Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Intelligence Services: Summer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26575More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026, to Question 16155, on Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme, whether the UK Intelligence Community is utilising (a) Section 158, (b) Section 159 or (c) Sectio
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Public RelationsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26574More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 17510 on Department for Transport: Public Relations, whether the public affairs consultancy contracts held by the Arm’s Length Bodies of the Department for Tr
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister's Chief of Staff: Arden StrategiesCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26573More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff had held meetings with representatives of Arden Strategies since his appointment.
Answer: Relevant meetings are published in Special Adviser transparency publications on GOV.UK.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnited KingdomCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26572More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question HL1786, on the United Kingdom, whether the previous commitment in the Safeguarding the Union command paper to publish a series of papers on the case for the Uni
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNo 10 North: Repairs and MaintenanceCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26571More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the total cost of the No10 North Downing Street replica door, and who were the supplier or suppliers.
Answer: The door referenced was created as an art installation as part of the GREAT campaign in 2015. You can find more information on it here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/no10-door-art-installation-will-showcase-british-creative-around-the-world
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: Summer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26570More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026, to Question 16155, on Intelligence Services: Summer Internship Programme, whether the UK Intelligence Community classifies the internship schemes which are not open to whi
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNo 10 North and Office for the Prime Minister and the Cabinet: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26569More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff are assigned to work permanently in Number 10 North; and how many staff are assigned to the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not hold the information requested in the specified format.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEuropean IDAHOT+ Forum: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 16927, on European IDAHOT+ Forum: Finance, in what way are the grants being allocated; and whether there is a bidding or
Answer: This funding will support civil society organisations around the world to address the root causes of violence, persecution and exclusion faced by LGBT+ people globally. It represents a continuation into FY2028-2029 of the ongoing LGBT+ Rights Programme an...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: TaxationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO Services Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to 2026, HC 458, 3 July 2026, how many contractors were incorrectly paying taxes following the HMRC invest
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Services is supporting His Majesty's Revenue and Custom's (HMRC) ongoing investigation into this matter. It is not possible to comment further on individual details, including any potential fine or penal...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOpportunity Mission BoardDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 1 September 2026 to Question 13819 on Opportunity Mission Board, on what dates the Opportunity Mission Board has met since it was de-classified as a Cabinet Committee.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire to the answer of 2 September 2026 to question 13817.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEducation: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to Question 9022, on Education: Equality, whether universities' admissions policies will be deemed to be a decision of a strategic nature under the socio-economic duty pro
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTrade UnionsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has a policy on increasing the number of (a) trade unions recognised in workplaces and (b) staff who are members of a trade union in (1) the Civil Service and (2) other
Answer: The government believes that strong trade unions are essential for tackling insecurity, inequality, discrimination and low pay.Through the Employment Rights Act 2025, we are simplifying the statutory union recognition process, establishing a formal right ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: CounsellingCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21151More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 4183 and of 8 July 2026 to Question 14363, on Cabinet Office: Counselling, for what reason additional counselling is provided to civil servants from ethnic mino
Answer: I refer to the answer in PQ 4183; The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapists (BACP) indicate that outcomes are improved when clients from ethnic minorities are able to access counsellors from similar backgrounds. While we do not provide ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordICF Consulting Services: EqualityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 9023 on ICF Consulting Services: Equality, whether she plans to amend the KPI requirement on allowing biological men who self-identify
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Water: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment and research has been undertaken by her department of the performance of Northern Ireland water as a nationalised utility, including its handling of water pollution, as
Answer: The Government commissioned the Independent Water Commission which scrutinised different ownership models, including Northern Ireland Water.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal Counsel: PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129003 on Global Counsel: Palantir, whether the Defence Attache to the United States was invited to the Palantir meeting by (a) Palantir or (b) Global Cou
Answer: The visit to Palantir was organised by Ministry of Defence officials as part of the former Prime Minister's trip to Washington. Defence officials invited the Defence Attaché in his official capacity as the United Kingdom’s most senior military representat...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal Counsel: PalantirMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129003 on Global Counsel: Palantir, whether the Department had any correspondence with Global Counsel in the period that Lord Mandelson was Ambassador to
Answer: According to all available records, the Ministry of Defence had no formal correspondence with Global Counsel at that time.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Cost EffectivenessNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report submitted to HM Treasury by his Department.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) complies with all efficiency reporting requirements set out by HM Treasury. The NIO is not required to publish quarterly efficiency reporting.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Audit Office: Remote WorkingPublic Accounts CommissionTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21145More
Question: To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what proportion of the working week National Audit Office staff are expected to attend their assigned workplace in person; and whether different policies apply to different types of workers.
Answer: The National Audit Office (NAO)’s workplace attendance requirement is for all staff to routinely spend a minimum of two days a week working in either NAO offices or those of a body audited by the NAO. The NAO does not differentiate by different types of w...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Audit Office: TrainingPublic Accounts CommissionTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21144More
Question: To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, with reference to the National Audit Office contract, Executive Coaching 2026/27, for £24,000, published 6 August 2026, what the business case was for the expenditure on executive coaching; and which
Answer: The National Audit Office (NAO) provides coaching to senior leaders to support effective leadership and organisational performance. Most coaching is delivered through internal provision. This contract is in place to provide additional specialist support s...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Audit Office: Remote WorkingPublic Accounts CommissionTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21143More
Question: To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what the most recent statistics are for the (a) daily average number of NAO employees attending the workplace in each of its offices and (b) absolute number of NAO employees assigned to each of those
Answer: The National Audit Office (NAO) does not report the daily average number of employees attending the workplace but does report data on compliance with the requirement that all staff routinely spend a minimum of two days a week working in either NAO offices...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Audit Office: MarketingPublic Accounts CommissionTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21142More
Question: To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the National Audit Office since the Government
Answer: The National Audit Office (NAO) is independent of government and was not a recipient of the letter from the Government Chief Commercial Officer.However, between 24 April 2025 and 31 August 2026, the NAO spent £3,555 (including VAT) on branded goods and me...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Audit Office: Government Communication ServicePublic Accounts CommissionTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21141More
Question: To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how many headcount staff in the National Audit Office are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded communicators but not counted as members of that network.
Answer: As an independent public body, the National Audit Office (NAO) is not part of the Government Communications profession. The NAO currently has a permanent headcount of 15 communications professionals working on external and internal communications.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Soft Power CouncilDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 14621 on UK Soft Power Council, if she will list the dates the Council has met and its attendees.
Answer: The UK Soft Power Council has met five times in plenary since its launch. Information on the Council's membership and its full meetings is published on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-soft-power-council-membership-and-terms-of-refere...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Football Regulator: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 10179 on Independent Football Regulator: Public Appointments, what feedback the No10 appointments unit provided following the consultat
Answer: Under the legislation, these appointments are made by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The No10 Appointments Unit was consulted in the usual way.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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