Mike Wood MP: written questions 2026
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Arms Length Bodies: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28341More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of regulators and Arm’s Length Bodies having shorter business appointment rule restrictions than the Civil Service on the effectiveness of th
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Greater ManchesterCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28340More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Summary Business Case and (b) Full Business Case for the Manchester Digital Campus have been written.
Answer: The Manchester Digital Campus programme is progressing well, with its Outline Business Case approved earlier this year. The Full Business Case is currently in development, with submission targeted for 2027. A summary Business Case has not been produced. A...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28339More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department provides centralised EDI guidance for departments and Arm’s-Length Bodies.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: ReviewsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28338More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who are the members of the external advisory panel for the review into the organisation of the Civil Service.
Answer: The Cabinet Secretary is leading a Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, with the aim of setting out a vision for its future as a world class institution serving the duly elected government of the day...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Property Agency: OfficesCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28337More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will publish the address of every office building maintained by the Government Property Agency for use by civil servants; and which public bodies have staff in each of those buildings.
Answer: As has been the case under successive Governments we are unable to release a list of occupants and addresses of Government office buildings in order to safeguard national security. Occupier locations are generally available via each department's website: ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public RelationsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28336More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 18641 on Cabinet Office: Public Relations, whether her Department holds the name of firms and external contractors used since July 2024 to undertake public
Answer: This information is not centrally held across the Cabinet Office.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28335More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what training was provided in relation to transaction, GCS SKILLS AND STANDARDS, PROVERSITY.ORG LTD,
Answer: This relates to the provision of development, design and support for provision of GCS Advance, the flagship development programme for government communicators.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28334More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2026 to Question 13827 on Cabinet Office: Marketing, whether the expenditure on diversity t-shirts was approved by a Minister under the EDI external expenditure process.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28333More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what the event, work activity and topic was relating to the transaction, PMO DOMESTIC VISITS, MGI LO
Answer: The referenced spending is a payment for multiple services and activities to facilitate the Prime Minister's domestic visits.
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28332More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2026, to Question 13827, on Cabinet Office: Marketing, what was the multinational event.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28331More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2026, to Question 13827, on Cabinet Office: Marketing, and with reference to the Cabinet Office press release, Government-branded merchandise and away days banned, 6 April 2
Answer: The purchase of t-shirts supports the Civil Service’s longstanding attendance at Pride events and are reused as much as possible before being replaced. All spending decisions must represent value for the taxpayer, and we are fully focused on ensuring ever...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCentral Government: PolicyCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28330More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Spending Review 2025 document, CP 1336, whether the Government's five missions remain a government priority.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28329More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 18048 on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, what the current average time is for deferred members to obtain a Preserved Pension current value statement when re
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: X CorpCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28328More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2026 to Question HL2445, on Home Office: X Corp, what guidance has been given by the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Government Communications Service on the use of the complimen
Answer: No guidance has been given by Cabinet Office or the Government Communication Service on the use of complimentary Premium service status by X. Departments individually manage their X accounts.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: StaffTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28327More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 111 of his Department's annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC 424,published on 15 July 2026, what is the methodological definition of a diverse ethnic background; and whether this includ
Answer: HM Treasury's definition of diverse ethnic background includes ethnicities in the following categories: Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups, Asian/Asian British, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British, and Other ethnic groups, as defined in the Government Stati...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: StaffTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28326More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 112 of his Department's annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC 424, published on 15 July 2026, what number and percentage of staff have declared whether they are from a lower socio-econom
Answer: The percentage of HM Treasury staff from lower socio-economic backgrounds is published annually through the HM Treasury annual report and accounts at the following web address: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accou...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: CorrespondenceTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27971More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC 424, July 2026, page 51, for what reason 40% of Ministerial correspondence replies to hon. Members were within the 20 working day deadline.
Answer: HM Treasury fully recognises the important role Parliament has in holding Government to account and the need for ministers to provide full and timely responses to requests for information.Treasury ministers received significant volumes of correspondence d...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27970More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 1 September 2026 to Question 18691 on Office for Road and Rail, if he will list each public body which is required to submit a quarterly efficiency report to his Department.
Answer: The central government departments, set out in Table 1.1 of the published Departmental Efficiency Plans, are expected to report efficiencies to HM Treasury on a quarterly basis, in line with the Government Efficiency Framework. The small and independent d...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Companies and Overseas Residence: TaxationTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27969More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on exit taxes on (a) individuals and (b) companies which relocate out of the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Chancellor makes decision on tax policy at fiscal events.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27968More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a determination has been made of the split between the MOD and FCDO of the cost of the 99 year Chagos Treaty obligations.
Answer: No payments are due under the terms of the UK-Mauritius agreement until the Treaty has been ratified.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAlex DepledgeTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27967More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the reappointment of Alex Depledge, announced by HM Treasury on 7 September 2026, whether the Entrepreneurship Advisor has made a declaration of political activity; how many days a month the advise
Answer: Alex Depledge MBE was re-appointed by the Chancellor as Entrepreneurship Advisor to the Treasury through the Direct Ministerial Appointment process. The role has a time commitment of two to three days per week, as needed. As set out in the Terms of Refere...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27966More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 10205, on Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure, in which financial year will the 3% target be met.
Answer: The Government has committed to reaching 3% of GDP on defence in the next Parliament, with further details to be set out at the next Spending Review.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInternational Court of JusticeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 1 September 2026, to Question HL2133, on International Court of Justice, on how many occasions has the UK Government submitted (a) written submissio
Answer: Since July 2024, the UK has made written submissions to the International Court of Justice in the following seven occasions, concerning five matters:(1) "Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Ge...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: SecondmentAttorney General's OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27964More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 17707, on Attorney General’s Office staff, if she will list each external organisation that has seconded staff to the department since July 2026, and each organisation to w
Answer: Since July 2026, no staff have been seconded to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) from external organisations. During the same period, no AGO civil servants have been seconded to external organisations.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27963More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what was the event, work activity and topic relating to the transaction, Communications External Eve
Answer: The transaction of £56,638.58 to One Two Agency Limited (reference SINV-000032795) relates to the Government Commercial Agency’s participation in the Local Government Association (LGA) Annual Conference.The expenditure covered the design, construction, an...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
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