Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Written questions
Cabinet Office: Non-departmental Public BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54805More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to merge the chair roles of Cabinet Office advisory non-departmental public bodies.
Answer: The Cabinet Office sponsors 6 different advisory non departmental public bodies, each with their own Chair. A cross government Arms Length Body landscape review was commissioned in April and is ongoing.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: StatisticsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54804More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the UK Statistics Authority has provided to public bodies on the use of Social Time Preference Rate discounting when presenting the cost of public policies.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 30th May is attached.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54803More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Lead Government Non-Executive Director is a non-executive member of the Cabinet Office Board.
Answer: The membership of the Cabinet Office Board will be established once the Non-Executive Board Member campaign has concluded.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54802More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press notice entitled Appointment of Cabinet Office Board Lead Non-Executive Board Member, published on 26 May 2025, whether the new Cabinet Office Lead Non-Executive Board Member has made
Answer: The Lead Non-Executive Board Member declared all interests in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments during the appointments process. Any relevant declarations made during this process can be found on the public appointments website. The ind...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54801More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) the Government Car Service have issued to Ministers on the provision of official cars for travel inside London.
Answer: The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code and the Ministerial Code.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Press ConferencesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54800More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 47333 on Government Departments: Press Conference, which section of that guidance provides information on using party political fittings and furniture at officia
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 21 May 2025, Official Report, PQ 47333.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Representatives: Political ActivitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54799More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what political (a) activity and (b) interests have been declared by each Crown Representative.
Answer: The Cabinet Office requires all Crown Representatives to declare any Conflict of Interest both on appointment and at regular intervals thereafter. None of our current Crown Representatives have declared any party political activity or interests.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Residences: Internet and Telephone ServicesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54798More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who is responsible for paying for the (a) internet broadband, (b) wi-fi and (c) telephone lines for the Ministerial residences of (i) 10 Downing Street, (ii) 11 Downing Street, (iii) Admiralty House, (iv) Dorney
Answer: The maintenance of 10 and 11 Downing Street is managed by the Cabinet Office with costs accrued in the usual way.The maintenance of Admiralty House is managed by the Government Property Agency with costs accrued in the usual way.The maintenance of Dorneyw...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54797More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what pay rise will be given to special advisers for the 2025-26 pay round; and whether it will be subject to negotiation with the First Division Association trade union.
Answer: In line with the wider Civil Service, there is no contractual entitlement to an annual increase in pay. The government’s policy is that a pay award will be considered annually, and any such award will be linked to the approach taken for the Senior Civil S...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to protect the UK food supply in the event of a (a) cyber or (b) physical attack.
Answer: The Food Sector is one of the UK's 14 Critical National Infrastructure sectors. Defra works closely with industry, the Cabinet Office and other Lead Government Departments (LGD) to monitor risks and ensure preparedness for, and response to, issues with th...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54795More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information the Crown Commercial Service holds on the number of companies that have expressed an interest in joining the RM6364 Media and Creative Framework Preliminary Market Engagement, published in April
Answer: 180 companies expressed their interest in participating in the RM6364 Media and Creative Framework as part of the Preliminary Market Engagement.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning
Answer: As stated in the Explanatory Memorandum, the average annual cost to the UK during the initial 99-year period of the treaty is £101 million in 2025/2026 prices.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning
Answer: The costs associated with the deal will be split between the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. None of the funds will be classed as development aid.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: FlagsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43485 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Flags, whether his Department has had discussions with Westminster C
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has had no discussions with Westminster City Council on this matter.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to improve the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of Official Development Assistance.
Answer: Aid Transparency remains a high priority for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The FCDO was rated "Very Good" in the most recent Aid Transparency Index and was the leading foreign ministry on the Index.We publish detailed ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: HolidaysForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on how many occasions he has taken a personal holiday following an official visit; and how the travel costs were paid for in those circumstances.
Answer: The standards of conduct expected of ministers are set out in the Ministerial Code. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not routinely comment on the personal travel arrangements of protected individuals.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Hospitality: WinesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the (a) type of alcohol, (b) make and (c) vintage was of each bottle of alcohol consumed from the Government Wine Cellar at each Number (i) 10 and (ii) 11 Downing Stree
Answer: No alcohol from the Government Wine Cellar has been consumed at receptions held at Number 10 and Number 11 Downing Street since 4 July 2024.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Press ConferencesCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54788More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what factors determined the timing of the Prime Minister's press conference on the Immigration White Paper on 12 May 2025.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the transcript of the Prime Minister's speech at the press conference on 12 May 2025, available on gov.uk.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54787More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the name is of each unit within the business unit of 10 Downing Street; and whether any changes have been made since 4 July 2024.
Answer: As was the case under the previous administration, it would not be appropriate to provide a list of individual teams within 10 Downing Street.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled UK secures future of vital Diego Garcia Military Base to protect national security, published on 22 May 2025, if he will publish the Government Actuary's Department as
Answer: I hope the hon. Gentleman will understand that it is not normal practise for government departments to release details of financial calculations commissioned from the Government Actuary's Department.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54785More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the costs of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: This information is not published by the Cabinet Office on behalf of the Government as departments are responsible for the management of exit schemes. Costs are published in each department's annual report and accounts.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: British Indian Ocean TerritoryTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54784More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Ga
Answer: The Government has applied the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) most recent long-term forecast of economic determinants, in accordance with Green Book guidance on economic appraisal. For years 14 to 99 of the agreement, the GDP deflator has been e...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54783More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 12700 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, if he will place in the Library a copy of the information provided by the Cabinet Office to the Civil Service Commissi
Answer: There are no plans to publish this information in the Library. This information contains personal data and publishing it in the Library would be considered a breach of data protection legislation. The report that this information was used to inform is ava...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54782More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 6095 on Cabinet Office: Public Appointment, for what reasons those direct ministerial and public appointees left their posts.
Answer: I refer the Honoural Member to the answer he was given to PQ UIN 6095 on 13th November 2024.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54781More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 47335 on Civil Service: Equality, whether the Government monitors exemptions permitted to the guidance on Civil Service equality, diversity and inclusion expendi
Answer: The exemption requirement from the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance does not apply to arm’s-length bodies. As stated in paragraph four of the guidance, for arm’s-length bodies, the Principal Accounting Officer, in consu...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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