Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Government Communication Service: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11154More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3763, on Government Communications Service: Staff, what is the timetable for the 2026 Data Collection to be completed.
Answer: The data collection will take place in the summer of 2026.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: Dispute ResolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11153More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3298, on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, whether he plans for the individuals appointed by the Government to be posted on the Direct Ministerial Appointme
Answer: The list of expert panellists is for agreement by the Trade Specialised Committee on Level Playing Field for Open and Fair Competition and Sustainable Development under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The individuals listed in PQ 3298 are not d...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11152More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the average amount of Civil Service facility time as a percentage of the paybill in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The average spend on facility time as a percentage of the pay bill in 2023-2024 was 0.04%, as answered in Parliamentary Question 2098 on May 18 2026. The Cabinet Office does not hold information on Civil Service facility time for 2025-26. This is because ...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet ManualCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11151More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans for the updated Cabinet Manual to seek to establish new conventions.
Answer: The Cabinet Manual is a record of fact that describes the existing laws, rules, and conventions affecting the operation of government. It does not create new rules or establish new conventions.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11150More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4189, on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, whether there is a target date for deferred members to (a) receive a full 2024-25 pension statement and (b) have ac
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11149More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - April 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published on 28 May 2026, what was the conference or event relating to the
Answer: The two payments to Political Engagement Ltd for £720 was for a stand at Civil Service Live 2026 in London and Edinburgh. According to Companies House, Political Engagement Ltd is a subsidiary of Political Holdings Ltd, owned by Lord Ashcroft. The payment...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Unpaid WorkCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11148More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the policy of the Civil Service People Group is on (a) departments and (b) Arm's Length Bodies restricting access to internship schemes on the basis of (i) race and (ii) ethnicity.
Answer: Individual departments are responsible for recruitment decisions and they are required to meet all obligations of relevant legislation, including the Equality Act 2010. If a department wants to restrict an internship programme to a specific group or group...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRegistrar of Consultant LobbyistsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11147More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists has powers to fine individuals for breaches of the registration requirements if their consultant lobbying firm has subsequently become insolvent.
Answer: The Registrar may levy fines against individuals under the civil sanctions regime of the 2014 Lobbying Act regardless of the solvency status of the associated consultant lobbying company.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Subject Access RequestsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11146More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 1190 on Cabinet Office: Subject Access Requests, whether the internal Subject Access Request manual has been updated since 2018.
Answer: The internal Subject Access Request manual was drafted in 2018. This has not been updated given the legislation underpinning the guidance remains the same.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Security Online Information Team: Social MediaDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2024, to Question HL2530, National Security Online Information Team: Social Media, what are the current Ministerial approved remits of the Nation
Answer: As confirmed in response to the Honourable Member’s question last week, DSIT’s National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) leads the department’s operational response to online information threats. Its publicly available remit, which is kept under r...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Working HoursHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026WithdrawnUIN 11144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 110793 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Working HoursHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full p
Answer: As of 31 May 2026, 3184 active full-time staff are working compressed hours, including those working a four day week, 7.6% of all active full-time staff in the department. Those working compressed hours are undertaking their contractual hours.
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTreaties: Parliamentary ScrutinyHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026, to Question HL16533, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, whether any Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legally binding agreements, that do not
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to question 6099 on 8 June.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: SecondmentHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the names of the organisations that have had (a) departmental Civil Servants seconded to them and (b) seconded organisational staff to the Department since July 2024.
Answer: Since July 2024, staff have been seconded to the following organisations:British Transport Police AuthorityCollege of PolicingCounter Terrorism Policing HQImmigration Advice AuthorityIOPCMetropolitan Police ServiceNational CT Policing HQ (CTPHQ)National P...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment: ProcurementHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators for the Government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments, published on 31 March 2026, if he will list the f
Answer: The two Social Value KPIs referenced are included in the User Services for the Emergency Services Network (ESN) Contact and Metis ITO (Information Technology Outsourcing) Contract.The KPI, named 'Social Value' in the User Services for the Emergency Servic...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: FlagsHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026, to Question 128597, on Home Office: Flags, what flags have been authorised by the Permanent Secretary since July 2024 to be flown, other than the Union f
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) manages the protocol around flying the Union Flag from Government buildings, publishing the designated days list to that effect each year.Home Office's other flag-flying is managed by Home Office Faciliti...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSafer Streets Mission BoardHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 25 March 2026, to Question 111987, on Safer Streets Mission Board, whether any Ministers are members of the Safer Streets Mission Delivery Board.
Answer: The Safer Streets Mission Delivery Board brings together officials from across government departments to drive delivery and outcomes for the Safer Streets Mission. It is chaired by the Director General for Public Safety Group in the Home Office and is att...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026, to Question 216, on UK Relations with EU, whether the UK will also be required to contribute to the EU Cohesion programme in order to participate in the
Answer: The UK is currently negotiating with the EU to link our two Emissions Trading Schemes. We are not seeking to rejoin or participate in the EU ETS. To achieve a link between the UK ETS and EU ETS, we will not be required to contribute to the EU Cohesion Pro...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFallon WilkinsonDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the news story, "New appointment to the Committee on Fuel Poverty", of 18 May 2026, whether Fallon Wilkinson made a declaration of previous political activity; and whether t
Answer: The appointment of Fallon Wilkinson to the Committee on Fuel Poverty was a regulated appointment made in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBezos Earth Fund and North Seas Energy CooporationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 16, whether ministerial meetings took pl
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNuclear Fusion and Nuclear Power: InnovationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of alignment with EU Single Electricity Market regulations on the ability of the UK to innovate on commercial nuclear (a) fission and (b) f
Answer: The detailed scope of alignment will be determined through negotiations. The Secretary of State’s priority is to drive delivery in the sector, including through the Government’s approach to nuclear fission—taking a Final Investment Decision on Sizewell C,...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWritten question 11111Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2026WithdrawnUIN 11111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) plant-based and (b) cultivated meat products will be continue to be marketed as such given dynamic alignment with EU law.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10658More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any officials within the business unit of the Office of the Prime Minister are given trade union facility time.
Answer: Officials in the Prime Minister’s Office follow the wider Cabinet Office policy on Facility Time, there is no separate guidance. For staffing and management purposes, the Prime Minister’s Office is a business unit of the Cabinet Office.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic ConsultationCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10657More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3764 on Public Consultation, if he will publish those instructions.
Answer: We intend to provide an update on this agenda in due course.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: CommunicationCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10656More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 9 February 2026, to Question 110416, on Government Departments: Communication, for what reason the decision was made to adopt "UK Government" as the primary identity for all publi
Answer: There are no plans to discontinue the use of “HM Government”.Communications teams are advised to use "UK Government" rather than departmental names and logos for announcements, to provide clarity to the public. This does not affect the use of &q...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
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