Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Andrew Malkinson InquiryMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 70519, on Public Inquiries, what has been the total public cost to date of the Andrew Malkinson Inquiry.
Answer: The total cost of the Malkinson Inquiry from its commencement in October 2023, up to the end of the financial year 2025/26 is £2.9 million.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2026, to Question 114747, on Erasmus+ Programme, to whom will schools, and school teacher training organisation, need to apply.
Answer: For decentralised actions, which make up the majority of the programme, including Key Action 1 (learning mobility) and Key Action 2 (most cooperation partnerships), schools and school teacher training organisations would apply to the UK’s National Agency....
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPost Office Horizon IT Inquiry: CostsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 70519, on Public Inquiries, what has been the public cost to date of the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry.
Answer: The annual financial reports for the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry are available on their website: https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk. The total spend outlined in these reports up to 31st March 2025, plus recent spend for 2025/26 (subject to fin...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125531More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary has permission to speak to the press directly.
Answer: The Civil Service Code sets out the rules for Civil Servants speaking to the media. The Civil Service Management Code provides further guidance for civil servants on their obligations.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Subject Access RequestsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125530More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Cabinet Office Subject Access Request (SAR) Manual.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic ConsultationCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125529More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office press release, "Ministers rip up consultation culture", published on 26 March 2026, whether his Department compiles statistics on the number of live consultations across gove
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLabour TogetherCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125528More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question HL15096 on Labour Together, whether the Cabinet Office has a policy of non-engagement with Labour Together.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided for HL15096 which details the Government's policy on engagement with external stakeholders.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125527More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2026 to Question 117762 on Erasmus+ Programme, when she plans to publish (a) the decision on Erasmus+ and (b) the associated technical amendments to Protocol I of the Trade and Coo
Answer: The text of the Decision and the amendments to Protocol I has been published on GOV.UK, at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/specialised-committee-on-participation-in-union-programmes.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Inquiry into the Issues Raised by the David Fuller CaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 70519, on Public Inquiries, what has been the total public cost to date of the Fuller Inquiry.
Answer: The total cost of the Fuller Inquiry from its commencement in November 2021 to the end of July 2025 is £3,767,395.
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPermanent Secretaries: AccountabilityCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125456More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture published of 26 March 2026, if he will publish the new accountability framework for Permanent Secretaries.
Answer: I refer to my answer to PQs 115823, 115830 and 115829.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Business InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125417More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the business appoint rules apply to Crown Servants who work for regulators who are not classed as Civil Servants.
Answer: Public bodies operating at arm’s length from the government, including regulators who are staffed by Crown servants who are not civil servants (and who do not otherwise fall directly under the Business Appointment Rules) are expected to implement their ow...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Social MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125416More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2026, to Question 44467, on Government Departments: Social Media, if he will request that the Ethics and Integrity Commission consider this issue as part of their commissioned r
Answer: The Prime Minister's letter to the Ethics and Integrity Commission Chair, dated 11 March 2026 and published on GOV.UK, sets out the policy areas the Commission has been asked to review.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125415More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the EU press release entitled EU-UK relations: Council greenlights talks on electricity and cohesion deals, published on 30 March 2026, what the planned timetable is for (a) completion of the n
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 Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125414More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the EU press release, of 30 March 2026, EU-UK relations: Council greenlights talks on electricity and cohesion deals, what is the cost to the UK taxpayer from these financial commitments in (a)
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 Trade with EU: Dispute ResolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125413More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's policy paper, EM on Level Playing Field for Open Competition (COM(2026)89), published on 24 March 2026, how will the UK panellists be selected; and whether they will be regulat
Answer: The UK panellists were selected via a public expression of interest campaign, with applications scrutinised against criteria set out in [Article 409 of] the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The panellists are not public appointments, but the process...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125412More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Modernising public procurement: backing British businesses and building a fairer economy, published 26 March 2026, if he will publish the hyperlinks to the
Answer: This government is committed to making the biggest wave of insourcing in a generation a reality. To do so, we will introduce a new Public Interest Test, requiring all departments to assess whether a service can be delivered more effectively in-house befor...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic ConsultationCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125411More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, if he will place in the Library the revised guidance issued to the Civil Service on co
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125410More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122723 on Inter Mediate: Contracts, whether his Department has provided guidance on (a) the difference between (i) commercial contracts and (ii) grants and (b)
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEthics and Integrity CommissionCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125409More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026, to Question 112179, on Ethics and Integrity Commission and Lobbying, whether the terms of reference will include revolving door issues of civil servants and regulators jo
Answer: On 11 March the Prime Minister wrote to the Chair of the Ethics and Integrity Commission, Doug Chalmers, to commission a review into lobbying, disclosure and access to government. As set out in the terms of reference, this includes looking at whether the ...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Ministers' Private OfficesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125408More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what types of information are routinely recorded from the Number 10 private office on the internal PMPost system for the official record.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125407More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the the State Council of the People's Republic of China's press release entitled, China's top diplomat holds talks with British prime minister's national security adviser, published on 15 July
Answer: The National Security Adviser meets with a range of individuals and organisations as part of his role providing advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on national security matters. Such meetings are often sensitive in nature, and the Government does...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCollective ResponsibilityCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125406More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 26 March 2026 on Sludgebusting: Simplifying Government Processes to Drive Delivery, HCWS1467, what changes have been made to the write-round process for collective Cabi
Answer: The Cabinet Office has launched a programme of work to simplify the state, removing unnecessary bureaucracy and speeding up the timeline from ministerial decision to delivery for citizens, including through the process for collective agreement of governme...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125312More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current budget is for (a) media advertising, (b) marketing and (c) communications on the new Digital ID; which creative agencies have been selected to undertake the work; and what types of media have be
Answer: There is currently no marketing activity around the digital ID itself. All marketing is focused on public participation in the consultation which closes 5 May.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCensus: GenderCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125311More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the letter included in the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 119327 on Census: Gender, what is the timetable for the development of the new harmonised standards by the Government Statistical Servic
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th April is attached.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJonathan PowellForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118787 on Jonathan Powell, if she will list each meeting that Jonathan Powell had with external organisations, including f
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer cited in his question.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
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