Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Arms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10655More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what new Arms Length Bodies have been established since July 2024; and what new bodies he plans to establish.
Answer: Since July 2024, the government has announced the establishment of 15 new Arm’s-Length Bodies (ALBs) to deliver manifesto commitments. For example, establishing an Independent Football Regulator and Skills England.Regarding future plans, on 6 April 2025 t...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10654More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026, to Question 3895, on National Security: Finance, whether there are additional NATO (a) definitions and (b) guidance on applicable spend within the 1.5% of GDP for the UK to
Answer: At the NATO Summit in June 2025, Allies made a commitment to investing 5% of GDP annually on core defence requirements and defence and security related spending by 2035.NATO defines defence and security related spending as, ‘inter alia’, spending to prote...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: By-electionsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10653More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information the Cabinet Office special adviser HR function holds on whether any special advisers have (a) been seconded or (b) taken unpaid leave to undertake political activity in Parliamentary by-election
Answer: As per the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, where a special adviser wishes to undertake work for a political party which does not arise out of government business they may do this either in their own time, outside office hours, or under a separate co...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: Voluntary WorkCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10652More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question HL107, on Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work, which other (a) placements and (b) apprenticeships SIS runs; and if he will provide relevant hyperlinks.
Answer: Besides the Summer Intelligence Internship, SIS run the Software Engineering Apprenticeship (sis.gov.uk/careers/technologists/software-engineering-apprenticeship/) and the Technology Graduate Development Programme (sis.gov.uk/careers/technologists/technol...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10651More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 4163, on Government departments: marketing, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter from the Government Chief Commercial Officer.
Answer: The Government Chief Commercial Officer’s letter set out expectations regarding external procurement of certain types of goods and services by government officials, in particular merchandise and staff events.This was followed by press notice on 6 April 20...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10650More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide (a) the title of the transparency data publication that included the expenditure on the Plan for Change event of December 2024, and (b) the relevant (i) transaction numbers and (ii) dates, in
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 6 January 2025, Official Report, PQ 21256.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: SanitationCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10649More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Cabinet Office, (b) Civil Service People Group or (c) Office for Equality and Opportunity, (i) has provided and (ii) plans to provide updated guidance to the Civil Service (A) on the provision of
Answer: I refer to my answer for 4166. New model Policy and Guidance: Supporting Trans and Non-binary Employees was issued to departments on 22 May 2026. These may be used by departments as templates for their own departmental guidance.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVetting ReviewCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10648More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to paragraph 5 of the scope of his Department's document entitled Vetting Review Terms of Reference, published on 1 June 2026, whether the review will take evidence from HM Opposition.
Answer: Sir Adrian Fulford was appointed to lead the Review into the lessons from the Peter Mandelson case. He will decide who to interview in order to fulfil his Terms of Reference.
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGordon BrownCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10647More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 4190, in which building is Gordon Brown’s office space located; and how many staff are allocated to assist his work.
Answer: The Prime Minister’s Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation has access to appropriate office space on the government estate. He receives support from existing teams as part of their enduring policy responsibilities, as and when required.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPermanent Secretaries: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10646More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 7317, on Permanent Secretaries: Pay, if he will publish the business case to pay a Permanent Secretary a salary greater than £300,000.
Answer: There are no plans to publish individual pay business cases. A permanent secretary salary greater than £300,000 is approved in line with the senior pay control process set by HM Treasury. Guidance on Senior Pay Approvals is available via https://assets.pu...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10645More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 4168, on UK Relations with the EU, whether the red line policy position not to return to the Single Market (a) entails not joining the EU Single Market in full
Answer: The Government's position is clear that there will be no return to the Single Market, Customs Union, or freedom of movement. But this government is committed to reducing barriers to trade and cutting red tape to drive economic growth. This is why we’re ne...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: LibrariesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10644More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has donated a book to the Prime Minister’s library.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 03 June 2026, Official Report, PQ 3790.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFreedom of Information: DatabasesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10643More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 3289, on Freedom of Information: Databases, whether the Fivium e-case database records the exemptions used where a FOI request is substantively refused; and whe
Answer: Cabinet Office records the full text of the FOI requests it receives and the exemptions applied in our responses. The exemptions applied are reported in the FOI statistics, which are published on a quarterly and annual basis, on Gov.UK at https://www.gov....
