Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Government Departments: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30681More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Answer of 23 September 2024 Question 5009 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, whether his Department's transparency team undertakes monitoring of government departments which (a)
Answer: It is the responsibility of government departments to ensure they meet the requirements to publish their transparency data.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants and Special Advisers: EmailCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30664More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether civil servants conducting email audits can review the email inboxes of (a) other civil servants and (b) special advisers.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not routinely conduct email audits of its staff. Staff email inboxes cannot typically be accessed by colleagues without permission, but email data can be retrieved for security or HR purposes in exceptional circumstances.
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHinkley Point C Power StationCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30663More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 9160 on Nuclear Power Stations: Construction, whether Hinkley Point C will be classified by the ONS as a public sector or private sector programme for the p
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 11th February is attached.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Trade Union OfficialsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30662More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) headcount and (b) full time equivalent trade union representatives in his Department receive trade union facility time; what proportion of their working hours are spent on facility time on average;
Answer: The latest data we have relates to the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, and is published on GOV.UK. The data can be downloaded from https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/public-sector-trade-union-facility-time-data
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartmental ResponsibilitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30661More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21348 on Departmental Responsibilities, whether Government departments produce internal Outcome Delivery Plans.
Answer: I refer the Honorable Member to the answer given to the Honorable Member for Brentwood and Ongar on 13 January 2025 (PQ UIN 21348).
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30658More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 22198 on Civil Servants: Freedom of Information, what grade thresholds does the Government apply in Freedom of Information Act requests when determining wheth
Answer: All Freedom of Information requests are considered on their own merits in all circumstances.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30657More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 December 2024 to Question 20750, on Public Sector: Procurement, if he will publish (a) a list each stakeholder that was consulted, (b) the dates of the roundtable discussions includi
Answer: Details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications. The NPPS survey was available on gov.uk and received 436 responses including 11...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30656More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22196, on Senior Civil Service: Recruitment, for what reasons can these individuals not be identified.
Answer: Under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), we are prohibited from providing information about individuals, or which can be used to identify individuals, to third parties without their express permission. By providing job titles, this could lead...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30655More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any private sector companies with contracts with his Department will receive higher payments to compensate for the increase in employer National Insurance contributions; and whether there are contractual
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnterprise AdvisersCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30654More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 16 of the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2022-2025, published on 24 February 2022, what progress the Government has made on delivering the additional 50 Enterprise Advisers
Answer: The action in the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2022-2025 to deliver an additional 50 Enterprise Advisors has been met.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what preparations his Department is making for currently unknown pathogens that could emerge in future.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has a comprehensive epidemic intelligence system to detect, assess, and communicate infectious health threats to the United Kingdom. Horizon scanning and intelligence gathering functions are designed to identify and m...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 23476 on USA: Diplomatic Service, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Lord Man
Answer: There is an established mechanism in place for the management of interests held by all Senior Civil Servants. This ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any potential or perceived conflicts of interest. I can confirm that this mechanism applie...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Port TalbotDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much of the £500 million grant to support the installation of an electric arc furnace at the Port Talbot steelworks has been paid.
Answer: Grant payments are made in arrears and subject to confirmation that pre-payment conditions have been satisfactorily met. HMG has committed to provide Tata Steel with a grant of up to £500m to support the installation of an electric arc furnace at the Port...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27548More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that public appointments of Departmental non-executive directors publish declarations of interest.
Answer: The Cabinet Office, and indeed all departments with Non-Executive Board Members, will publish declarations of interest of departmental Non-Executive Board Members in accordance with the guidance which can be found on gov.uk.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27547More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes have been made to the guidance entitled Additional information on Exemptions, Thresholds, Expectations and Compliance, and Breaches of Spend Controls, updated on 20 January 2025.
Answer: Changes were made to the guidance entitled, Additional information on Exemptions, Thresholds, Expectations and Compliance, and Breaches of Spend Controls. These changes were to:Remove the text belowThreshold: Expenditure over £100,000 for the duration of ...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27546More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on dynamic alignment with the European Union.
Answer: We are committed to resetting the relationship with our European friends to strengthen ties to deliver growth and security for the UK. We have been clear that there will be no return to the single market, the customs union, or freedom of movement.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPan-Euro-Mediterranean ConventionCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27545More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention.
Answer: We are always looking at ways to reduce barriers to trade - within our clear red lines - because having a smooth trading relationship with European partners is essential to driving growth at home. This is one of the options we are open to looking at to re...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: EU LawCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27544More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on regulatory alignment with the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689).
Answer: The UK is committed to establishing a proportionate AI regulatory approach which is grounded in science and supports growth and innovation, in the UK’s national interest. As we develop our approach to regulating AI, we recognise the need to engage with a ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Government Art CollectionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Freedom of Information disclosures her Department have made on Government Art Collection artwork in 10 Downing Street in the last five years.
Answer: In the last 5 years DCMS has disclosed information about the Government Art Collection artworks held at 10 Downing Street 20 times. Each request is looked at and handled on a case-by-case basis and where there is a non-disclosure or exemption applied, the...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26831More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 6100 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, if he will publish the (a) Department, (b) grade and (c) job title of each of the jobs advertised through Civil Service
Answer: As per our response to PQ6100 we are not able to provide this level of detail without individuals being identifiable.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26830More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that Departmental public appointments publish declarations of interest.
Answer: The Cabinet Office, and indeed all departments with Non-Executive Board Members, will publish declarations of interest of departmental Non-Executive Board Members in accordance with the guidance which can be found on gov.uk.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: SanitationCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26829More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of the London properties managed by the Government Property Agency have shared-space gender-neutral toilets.
Answer: This information is not held centrally.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Revenue and CustomsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26828More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a data sharing agreement between his Department and HM Revenue and Customs on the work of (a) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, (b) the Propriety and Ethics Team, (c) the Honours
Answer: The Memorandum of Understanding between HMRC and the Cabinet Office for the purpose of accessing HMRC information to assist honours committees in making recommendations about awarding honours to individuals can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/gove...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26827More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the recipients of compensation payments from the Infected Blood Compensation Authority will be subject to any (a) legal conditions and (b) non-disclosure requirements when accepting such payments.
Answer: The legal conditions that recipients of compensation will be subject to are to enable the swift and effective delivery of compensation. Regulation 35 of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024 includes a duty on applicants to inform the Au...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26826More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Cabinet Office board operating framework was last updated; and if he will place a copy in the Library of the House.
Answer: The Board Operating Framework was last updated in December 2023. As was the case under the previous administration, it is not standard practice for this to be published as this is an internal document.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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