Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Government Departments: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13166More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 4282, how many times aircraft has been commissioned through the Central Travel Contract since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Since 4 July 2024, the department has commissioned an aircraft on 32 occasions.Ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the Ministerial Code, ensuring efficiency and value for money for the taxpayer.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: Termination of EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13165More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 3344 on Senior Civil Servants: Termination of Employment, what was the type of Civil Service exit that Cabinet Secretaries have departed under since July 2024.
Answer: It is a longstanding policy not to comment on HR matters.Details of any payments made to permanent secretaries are published in their relevant Department Annual Report and Accounts.
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13164More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review his policy on forming a customs union with the EU for certain products.
Answer: This government remains committed to reducing barriers to trade and cutting red-tape with our largest trading partner, and this is why we’re negotiating a food and drink deal and linking our emissions trading systems. However, the government’s red lines a...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13163More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the United Kingdom will be participating in the Erasmus+ programme’s European Solidarity Corps.
Answer: On 17 December 2025 the UK announced the conclusion of negotiations on the UK’s association to Erasmus+. This commitment covers 2027, the final year in the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Under the current MFF, the European Solidarity Corps is a...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13162More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 4166, on Equality: Gender and Intersex, whether his Department consulted (a) trade unions, (b) Cabinet Office diversity networks, and (c) cross-Government Civil
Answer: As with any other model policy, the Cabinet Office engaged with a range of stakeholders during development of the model Policy and Guidance: Supporting Trans and Non-binary Employees.
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13161More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates did (a) Cat Little, Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, and (b) Antonia Romeo, Cabinet Secretary, find out that Lord Mandelson had failed UKSV clearance.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary’s evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 23 April 2026.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13160More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on whether European Union citizenship is considered to be a conflict of interest in relation to Civil Service staff working in the EU Relations Secretariat.
Answer: All appointments and secondments must be made in accordance with the Civil Service Nationality Rules, which are statutorily based. All employees are also subject to the terms of the Civil Service Code. Posts in the EU Relations Secretariat are non-reserve...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: SecondmentCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13159More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 3350, on Public Appointments, from which organisation has the Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Energy and Net Zero been seconded; what is the length of the s
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Direct Ministerial Appointments portal, available on GOV.UK.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDarlington Economic Campus: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13158More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 8058, on UK Statistics Authority: Remote Working, what estimatehas the Government Property Agency made of the average workplace attendance of civil service sta
Answer: The GPA cannot confirm how many staff are assigned to work at the Darlington Economic Campus (in effect Feethams House at this time) as this information is held by individual departments. The GPA does not monitor attendance.
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13157More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 12 June 2026, to Question 7163, on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, if he will place in the Library a copies of the presentations and handouts given to the members of the People's
Answer: The Government will publish the outcome of the People’s Panel on Digital ID in due course. This will include a report detailing the People’s Panel process, a summary of the group’s discussions and their concluding recommendations.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13156More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on phone calls to Lord Mandelson’s phones which were connected through No10 switch.
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 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Mobile PhonesCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13155More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the technical arrangements for backing up messages on official No10 iphones include backing up officially-installed Whatsapp.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 13 April 2026, Official Report, PQ 123637.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question 4222, on Erasmus+ programme, what is the definition of a (a) direct action and (b) indirect action, in relation to the policy on financial corrections.
Answer: In the Erasmus+ programme, direct actions are implemented directly by the European Commission, usually through its executive agency, the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).The majority of funding is distributed through indirect action...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026, to Question 4222, on Erasmus+ programme, what information his Department holds on (a) how the reduction in the grant amount would be determined and (b) whether reductions
Answer: The terms of an Erasmus+ grant are set out in a Grant Agreement. An example of a Model Grant Agreement is available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/agr-contr/ls-mga_en.pdf.The conditions and procedures for...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: MarketingDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 4161, on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the department since the Government Chief Commercial Of
Answer: The department uses the Government Commercial Agency contract with Banner for the purchase of branded goods and merchandise. The Banner contract manager has confirmed that no branded goods or merchandise has been bought by the department since the Governm...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Government Communication ServiceDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3763, on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026, to Question 104195, on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headc
Answer: All embedded communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: SecondmentDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 4241, on Department for Education: Secondment, what information her Department holds on the reason for (a) staff having been seconded to Serco UK Limited and
Answer: Secondments into and out of the Civil Service are a valuable means of sharing expertise and building capability to support delivery of government priorities. Recent secondments with Serco have supported building procurement, commercial and service deliver...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication Service: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12719More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 19 January 2026, to Question 104195, on Government Communication Service: Staff, if he will breakdown the data by individual public body, including individual Arms Length Bodies,
Answer: There are no plans to publish this information. Providing a further breakdown by individual public bodies could lead to the identification of individuals in smaller teams, contrary to Data Protection policy.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMurder of Patrick Finucane Independent InquiryNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what has been the total public cost to date of the inquiry into the death of Patrick Finucane.
Answer: Patrick Finucane was brutally murdered in February 1989 in front of his wife, Geraldine, and three children. Mrs Finucane and her family have sought answers about the killing of their loved one for over 37 years. I am pleased that the Patrick Finucane Inq...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOrgreave Inquiry: CostsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been the total public cost to date of the Orgreave inquiry.
Answer: The Inquiry went live on 26 March 2026.The published costs for the Inquiry to 31 March 2026 are £248,384.38.In future, the Inquiry will update its costs on their website periodically: https://www.orgreave.public-inquiry.uk/policies-protocols/
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: CCTVHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken steps in 2 Marsham Street to prevent the installation of unauthorised cameras.
Answer: All security incidents are investigated in accordance with established procedures, but in line with the practice of successive administrations, the government does not comment on internal security arrangements.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: BuildingsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisation will replace MHCLG when it vacates the 2 Marsham Street offices for the Government Offices Great George Street; and what are the potential implications for the PFI liabilities of th
Answer: The "Plan for London" (PfL) will see a number of departments relocating to 2 Marsham Street enabled by MHCLG's move. Detailed planning is underway and will result in more efficient use of government property, creating opportunities to maximise s...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRobert Hamill Inquiry: CostsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what has been the total public cost to date of the Robert Hamill Inquiry.
Answer: The Robert Hamill Inquiry opened in 2005. The previous chair of the Inquiry reported that the Terms of Reference were fulfilled in 2011. However, due to legal proceedings, the Inquiry report has not yet been published. These legal proceedings have recentl...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: MarketingHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on branded goods and merchandise since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter was sent.
Answer: Branded items are no longer available to purchase; and the Home Office Commercial team have introduced controls to prevent purchasing these items and reject any requests. We do not hold spend information for this category of spend.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Government Communication ServiceHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many headcount staff in her Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) are embedded communicators but are not counted as members of the Government Communication Net
Answer: (a) There are 145 individuals working in the Communications Directorate, as reported in the Home Office Annual Accounts 2024/25. Home Office Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025All 145 individuals are members of the Government Communications Service (G...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
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