Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Summer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93377More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 September 2025, to Question 74202, Civil Service: Unpaid Work, how will the Cabinet Office determine the social class of an applicant to the intern scheme if their parents have divor
Answer: The specific measure we use to determine socio-economic background of an applicant for the Summer Internship Programme is the occupation of the ‘main household earner’ when the applicant was 14 years old. This is in line with the guidance from the ONS and...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSummer Internship ProgrammeCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93376More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 September 2025, to Question 74202, Civil Service: Unpaid Work, how will the Cabinet Office determine the social class of an applicant to the intern scheme if they had two working par
Answer: The specific measure we use to determine socio-economic background of an applicant for the Summer Internship Programme is the occupation of the ‘main household earner’ when the applicant was 14 years old. This is in line with the guidance from the ONS and...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93375More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 October 2025, to Question 84251, on Government Departments: Facilities Agreements, whether government departments are required to inform the Cabinet Office if they permit trade union
Answer: The existing Cabinet Office facility time framework, implemented under the previous administration and unchanged, does not require departments to inform the Cabinet Office if they permit paid time off to undertake activities, although this does require th...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Media and Public SpeakingCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93374More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 70524, on Civil Servants: media and public speaking, whether the guidance on civil servants speaking in public has been released, in whole or in part, in re
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to my answer on 21 November 2025 (PQ 91378).
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVettingCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93373More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average processing time was for (a) Counter Terrorist Check, (b) Security Check, (c) Developed Vetting and (d) Developed Vetting renewal clearances in the most recent month for which data is available.
Answer: United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) continues to meet its agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across each product type. UKSV KPIs are set and regularly reviewed in consultation with customer groups to ensure demand is balanced whilst maintaining a...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the provision of official cars to Ministers outside the Government Car Service by (a) the Metropolitan Police and (b) private contractors.
Answer: The Home Office has not issued guidance regarding the provision of official cars to Ministers outside the Government Car Service, whether through (a) the Metropolitan Police or (b) private contractors.The provision of any vehicle as part of a protective s...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93002More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ask government departments not to use the phrase devolved nations when referring to devolved administrations or legislatures.
Answer: Yes. This is already the Government's position. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should be referred to by name or collectively as nations. Certain powers are devolved to institutions within those nations, which benefit from having two governments serv...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnited Kingdom Security VettingCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93001More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Stabilisation Programme for UK Security Vetting has concluded; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of that programme on clearance times.
Answer: I am pleased to report that UKSV has delivered the objectives of delivering stability in its performance via the Delivery Stabilisation Programme (DSP) and continues to consistently meet its performance targets, as set out in the PAC report. It is now reg...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93000More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 73729 on Ministers: Aviation, which journeys contributed to those emissions.
Answer: All travel using the GBNI aircraft is offset.As was the case under the previous administration, data on ministers’ travel is published on a quarterly basis which includes defining the mode of transport used.This can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/gover...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92999More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated cost is of The Ministers’ Etc. Pension Scheme (Amendment) 2025, dated 6 November 2025.
Answer: The Ministers’ Etc. Pension Scheme (Amendment) 2025 makes technical amendments to the rules to allow the cost control mechanism (CCM) process to be completed, and the Scheme does not incur a cost as a result of the changes. All public service pension sche...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Data ProtectionCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92998More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 85506, on Cabinet Office: Data Protection, how many people had their personal data compromised.
Answer: In relation to the eight incidents stated in Question 85506 a total of 148 individuals were affected. This is the total number as notified to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: VettingCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92997More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Developed Vetting renewals have been completed within 95 days in each of the past six months, and what steps are being taken to improve performance.
Answer: United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) continues to meet its agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across each product type, including Developed Vetting renewal clearances.UKSV KPIs are set and regularly reviewed in consultation with customer groups, g...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ICTCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92996More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the NISTA Annual Report 2024–25 dashboard, whether an evaluation has been completed for the project entitled Falcon Programme in the Cabinet Office.
Answer: The Falcon Programme is facilitating the Cabinet Office's transition from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. This is part of the drive to improve the productivity, security and efficiency of systems in the Cabinet Office and across Whitehall. As required ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Government: Proof of IdentityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the National Cyber Security Centre has made an assessment of the adequacy of information security of the One Login system since July 2024.
