Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Arms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53535More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 48562 on Arms Length Bodies, what the sponsoring department is; and in what policy area Project Seahorse is exploring delivery options.
Answer: ‘Project Seahorse' is considering delivery options for decarbonisation. If taken forward, it would be sponsored by The Department of Energy, Security and Net Zero.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53534More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what unpaid advisers have been appointed by (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) his Department since the general election.
Answer: Since 5 July 2024, the Cabinet Office has made one unremunerated Direct Ministerial Appointment. This individual is providing advice on security and defence policy.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth FundCabinet OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53533More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Public Bodies Handbook – Part 2: The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, whether his Department's public bodies team assessed the N
Answer: The UK Infrastructure Bank has become the National Wealth Fund with an expanded remit, therefore it is not a new ALB. It is captured by the government’s ongoing review of all ALBs, announced on 7 April. This review is part of the government’s plan to stre...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBorder Security Command: StatisticsCabinet OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53532More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to lay a new Official Statistics Order to designate the Border Security Command’s statistical outputs as official statistics.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 20th May is attached.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSkills EnglandDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether appointments to Skills England will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair appointment will be classified as a Significant Appointment.
Answer: The department will give due consideration on whether to request the inclusion of Skills England in the Public Appointment Order in Council at the point when the Cabinet Office invites departments to nominate bodies for inclusion in the Order. Concurrentl...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53530More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2023 to Question 202664 on Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants, how many (a) Directors and (b) Director Generals there are in the Cabinet Office; and how many of thos
Answer: As of the 30th April 2025 there were less than 5 individuals on secondment to the Cabinet Office as Directors or Director Generals. Details of the number of Directors and Director Generals can be found in the quarterly organogram published at https://www....
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53529More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41435 on Arms Length Bodies, what the total number of Arms Length Bodies was on 4 July 2024; and what the total number was on 20 May 2025.
Answer: The Cabinet Office publishes an annual ALB Landscape Analysis around a year in arrears. The most recently published ALB Landscape Analysis was published on 17 December 2024 and is available here. The list of every Arm's Length Body that has existed betwee...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty HouseCabinet OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53528More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Ministers have used Admiralty House as an office workplace in the last 30 years.
Answer: We do not hold this information.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: TravelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers may use diplomatic passports for personal overseas travel.
Answer: Where Ministers exceptionally hold a diplomatic passport, this is for official use only and not for personal overseas travel.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: EU CountriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the policy paper entitled Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published on 19 May 2025, what potential role
Answer: The Security and Defence partnership (SDP) agreed with the EU at the UK-EU Summit on 19 May 2025 demonstrates that this Government is delivering on our manifesto pledge to strengthen European security, support growth, and reinforce NATO. This is a legally...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: EU CountriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the policy paper entitled Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published on 19 May 2025, if he will list the
Answer: The Security and Defence partnership (SDP) agreed with the EU at the UK-EU Summit on 19 May 2025 demonstrates that this Government is delivering on our manifesto pledge to strengthen European security, support growth, and reinforce NATO. This is a legally...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSecurity Action for EuropeMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the news story entitled PM secures new agreement with EU to benefit British people, published on 19 May 2025, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of participation in the EU's Security A
Answer: The Security and Defence partnership (SDP) agreed with the EU at the UK-EU Summit on 19 May 2025 demonstrates that this Government is delivering on our manifesto pledge to strengthen European security, support growth, and reinforce NATO. This is a legally...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: UK Relations with EUMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the policy paper entitled Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published on 19 May 2025, what additional fina
Answer: The Security and Defence partnership (SDP) agreed with the EU at the UK-EU Summit on 19 May 2025 demonstrates that this Government is delivering on our manifesto pledge to strengthen European security, support growth, and reinforce NATO. This is a legally...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53074More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 14 of the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, what is the estimated change in financial payments from the UK to the EU and its agencies in
Answer: We have agreed to work towards the association of the UK to the EU Erasmus+ programme. The specific terms of this association, including mutually agreed financial terms, should be determined as part of that process in order to ensure a fair balance as reg...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53073More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, if he will list the policy areas that dynamic alignment will apply to.
Answer: The UK has taken a sovereign decision to agree to dynamic alignment of some laws. By regulating consistently with the EU in specific areas, we will unlock further market access for UK firms with one of our largest trading partners, thereby improving growt...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EU: Channel Islands and GibraltarCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53072More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication of the EU/UK Common Understanding of 19 May 2025, whether any of the measures directly affect (a) the Channel Islands and (b) Gibraltar.
Answer: The Common Understanding has the same territorial scope as the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Crown Dependencies will be able to benefit from many of the measures if they wish to, including the SPS Agreement. The Government has separate negotiations...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Mobility Scheme: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53071More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 14 of the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether young people will be given voting rights in local elections in (a) England and (b
Answer: Prior to the UK’s departure from the EU, in December 2018, the Government wrote to all 27 EU member states signalling willingness to enter into bilateral agreements to ensure continuity of local election voting and candidacy rights for each other's citize...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: Immigration ControlsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53070More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 16 of his Department's policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the commencement of
Answer: Since the UK left the EU, UK nationals, as third-country nationals, cannot use eGates in most Schengen countries. The UK-EU Common Understanding confirms that there will be no legal barriers to eGate use for British Nationals traveling to and from EU Memb...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53069More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 14 of the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether he has estimated the number of EU participants in the Erasmus+ programme who will
Answer: We have agreed to work towards the association of the UK to the EU Erasmus+ programme. The specific terms of this association will be discussed going forward. Erasmus+ offers a broad range of opportunities across education, youth, and sport sectors. Histo...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Mobility Scheme: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53068More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 13 of the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, what estimate he has made of the annual number of EU visitors there would be under a yout
Answer: We have agreed that we will work towards the establishment of a balanced youth experience scheme with the EU. We have agreed that any scheme will be time-limited and capped, and we have also been clear that it should be in line with the UK’s existing sche...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Court of JusticeCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53067More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, in which areas the European Court of Justice would have oversight that is not permitted by existing treat
Answer: The Common Understanding between the UK and the EU sets out the results of exploratory discussions ahead and a new agenda for cooperation. The UK and the EU have agreed to take forward these commitments swiftly through technical negotiations. The Common U...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53066More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit: Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation will be (i) repealed and (ii) amended to facilitate the
Answer: The UK has taken a sovereign decision to agree to dynamic alignment of some laws. By regulating consistently with the EU in specific areas, we will unlock further market access for UK firms with one of our largest trading partners, thereby improving growt...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Visits AbroadCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53065More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance to Ministers on whether they can undertake a personal holiday following an official visit to a foreign country.
Answer: The standards of conduct expected of ministers are set out in the Ministerial Code.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51389More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his written statement of 14 May 2024 on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Civil Service, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to civil service diversity networks.
Answer: Guidance for Government Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) networks is currently being developed.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Boston Consulting GroupCabinet OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49768More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 38758 on Cabinet Office: Boston Consulting Group, whether any subsequent (a) call-offs, (b) uplifts, (c) extensions or (d) variations to the arrangement were a
Answer: The Cabinet Office Investment Committee has no role in awarding procurement of contracts to specific organisations or suppliers. The Investment Committee scrutinises and approves spending within the department. The Cabinet Office Commercial team manages t...
Answered 12 May 2025
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