2026 to Question HL15091 on Propriety and Constitution Group, whether Ministers will be consulted on (a) the recruitment campaign and (b) the final appointment.
Answer: If a Minister is involved in this appointment, their involvement in the recruitment campaign and final appointment will be agreed upon during the planning stage, in accordance with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Temporary EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14349More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the internship schemes in operation (a) across the Civil Service, and (b) across departments and agencies, according to information held by the Civil Service People Group.
Answer: Individual departments are responsible for recruitment decisions and selecting the best methods to meet their objectives, including the use of internships. The Cabinet Office runs the Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme offering placements across gove...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFreedom of Information: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14348More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to make changes to Freedom of Information cost thresholds.
Answer: The Government is committed to Freedom of Information (“FOI”) and continues to monitor the performance and implementation of the FOI Act to ensure it is operating as intended by Parliament. We do not have any current plans to amend the FOI Act or the cost...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14347More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister announces new candidate for the Commissioner for Public Appointments, published on 18 June 2026, whether the prefer
Answer: The campaign for the new Commissioner for Public Appointments was subject to open and fair competition, in line with the principles of the Governance Code for Public Appointments. All candidates were required to declare any political activity as part of t...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ConferencesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14346More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether officials (a) in his Department and (b) in Policy Lab attended the Creative Bureaucracy Festival on 11 June 2026.
Answer: The Policy Lab sits in the Department for Education who have confirmed that no Policy Lab officials attended the Festival.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13830More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question 4156, on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, what is the monetary value of the payment to attend to recognise time given up.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the response given to question 4156 on 02 June 2026.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13829More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question 4129, on Erasmus+ programme, whether the "Funded by UK Government" branding manual will be updated.
Answer: Updates to the branding manual are routinely conducted.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: Performance AppraisalCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13828More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 6098 on Senior Civil Servants: Performance Appraisal, what (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Civil Service guidance has been produced on performance development plans.
Answer: The Senior Civil Servant Performance Management Framework and Managing Poor Performance: policy procedures for the Senior Civil Service, published on gov.uk set expectations for the performance management arrangements for the SCS across the Civil Service,...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13827More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the Department, including Downing Street, since the Govern
Answer: Since 24 April 2025, the Cabinet Office has spent a total of £4,584.12 (excluding VAT) on branded goods and merchandise. No expenditure was incurred by 10 Downing Street.Government People Group, Pull Up Banners for Future Leaders Scheme. £596.14.Governmen...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: RedundancyCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13826More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 7425, how many pension top-ups for mutually agreed exists have been agreed by his Department since July 2024.
Answer: No pension top-ups have been agreed for mutually agreed exits since July 2024.
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13825More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to establish whether Lord Mandelson holds official information owned by the Crown which has not been copied or transferred to the official record.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Gove...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSummer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13824More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the children of trade union officials can participate in the Civil Service summer internship scheme.
Answer: An applicant’s socio-economic background is determined by their responses to questions designed by the ONS. For questions regarding parental occupation, this is at the age the candidate was 14. In line with other schemes of this nature across the public a...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13823More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 16 April 2026, to Question 119976, on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, whether there is a maximum length of time that a (a) junior and (b) senior civil servant appointed on tem
Answer: There is no maximum length of time that either a (a) junior or (b) senior civil servant may be appointed to a temporary grade, but the appointment will be reviewed every 3 months after an initial 6 month period.
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Statistics Authority: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13822More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 8058, on UK Statistics Authority: Remote Working, what discussions he has had with the UK Statistics Authority on the attendance rate in its offices on (a) Dar
Answer: Departments manage their own arrangements for monitoring workforce attendance. Central data on Civil Service Headquarters (HQ) occupancy is collected and published quarterly on GOV.UK for all HQ buildings of Whitehall Departments, Office for Scotland, Off...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Government Communication ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13821More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many headcount staff in the Department, including Downing Street, are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded communicators but not counted as members of the Government Communica
Answer: All embedded communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMission Boards: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026Awaiting answerUIN 13820More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 23 May 2025 to Question 52694 on Mission Boards: Senior Civil Servants, whether Director Generals remain SROs for the missions.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOpportunity Mission BoardDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026, to Question 5777, on Opportunity Mission Board, if she will list the attendees of the Mission Board in the most recent meeting since the Mission Board was re-designated as
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, including their attendance and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Social MediaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026, to Question 1175, on Department for Education: Social Media, how many individual social media influencers were paid in each of those two years.
Answer: In the 2025/26 financial year, the department paid 57 individual social media influencers and content creators.These influencers and content creators were engaged across the department’s campaigns including Skills for Life, Early Years Careers (Do Somethi...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOpportunity Mission BoardDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 1174, on the Opportunity Mission Board, whether any of the meetings referenced in the answer were formal meetings of the Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity
Answer: Since the Opportunity Mission Board ceased to be a Cabinet Committee in November 2025, the Board has not met.Since the Opportunity Mission Board last met, the department has published a number of major strategies, including the Giving Every Child the Best...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
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