Mike Wood MP: written questions
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UK Statistics Authority: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20538More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026, to Question 13822, on UK Statistics Authority: Remote Working, what (a) physical and (b) electronic mechanism does her Department use to collect data on the daily workforce
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not centrally collect or hold data on average workplace attendance. The monitoring of office attendance remains the responsibility of individuals, line managers and business units. Line Managers are expected to be aware of, and ens...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFacilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20537More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether trade union facility time can be used for publicising union’s political views on official matters.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGovernment DepartmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20536More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department produces internal guidance on the subject of due diligence.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Government Communication ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20535More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026, to Question 13821, on Cabinet Office: Government Communications Service, whether all embedded communicators in government are members of the Government Communications Servi
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 13821.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Calder ConferencesCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20534More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 24 September 2025 to Question 71230 on Cabinet Office: Calder Conferences, what the (a) title and (b) purpose were of the (i) The Old Ship Hotel, (ii) Westminster Chapel and (iii)
Answer: The title and purposes of the specified events booked through Calder Conferences Limited are as follows:(i) The Old Ship Hotel on 29 May 2025: “Covid 19 Inquiry - Listening Event”. This was part of the Covid-19 Inquiry’s public listening initiatives which...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: ConductCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20533More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 24 September 2025 to Question 16028 on Cabinet Office: Ministers, whether any investigations have taken place on such behaviours since July 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVarun ChandraCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20532More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Annual Publication of Relevant Special Adviser Interest, published on 16 July 2026, if she will list each of the specific mitigations that were agreed for Varun Chandra and the associated o
Answer: There is an established system in place for the declaration and management of special advisers' interests. As has been the case under successive administrations, interests deemed relevant for publication for special advisers in No10 and the Cabinet Office...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20531More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 14865 on Labour, if she will place the guidance provided to departments in the Library.
Answer: The Government does not routinely publish internal guidance.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIntelligence and Security Committee: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20530More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 8050, Intelligence and Security Committee: Finance, whether this uplift allows for the Committee to commission independent legal advice, separate from the Gove
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20529More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2026, to Question 16030, on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, and further to the ONS letter of 9 July 2026, whether an efficiency report was submitted by ONS to HM Tre
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 28th August is attached.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: ConvictionsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20528More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Deposited Paper reference DEP2025-0822, committed on 3 December 2025, on the declaration of criminal convictions, whether new Ministers in this Administration have been asked if they have a pre
Answer: There is an established process in place for the appointment of ministers. Any conversations held take place in confidence. All ministers are expected to adhere to the high standards of conduct set out in the Ministerial Code.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: ConstructionDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 113799 on Telephone Exchanges: Tower Hamlets, and of 9 March 2026 to Question HL14715 on Chinese Embassy: Construction, which spe
Answer: As the UK’s technical authority for cyber security, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is the lead public body responsible for providing cyber security advice and support to industry on such matters. Ofcom, as the telecoms regulator, is responsible...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: International CooperationDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9085 on DSIT: Internal Cooperation, if he will list each of the international agreements that have been signed since July 2024, a
Answer: The below list sets out DSIT signed international agreements signed since July 2024 and published on Gov.uk. A more exhaustive list is not availableUK-France Science and Technology Memorandum of Understanding, May 2024. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Global CounselDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 9333 on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disclosure of Information and Lobbying, if he will state the relevant
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to Volume II, Part 1, p.143, entitled “43 -11-09-2024 - Meeting between Peter Mandelson and Lord Patrick Vallance, (Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Technology)”, in the Cabinet Office's Return of 1 June 2026 to an Ad...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Budget: ContributionsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the answer of 19 June 2026 to Question 8541 on UK Relations with the EU: Contributions, whether taxpayers will in principle be required to make additional payment
Answer: The UK Government has agreed to negotiate with the European Commission on potential participation in the equity instruments of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, including the Scaleup Europe Fund. Whilst negotiations are ongoing we are unable to ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: MarketingDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, 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 since the Go
Answer: The department has incurred no expenditure on branded goods and merchandise since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter was sent.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Government Communication ServiceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3763 on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Serv
Answer: All communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIntellectual Property: UK Relations with EUDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 9609 on Intellectual Property: EU countries, whether HM Government is seeking to dynamically align with the EU in this field; and
Answer: Continued close collaboration with the European Union on intellectual property policy remains a priority for the government to help support wider economic growth across the whole of the UK.The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and the...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTechnology: USADepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, which measures in the US-UK Technology Prosperity Partnership of 18 September 2025 have been implemented.
Answer: The United States is our close ally and tech partner. We are committed to ensuring that that bond delivers real benefits for hardworking people on both sides of the Atlantic. We continue to have regular discussions with the US administration on science an...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Public RelationsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11382 on DSIT: Public Relations, whether there has been any spending since July 2024 on external public relations using existing
Answer: Since July 2024 there has been no spending on external public relations using existing frameworks or contracts.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 12787, on Government Departments: Public Appointments, and to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 9334, on DSIT: Public Appo
Answer: There are no plans to change policy. Direct Ministerial Appointments are made in line with relevant Cabinet Office guidance and publicly announced.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Digital Service: Senior Civil ServantsDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Interim Director General of the Digital Transformation Group is a permanent or temporary civil servant.
Answer: The interim Director General for Digital Transformation was appointed as a temporary civil servant on a fixed term contract.
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: SecondmentDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2026, to Question 14623, on DSIT: Secondment, whether guidance has been given to other departments which have released information on secondments.
Answer: BIST holds no guidance that is specific to the public disclosure of information regarding secondments. In deciding what information is disclosed in these instances, the department will take account of its obligations under the UK GDPR, an act that all gov...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Annual ReportsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20515More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Sustainability Reporting Guidance 2026-27, published on 16 July 2026, for what reason paragraph A.10 refers to obligations under an EU Directive rather than UK law.
Answer: The reference in paragraph A.10 to obligations under an EU Directive was intended to provide historical context. The EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive (2014/95/EU) was implemented in the UK through amendments to the Companies Act 2006. The relevant obl...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Property Agency: AuditCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20514More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Government Property Agency annual report and accounts 2025-26, HC489, of 13 July 2026, page 10, if she will place in the Library a copy of the Government Internal Audit Agency report which provide
Answer: The Government Internal Audit Agency report is produced, in line with their policy, for GPA management and staff only and is not intended for publication. Its substance, however, informs and underpins the Annual Governance Statement prepared by the Accoun...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
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