Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Written questions
Cabinet Office: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54277More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the response to the Freedom of Information Act request reference FOI2025/05759, dated 16 May 2025.
Answer: The Honours Committee handbook released through this request is a version from January 2023 which is currently being updated. An updated version will be laid in the House Library as soon as is practicable.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54276More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 50568 on Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence, for what functions his Department uses Redbox; and in which offices it is used.
Answer: The Cabinet Office is promoting the adoption of artificial intelligence among staff through the implementation of AI ‘assistant tools’. One such tool is Redbox. It allows staff to harness AI throughout their work in an assured, safe, and secure manner. Re...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54275More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average cost was of domestic flights taken by the Prime Minister since July 2024.
Answer: It has been the practice of successive administrations not to publish granular information relating to the official movements of Ministers and those accompanying them within the United Kingdom. Information about official overseas travel is published as pa...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: PublicityCabinet OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54274More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he approved a communications spending control exception for the spending on the Government-branded beer mats.
Answer: I refer the Honorable Member to the answer to PQ 52686.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: SanitationCabinet OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54273More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has received representations from PCS on guidance on using female (a) toilets and (b) changing rooms in Government buildings.
Answer: The Cabinet Office holds frequent discussions with Civil Service trade unions on a number of topics.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Zero Hours ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54272More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 46749 on Cabinet Office: Zero Hours Contracts, which business units the 423 staff work for.
Answer: The Cabinet Office uses zero hours contracts to selectively manage temporary demand. The Cabinet Office Pillars that the 423 contingent labour workers who can be classed as having zero hours contracts are as follows: National Infrastructure and Service Tr...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54271More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2025 to Question 50575 on Cabinet Office: Women, if he will publish that intranet update.
Answer: There are no plans to publicly publish intranet updates as they are targeted at the internal civil service audience.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54270More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether non-executive board members have to declare (a) past and (b) current membership of a political party; and what guidance he has issued to Departments on that subject.
Answer: Guidance on the declaration of interest process for Non-Executive Board Members, including political activity, was updated and published on 28 November 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-executive-board-member-declaration-of-interests-pr...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54269More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50576 on Cabinet Office: Recruitment, which SCS roles were not advertised externally; and for what reason those roles were not advertised externally.
Answer: As was the case under the previous administration,the Civil Service advertises all SCS vacancies on the principle of External by Default. External by Default means that vacancies will be open to external candidates outside the Civil Service, as well as ex...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: FlagsCabinet OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54268More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 51165 on Government Departments: Flags, who provided the Pride flag; and whether that flag was a Progress flag.
Answer: The flag was sourced via the Government Property Agency contract and manufactured by the Hampshire Flag Company (HFC). The flag is a 6 stripe rainbow flag.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordData, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent ReviewCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53901More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, through what mechanism the UK Statistics Authority will communicate its response once it has considered the (a) findings and (b) recommendations in the Sullivan Review.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 21st May is attached.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53900More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49956, and the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 21390, both on Armed Forces: Equality, what his Department's policy is on spending on equality, diversity an
Answer: The controls outlined in the Civil Service Equality Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance which was published on 14 May 2024 remain in place.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53899More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average salary is of civil servants at each grade in his Department.
Answer: Details of the salaries of civil servants at each grade can be found in the quarterly organogram published at https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/ff76be1f-4f37-4bef-beb7-32b259413be1/organogram-cabinet-office.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53898More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to update the transparency data entitled Cabinet Office senior officials high earners salaries.
Answer: The previous administration did not update this list prior to the General Election. The Cabinet Office will publish a new 2025 list in due course.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EU: Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53897More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) junior and (b) senior civil servants are working in the European Union Relations Secretariat.
Answer: Details of the number of senior and junior civil servants working in the European Union Relations Secretariat can be found in the quarterly organogram published on data.gov.uk.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament record1 Carlton GardensForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) bedrooms, (b) living rooms, (c) bathrooms and (d) kitchens the ministerial residence in 1 Carlton Gardens has.
Answer: The ministerial residence in 1 Carlton Gardens has a) five bedrooms, b) three living rooms, c) three bathrooms including one ensuite off the Master bedroom, and d) one kitchen.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial ResidencesCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53895More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which central government residential properties are unoccupied, according to data held by the InSite database.
Answer: Individual departments are responsible for management of their respective residential properties, including status of occupancy. The Cabinet Office therefore does not hold information on which central government residential properties are unoccupied.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53894More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether procurement guidance has been issued by (a) his Department and (b) the Crown Commercial Service to public bodies on equality, diversity and inclusion requirements for private sector companies which wish
Answer: The National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) sets the Government's strategic priorities for public procurement in support of the Government’s missions. This includes delivering social and economic value. Procurement Policy Note 002 sets out how to tak...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Marketing and ProductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the EU-UK Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether the dynamic alignment with the EU will apply to standards and regulations on the production and mark
Answer: Rules related to the production and marketing of wine and spirits are outside the scope of the UK-EU SPS Agreement meaning dynamic alignment with the EU will not apply in these areas. Retaining this regulatory autonomy is important for this sector and wil...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants and Special Advisers: Termination of EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53892More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on (a) permanent civil servants and (b) special advisers who choose to resign and work for a public affairs company or in-house lobbyists; and whether his Department has a policy on moving suc
Answer: The rules for civil servants and special advisers on the acceptance of outside appointments after departing from the Crown service are set out in the Business Appointment Rules.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmbassies: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local planning authorities on the (a) enforcement of and (b) inclusion of a (i) deposit and (ii) bond in section 106 agreements made
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has not issued specific guidance to local planning authorities on the (a) enforcement of or (b) inclusion of a (i) deposit and (ii) bond in section 106 agreements made in relation to embassies. Ove...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Media and Public SpeakingCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53890More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has provided guidance to civil servants who are not members of the Government Communication Service on (a) speaking to the media and (b) publicly speaking at events where media may be pres
Answer: The Civil Service Code sets out that civil servants must have ministerial authorisation for any contact with the media. The Civil Service Management Code provides further guidance for civil servants on their obligations.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53889More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51161 on Cabinet Office: Expenditure, what public service campaigns the Unlimited Group has supported since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Unlimited Group has primarily supported the GREAT campaign within the Cabinet Office. The GREAT campaign continues to promote the UK internationally as a destination for tourism, education, and business.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53888More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 52335 on Civil Service: Equality, whether the Civil Service Inclusive Practice Team are responsible for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Civil Service; a
Answer: Organisational decisions about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion sit in individual departments. The Civil Service Inclusive Practice (CSIP) Team is part of the Government People Group in the Cabinet Office. The CSIP team sets the strategic direction for E...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWritten Questions: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53887More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51150 on Freedom of Information and Written Questions: Costs, what the notional hourly cost of civil service time when assessing a written parliamentary question
Answer: I refer the Member to my previous answer to PQ 51150. The cost limit is calculated at a flat rate of £25 per hour. The Guide to Parliamentary Work also makes reference to the Procedure Committee's advice that the threshold “be calculated only with regard ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
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