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Property AgencyCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10642More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 March 2026, to Question 98795, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, whether there have been delays in notifying relevant local authorities for other Government Property A
Answer: The Government Property Agency nor Cabinet Office are aware of any other delays where notification was required to be provided to relevant local authorities since July 2024.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNational School of Government and Public Services: ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10641More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Policy Lab and Government Skills case study, Shaping a people centred Civil Service skills system, of 8 June 2026, how much was spent on the sensory and participatory ethnography workshops,
Answer: £28,000 was spent on sensory and participatory ethnography workshops as part of the “Navigating the civil service skills system” research project delivered by PolicyLab.The National School of Government and Public Services will conduct and draw on a wide ...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Working HoursDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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 o
Answer: As of 19th June 2026, there were 4,812 staff employed by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Information on the individual working patterns of staff on compressed hours is not held centrally, and the Department is therefore unable to provide ...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEuropean Union: Disclosure of InformationTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10190More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy as part of the negotiations on the EU/UK reset, to ensure that UK citizens can submit access to information requests to EU institutions in relation to EU programmes where the UK taxpay
Answer: The terms of UK association to EU programmes are provided for under Part V of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which was negotiated and agreed in 2020. Information requests to EU institutions from UK citizens regarding an EU programme in which t...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDatabases: EU LawCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10189More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 4154, on Databases: EU law, whether there is a consolidated list of the data and reporting requirements that the Government must make to the European Commission
Answer: The UK and EU share information and data where it supports our mutual safety, security, and prosperity, as part of our broader cooperation on trade, economy, and defence and security. There is not a consolidated list of this data - individual Government d...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJoint EU-UK Financial Regulatory ForumTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10188More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the EU-UK Financial Forum met since July 2024, who are its members, and whether the minutes are published.
Answer: The EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum has met on three occasions since July 2024: In February 2025, October 2025 and March 2026. The Forum is a biannual regulatory dialogue between HM Treasury and the European Commission and involving representatives from ...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBy-elections: Aberdeen South and MakerfieldCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10187More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2754, on By-elections: Aberdeen South and Makerfield, if he will publish the reminder guidance issued to departments in the usual way by the Cabinet Office furt
Answer: As has been the case under previous administrations, the Government does not routinely publish internal correspondence. The reminder applies to all three by-elections taking place on 18 June as they are all by-elections to the UK Parliament.
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: DiariesCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10186More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2767, on Prime Minister: Diaries, whether the (a) No10 Freedom of Information team and (b) the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information policy team, now deem that
Answer: Whether or not a public authority holds information for the purposes of Section 3(2) of the Freedom of Information Act is assessed on a case-by-case basis. This is considered with reference to the Code of Practice issued under section 45 of the Freedom of...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Social MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10185More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 4201, on Cabinet Office: Social Media, whether the Advertising Standards Authority guidance embedded in the Cabinet Office social media influencer guidance requ
Answer: The Government works closely with its creative agency to ensure all partnerships with creators comply with Advertising Standards Authority guidance.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10184More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Ministers who had electronic communications with Lord Mandelson in scope of the Humble Address have deleted their communications due to auto-delete functionality.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June in response to the Humble Address, in particular the section entitled 'Government methodology in complying with the Humble Address' in the document laid before Par...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10183More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) individual in Crown Service, (b) individual who has departed Crown Service, (c) Ministers of the Crown and (d) former Ministers for the Crown who were asked to provide information has not replied
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June in response to the Humble Address, in particular the section entitled 'Government methodology in complying with the Humble Address' in the document laid before Par...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: DesignTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10182More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4143 on Bank Notes: Design, whether the Government was previously represented on the Banknote Character Advisory Committee; and on what date that committee was disco
Answer: The Banknote Character Advisory Committee advised the Governor of the Bank of England on the choice of field and character for the current £20 and £50 banknotes (Series G). The Committee is no longer active and has been replaced by the Banknote Imagery Ad...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
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