Answer: GOV.UK One Login works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which provides advice to the programme on a range of cyber security topics.
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisaster Relief and Emergencies: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92994More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Risk Vulnerability Tool.
Answer: The Risk Vulnerability Tool (RVT) is currently accessible to Ministers and officials across the UK and devolved governments. Its function is to assist officials in identifying vulnerable and at-risk communities to better mitigate impacts during times of c...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92993More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the NISTA Annual Report 2024–25 dashboard, whether an evaluation has been completed for the project entitled Transforming Public Procurement in the Cabinet Office.
Answer: The Transforming Public Procurement programme is still in progress. An interim impact evaluation of the programme is planned for 2026. A full impact evaluation will be published on the Government Evaluation Registry in line with NISTA requirements for pro...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security FundCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92992More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Figure 4 of the Integrated Security Fund Annual Report 2024–25, of 30 October 2025, for what reason £778.9 million of Integrated Security Fund expenditure was allocated to the Foreign, Commonwe
Answer: The allocation to the FCDO is for two purposes. The ISF currently fulfils UK mandatory commitments to UN peacekeeping missions around the world, which the FCDO administers on its behalf. As per the Annual Report page 15, that is £263.75m. UN peacekeeping ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHonoursTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92991More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding: accessing HMRC information to assist honours committees in making ?recommendations????? about awarding honours to individuals, published on 19 October 2023, whether
Answer: Under the published Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), HMRC will commission reports on the tax behaviour of nominees. The reports and risk ratings are retained in line with HMRC’s data retention policy, as set out in the MOU. Deliberations are not minuted...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: CompensationCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92598More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to page 24 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, if he will break down the compensation offers by category of claimant; and what proportion have been accept
Answer: As of 23 September 2025, as referenced in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025, 1,926 individuals, who are infected and registered with a support scheme, had received an offer. By this date, 1,507 individuals, constituting 78% of those ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Departmental Expenditure LimitsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92597More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 16 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, what proportion of the underspend in Departmental Expenditure Limit spending has been (a) returned t
Answer: At the end of the financial year, all underspends are returned to the Consolidated Fund. The Cabinet Office did not re-profile any spending into 2025-26 from 2024-25.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92596More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled the approvals process for the creation of new arm's-length bodies, published on 15 March 2018, whether the Cabinet Office Public Bodies Team assessed the National Centre o
Answer: The initial intention to explore a National Centre of Policing was announced by the then Home Secretary at the APCC/NPCC Conference in November 2024, as part of outlining their ambition for police reform. The Home Office will publish a White Paper on Poli...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Revenue and CustomsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92595More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Memorandum of Understanding between HMRC and the Cabinet Office on the exchange of information for honours probity checks, dated 21 March 2017, remains in force following the expiry period set out at
Answer: In order to protect the integrity of the honours system, the Cabinet Office carries out probity checks with a number of government departments to ensure that honours recipients are in good standing. HMRC provides the Cabinet Office with a minimal disclosu...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, with reference to the target to reduce the cost of regulation by 25% on page 7, what the Government’s
Answer: We have estimated the baseline of the administrative burden of regulation on businesses (as at start of April 2025) at £22.4bn a year in 2024 prices. Our target is to reduce this figure by 25%, or £5.6bn, by the end of Parliament. We have adopted a pragma...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: ConsultantsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92593More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on achieving a 25 per cent reduction in the cost of regulation and a £550 million reduction in consultancy costs.
Answer: The Government is committed to cut the administrative burden of regulation on businesses by 25%, or £5.6bn by the end of this Parliament. So far, we have identified £1.5bn in gross administrative burden savings; cutting back on corporate reporting for ten...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92592More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 125 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, whether the £30 million Capital AME bid by the Government Property Agency that recorded a zero outt
Answer: The GPA requested £30 million of Capital AME in the estimate as cover for potential accounting adjustments around dilapidation provisions in accordance with HM Treasury’s Financial Reporting Manual and Consolidated Budgeting Guidance. This is not directly...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
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