Mike Wood MP: written questions
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International Court of JusticeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance he has issued to Government departments on the impact of advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice on policy decisions.
Answer: There is no general guidance issued to Government departments on the impact of advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice on policy decisions.Advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice are not legally binding. The Government cons...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the British Council has a definition of a woman for initiatives supporting women under Erasmus+.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 9013.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15714 on Lord Mandelson, for what reason the business case was not sent to Ministers in her Department.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) followed the correct process for making the special severance payment to Peter Mandelson; agreement to the payment was given by the FCDO Permanent Under Secretary, as the department's Accounting Offi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson as Ambassador made representations within Government on electric vehicle tariffs on China.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 13 July in response to Question 16918.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHomes England: Lexington CommunicationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 19350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much Homes England has spent on public affairs services provided by Lexington since July 2024; and for what purposes.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Flint GlobalDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the Ministerial meeting between the Rt hon. Member for Lothian East and Flint Global of 4 March 2025, whether James Purnell was in attendance; and which of the de
Answer: The meeting was hosted by Flint Global and James Purnell was in attendance. It formed part of a wider programme of engagement from the Minister to help develop the UK’s Trade Strategy. Engagement with business stakeholders on issues affecting their abilit...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Lottery Community Fund: Public RelationsDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the National Lottery Community Fund has spent on public affairs services provided by Lexington since July 2024; and for what purposes.
Answer: The National Lottery Community Fund (‘TNLCF’) has not spent any funds on public affairs services provided by Lexington Communications since July 2024. Since this date, TNLCF has spent £41,725 (excluding VAT) on research services provided by Lexington Comm...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPension Protection Fund: FleishmanHillardDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Pension Protection Fund has spent on public affairs services provided by FleishmanHillard UK since July 2024; and for what purposes.
Answer: Fleishman Hillard provided specific support for two activities the Pension Protection Fund would classify as public affairs during the period July 2024 to April 2026 at a total cost of £33,736 excluding VAT.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic FirstDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Students has spent on public affairs services provided by Public First since July 2024; and for what purposes.
Answer: Between 1 July 2024 and 17 July 2026, the department spent £32,400 with Public First on strategic advice and insight on education, with a specific focus on schools and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).The department reimbursed Public Firs...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPeersCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19345More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a peer can be removed from the Roll of the Peerage if they do not (a) volunteer and (b) consent for their removal.
Answer: The June 2004 Royal Warrant provided for the creation and maintenance of the Roll of the Peerage. Under the terms of the Warrant, any person entered on the Roll may apply to be removed from it.
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Calder ConferencesCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19044More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question 12782, on Cabinet Office: Calder Conferences, what was the cost of each individual booking, including any associated hospitality.
Answer: Identifying and extracting specific catering and hospitality data for every individual booking would require a manual review of all transactions which would incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office.
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling Commission: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19043More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make his policy to review the business appointment provisions of the Gambling Commission as part of the response to the Ethics and Integrity Committee’s July 2026 submission to the Government on busin
Answer: The Ethics and Integrity Commission’s review makes no recommendations or findings specific to the business appointment provisions of the Gambling Commission. As set out in the terms of reference, the Government will consider the report’s findings and pres...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RedundancyCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19042More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what powers (a) the Prime Minister and (b) Ministers have to dismiss civil servants.
Answer: Under Section 3 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the statutory power to manage the Civil Service, is vested in the Prime Minister in their capacity as Minister for the Civil Service, and a parallel power exists for the Secretary of St...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Property Agency: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19041More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Government Property Agency's press release entitled 14 government buildings closed in the past year, as savings for the taxpayer reach over £43 million, published on 13 July 2026,if he will place
Answer: As of 11 June 2025, Publishing Business Cases, Guidance for Departments states all projects and programmes on the GMPP are required to publish a Summary Business Case or the Full Business Case. It has been confirmed with the Head of Green Book and Major P...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Official HospitalityCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19040More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Information Commissioner Decision Notice, 7 October 2025, Ref: IC-363007-Q0B5, what was the final total cost of the event in 10 Downing Street.
Answer: As under previous administrations, details of official receptions are published in quarterly transparency returns on gov.uk.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Property Agency: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19039More
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, where will the civil servants allocated to the Manchester Digital Campus be housed prior to the estimated com
Answer: Prior to the anticipated completion of the Manchester Digital Campus in 2032, civil servants allocated to the campus will continue to be accommodated within the existing government estate in Manchester and the wider region. The Government Property Agency ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Property Agency: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19038More
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, which central public body is Project Neptune for.
Answer: Information on Neptune is withheld for national security reasons.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment: PolicyCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19037More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 12791, on Government: Policy, publish the Cabinet Secretary letter and guidance.
Answer: There are no plans to publish internal-facing correspondence and guidance.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether HMRC's new international student levy will be charged on (a) EU students and (b) Erasmus+ students studying in the UK.
Answer: The international student levy, payable by English higher education (HE) providers, will be introduced from the 2028/29 academic year to raise revenue to be reinvested into the HE and skills system, including the reintroduction of maintenance grants. The ...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOlly RobbinsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19035More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has been made by the (a) Civil Service People Group and (b) Cabinet Office of whether the normal processes were followed when Oliver Robbins was dismissed as Permanent Secretary.
Answer: It is a longstanding policy not to comment on HR matters.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters' Private OfficesCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19034More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review (a) his Department's and (b) the Prime Minister’s Office's compliance with the Cabinet Office Guidance for the management of Private Office information and records, published in December 2023.
Answer: Records management policy compliance is reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Members' BillsLeader of the HouseTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19033More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, which of the Private Member's Bills introduced in the last session were originally Government handout Bills, and which in this session is the Government putting forward to Hon Members and noble peers; and whether the Assist
Answer: Private Members’ Bills provide an invaluable opportunity for Members to promote the causes they support.In the first session, the Government supported eight Private Members’ Bills which reached Royal Assent: Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales)...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBudget November 2025: Disclosure of InformationLeader of the HouseTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19032More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question HL15584 on Budget November 2025: Disclosure of Information, what assessment he has made of the impact of the trailing or announcing of Budget policy ahead of the Bud
Answer: The Government takes its obligations to Parliament seriously. I regularly remind Cabinet of the importance of these obligations, and of the associated need to ensure that Parliament is respected, that Members on all sides of the House are well informed an...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHorizon Europe: Copernicus ProgrammeDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what is the annual cost of payments to (a) Horizon Europe and (b) Copernicus; and what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the EU’s proposed Multiannual Financial F
Answer: The UK contributes around £2 billion per year to Horizon Europe, providing UK businesses and researchers with access to curiosity driven research funding, world-class collaborations, and opportunities to grow and scale up their innovations. The UK's assoc...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Statistics Regulation and UK Statistics Authority: AccountabilityCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19030More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review governance arrangements for the (a) UK Statistics Authority and (b) Office for Statistical Regulation to make them more accountable to Parliament.
Answer: As per the Statistics and Registration Services Act 2007 the UK Statistics Authority (which includes the Office for Statistics Regulation) is directly accountable to the UK Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd and the Northern Ireland Assembly....
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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