Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Council of Europe: LGBT+ PeopleWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16930More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9611, on Council of Europe: LGBT+ People, and with reference to the Council of Europe website referenced in the answer, what is the nature of the activity in
Answer: The UK Government has provided funding for the Council of Europe’s LGBTI project alongside previous iterations of the fund for many years across consecutive government administrations.Pursuant to the answer on 30 June 2026 to Question 9611, specific detai...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEquality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of PracticeWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16929More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9612, on EHRC: Code of Practice, if she will itemise the changes made between the draft of September 2025 and the updated version of April 2026; and whether
Answer: The EHRC submitted a draft to us in September 2025. EHRC continued to work on it and submitted an updated version in April 2026. They made the decision to amend the draft Code following feedback, consultation responses and legal advice. More information o...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEquality: Impact AssessmentsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16928More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9614, on Equality: Impact Assessments, whether her Department plans to publish new guidance on the issue.
Answer: The Government has committed to speeding up decision making and delivery for the British people. As part of this, a proportionate approach is being taken to equalities impact assessments, so that they improve policy and outcomes. Guidance for public autho...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEuropean IDAHOT+ Forum: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled UK to host European IDAHOT+ Forum 2027, published on 19 May 2026, if she will provide a breakdown
Answer: Details of individual grants will be published in the usual way on the Development Tracker website once they have been finalised.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Equality and Opportunity: MarketingWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16926More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter.
Answer: The Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO) has spent nothing on branded merchandise since April 2025, adhering strictly to guidelines that limit procurement to essential, value-for-money operational items.The Social Mobility Commission, which is an adv...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16925More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9890, on Equality, whether she plans to undertake a public consultation on the statutory guidance on the socio-economic duty.
Answer: This Government is committed to commencing the socio-economic duty. We are currently working towards commencement, which includes drafting statutory guidance that will clarify how the duty can be applied effectively. As part of this process and to maintai...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official HospitalityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the cost to the public purse of her Department's summer reception held on 1 July 2026; and how much of the total cost was spent on (a) alcohol and (b) catering.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's summer reception is one of the key moments of the year for engagement with overseas diplomats based in the UK, and has been supported by successive governments for several decades. We are grateful to the ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of Lord Mandelson's shareholdings in Global Counsel on his suitability to be appointed as UK Ambassador to the Uni
Answer: The Government's policy of not commenting on individual personnel matters remains unchanged, but where the Humble Address process required the disclosure of relevant documentation, we have met those requirements. I refer the Hon. Member to the Government'...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJeffrey EpsteinForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has held discussions on the Epstein files released by the United States Department of Justice prior to their publication.
Answer: We are not aware of any such discussions.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTreaties: Parliamentary ScrutinyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2025, to Question 2053, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, for what policy reason does the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office not
Answer: The Hon Member's proposal has been rejected by successive governments, due primarily to the impracticality of the exercise, and the bureaucratic burden it would create.I refer the Hon Member in particular to the then government's response to the Public Ad...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Soft Power CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last attended the UK Soft Power Council.
Answer: Details of the dates and attendees at meetings of the UK Soft Power Council are routinely published on the council's webpage at GOV.UK.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson (a) completed and (b) passed his STRAP clearance process when Ambassador.
Answer: The Government's policy of not commenting on individual personnel matters remains unchanged, but where the Humble Address process required the disclosure of relevant documentation, we have met those requirements. I refer the Hon. Member to the Government'...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 3351 on Lord Mandelson, whether Lord Mandelson as Ambassador provided advice in relation to the (a) decision of the Governme
Answer: The Government's policy of not commenting on individual personnel matters remains unchanged, but where the Humble Address process required the disclosure of relevant documentation, we have met those requirements. I refer the Hon. Member to the Government'...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Industrial DisputesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8067 on FCDO: Industrial Dispute, what is the request or ask of the PCS trade union that is the subject of the industrial d
Answer: The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) trade union has asked for an unconditional guarantee against compulsory redundancy. The department remains engaged in discussions with PCS regarding the restructuring programme and continues to seek to minimise the...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: PublicationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to reference “sex” rather than “gender” in future departmental publications.
Answer: The Department will continue to use the word 'gender' when it is appropriate to do so, as the Hon Member himself has done ever since arriving in Parliament. Indeed, looking back at his past contributions to oral debates, I was struck by the number of issu...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSanctuary CounselForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13197 on Sanctuary Counsel, if she will provide relevant hyperlinks and reference numbers to each of the payments made to Sa
Answer: Details of Government contracts are routinely published on the Contracts Finder and Find-a-Tender Service websites. Details of payments over £25,000 made by Government departments are routinely published via transparency releases on GOV.UK. The informatio...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson was investigated for misconduct under the Civil Servant Code or Diplomatic Service Code prior to his dismissal.
Answer: The Government's policy of not commenting on individual personnel matters remains unchanged, but where the Humble Address process required the disclosure of relevant documentation, we have met those requirements. I refer the Hon. Member to the Government'...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: AuditCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16913More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 7429 on Cabinet Office: Audit, if he will set out the nature of the serious breach relating to the Prime Minister’s Office, and what was the job title of the po
Answer: We are unable to comment to protect personal information.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15996More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 5780 on Lord Mandelson, whether the Gordon Brown correspondence on Lord Mandelson was passed to the Metropolitan Police.
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 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15723More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the specific event was for each of the individual room hires since 4 April 2025 other than Civil Service Live and the Infected Blood Inquiry.
Answer: I am unable to provide this information as the details are not held centrally and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: PalantirCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15722More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will instruct the Cabinet Office Procurement Review Unit to review the decision of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime not to approve the Metropolitan Police's contract with Palantir.
Answer: The Procurement Review Unit (PRU) was disbanded on the 1st of April 2026, with the Debarment Review Service (DRS) transferred to the new Government Commercial Agency (GCA). DRS are responsible for conducting investigations into suppliers for potential add...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security Fund: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15721More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Integrated Security Fund annual report 2024 to 2025, published on 30 October 2025, and the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025], why th
Answer: The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) uses terminology consistent with relevant legislation, such as the International Development (Gender Equality) Act 2014, and with the FCDO ODA and programme management guidance, such as its Rule 9 on gender equality, dis...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15720More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Volumes 1 and 2 of the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, if he will publish the completed UKSV tick box vetting form relating to Lord Mandelson.
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 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15719More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who first suggested to the Prime Minister that Peter Mandelson should be appointed as Ambassador to the United States.
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 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15718More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the documents relating to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson that have been withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police include communications between Lord Mandelson and the Prime Minister.
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 9 Jul 2026
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