Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Department for Education: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95642More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2025, to Question 70509, on Government Departments: Buildings, what is the current ownership and freehold, leasehold or rental status, of the Department for Education buildi
Answer: The property occupied by the Department for Education on Great Smith Street, London is known as Sanctuary Buildings. GPA, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, holds the leasehold interest in the property and p...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPermanent Secretaries: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95641More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Permanent Secretary model contract released under FOI reference FOI2025/09712 of September 2025.
Answer: I refer to my answer to 88716, where I confirm a copy of the model contract has been placed in the House Library.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95640More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on severance payments to outgoing Cabinet Secretaries and Permanent Secretaries not provided for in the model contract.
Answer: The Permanent Secretary model contract sets out the contractual detail on compensation payments for all Permanent Secretaries. This applies to the Cabinet Secretary and there is no separate internal guidance. A copy of the model contract has been placed i...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: RedundancyCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95639More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82675 on Civil Service: Redundancy, which public body collated and provided that data to the National Audit Office.
Answer: The Cabinet Office provided this information to the National Audit Office. This information was already held under the Redundancy and Compensation Control process.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Residences: Empty PropertyCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95638More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 28 October 2025 to Question HL10808 on Official Residences, how long the other residences have been unoccupied.
Answer: There are two additional flats in Admiralty House which can be allocated to ministers as official residences at the Prime Minister’s discretion. Neither flat has been allocated to a minister under the current administration.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95085More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any offshore subcontractor resources associated with his Department’s Central Digital Platform contract (a) are located in and (b) have supply-chain links to jurisdictions designated by the National Cybe
Answer: The original contract for the Provision of Support and Maintenance for the Central Digital Platform was awarded following a competitive tender process conducted under the Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS) 6 Framework. The Voluntary Ex Ante Transparen...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95084More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 September 2025 to Question 74665 on Civil Service: Workplace Pensions, whether civil servants who are members of Classic, Classic Plus and Premium are able to (a) claim those pension
Answer: Members of Classic, Classic Plus, Premium and Nuvos can claim their pensions on partial retirement (subject to them reducing their pensionable earnings by 20% by working less hours or at a lower grade) and continue in service accruing Alpha benefits (on t...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AssetsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95083More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Departmental Strategic Asset Management Plan Executive Summaries 2025 - 2026, published on 30 October 2025, when the summaries for all departments will be published.
Answer: The intention is to publish all summaries of departmental Strategic Asset Management Plans (SAMPs) on the UK government website. For practical purposes, this is being done in phases with a second batch going live in December.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95082More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the notice entitled Provision of Support and Maintenance for the Central Digital Platform, for what reason the variation was designated as negotiated procedure without a prior call for competit
Answer: The original contract for the Provision of Support and Maintenance for the Central Digital Platform was awarded following a competitive tender process conducted under the Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS) 6 Framework. The Voluntary Ex Ante Transparen...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: VettingCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95081More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK Security Vetting is currently meeting its key performance indicators for vetting timeliness.
Answer: United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) continues to meet its agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for all product types. The UKSV KPIs are established and regularly reviewed in consultation with departments to ensure that operational demand is balance...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: VettingCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95080More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Counter Terrorist Checks (CTC) and Security Checks (SC) have been completed within 25 days in each of the past six months.
Answer: United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) continues to meet its agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across each product type, including Counter Terrorist Checks (CTC) and Security Checks (SC).These UKSV KPIs are established and reviewed on a regular bas...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95079More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2025, to Question 82339, on Ministers: Official Cars, what was the total expenditure on Ministerial cars across government in July 2025.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the response given to Question 90730, tabled on 13th November 2025. The total expenditure on ministerial cars across government in July 2025 was £483,474.31.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95078More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 3 November 2025, to Question 84247, on Public Appointments: Political Impartiality, what communications has the Cabinet Office had with the Commissioner for Public Appointments in relat
Answer: The Governance Code on Public Appointments covers the processes departments should follow for recruiting public appointees, whereas the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies covers the behaviour of such appointees once they are in post. The c...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95077More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2025, to Question 76829, on Arms Length Bodies: Equality, whether any assessment has been made of the level of compliance by Arms Length Bodies with the May 2024 EDI spending
Answer: As part of the requirements of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Expenditure Guidance, external EDI expenditure must be reported to the Cabinet Office by departments and Arms Length Bodies who employ civil servants. There is no additional assess...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95076More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she intends to cap public service pension costs under section 12 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.
Answer: Section 12 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (the Act) requires an employer cost cap to be set in each of the public service pension schemes. The Act requires that Treasury regulations must provide for the costs of a scheme to remain within specifie...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAdmiralty House: Council TaxCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95075More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2025, to Question 73829, on Admiralty House: Council tax, if he will publish a copy of the council tax bills issued by Westminster City Council to the Government Property Age
Answer: The Government Property Agency (GPA) does not routinely publish invoices under £25k. Admiralty House sits within Council Tax Band H and details of the bands, current Council Tax charges, additional premiums and published notices about Council Tax can be f...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95074More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) pubs, (b) cafes, (c) restaurants and (d) hotels have had their rateable value (i) increased and (ii) reduced by the Valuation Office Agency during the 2026 business rate revaluation.
Answer: The VOA published the Draft non-domestic rating list on 26 November 2025. The accompanying statistical commentary reflects changes by sector and location, compared to the previous 2023 valuation. The revaluation will take effect from 1 April 2026. A rise ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94711More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 October 2025, to Question 73729, on Ministers: Aviation, which other Government-financed planes have their carbon offset.
Answer: The Government does not lease any other government-financed aircraft outside of the wet-leased A321neoLR (G-GBNI) and Ministry of Defence (MOD) assets.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for National Statistics: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94710More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the deposited letter from the Acting National Statistician of 22 May 2025, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2025, to Question 53545, on Office for National Statistics: Buildings, and with reference to
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of the 26th November is attached.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBalkans: SecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, who the members are of the Quint working group.
Answer: The Hon Member may be referring to the informal grouping of the United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany and Italy which, for example, works alongside the EU and NATO on promoting stability in the Western Balkans.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94708More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual cost is of the Senior Leaders Scheme; and how many deputy directors participated in the last year.
Answer: This year there are 114 deputy directors taking part in the Senior Leadership Programme established in 2018. The programme is 14 months’ long and costs a total of £1,373,401.91.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care and NHS England: FlagsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been issued by (a) his Department and (b) NHS England on expenditure on flags.
Answer: The Department follows general Government guidance on flying flags, which is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flying-flags-a-plain-english-guide/flying-flags-a-plain-english-guide Neither the Department nor NHS E...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLord CaseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 88283 on Simon Case, what his remuneration is; and whether it includes pension contributions.
Answer: Lord Simon Case was directly appointed Chair of the Barrow Delivery Board by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in February 2025. In line with Cabinet Office guidance around direct ministerial appointments, published in O...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnite: Conference Centres and HotelsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025, to Question 88690, on Unite: Conference Centres and Hotels, what steps (a) BDO, (b) the inspector and (c) the Certification Officer taken to ensure that docu
Answer: As previously publicly notified, an inspector, duly appointed by the Certification Officer, is carrying out the inspection under statutory powers. Accordingly, the Certification Officer is allowing that process to proceed. No formal notices have been serv...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJeffrey EpsteinDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 88691 on Jeffrey Epstein, whether the records are searchable by keyword.
Answer: Yes, digital records are searchable by keyword.
Answered 5 Dec 2025
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