Mike Wood MP: written questions
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Treasury: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10181More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the planning application to Westminster City Council, Reference No 26/02790/LBC, for 1 Horse Guards Road, what the internal alterations being made are; to which rooms; and what the budget is.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s department has asked the Government Property Agency (GPA) to respond to this question.The GPA is responsible for commissioning building works and alterations on behalf of government organisations at 1 Horse Guards Road.Ho...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSouthbank Centre: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Chair of the Southbank Centre is (a) a regulated public appointment and (b) subject to the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies.
Answer: The Southbank Centre is an independent arts institution and registered charity. Their board of governors is not included in the Public Appointments Order in Council 2025. The Chair is therefore not a regulated public appointment and not subject to the Cod...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Football Regulator: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 421 on Independent Football Regulator, whether the No10 appointments unit gave feedback on the proposed appointment of the board members.
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 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling Commission: ResignationsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Gambling Commission to join organisations regulated by the Gambling Commission since July 2024.
Answer: Given the specific nature of job titles and ability to individually identify employees, these titles have not been provided. However, one individual from a director level role, two individuals from operational level roles and one individual at executive l...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling Commission: ResignationsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125684 on Gambling Commission: Business Interests, what the job titles were of those three staff; and whether any other staff have been g
Answer: Given the specific nature of job titles and ability to individually identify employees, these titles have not been provided. However, one individual from a director level role, two individuals from operational level roles and one individual at executive l...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAndrew RhodesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125684 on Gambling Commission: Business Interests, whether conditions were put on the appointment of Andrew Rhodes in relation to his wor
Answer: Andrew Rhodes is subject to confidentiality obligations and post-employment restrictions, including limits on the use of confidential information and on engagement with matters connected to his previous responsibilities. These restrictions are designed to...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonHome OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken steps to facilitate a formal submission to the United States Government to access (a) unredacted and (b) unpublished files relating to Jeffery Epstein and Lord Mandelson.
Answer: Our thoughts remain with the victims of Epstein, who have lived with unimaginable trauma, and this government will do everything in its power to ensure accountability is delivered.As a matter of long-standing government policy and practice, the Home Offic...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Mobile PhonesCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10174More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether WhatsApp messages on No10 official iPhones are backed up remotely.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 13 April 2026, Official Report, PQ 123637.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: LibrariesCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10173More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister 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 recordOffice for Nuclear Regulation: ContractsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026, to Question 122500, on Office for Nuclear Regulation: Contracts, if he will publish the EDI training materials.
Answer: The materials cannot be released because the information is commercial in confidence.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: RegulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee document entitled Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps his Department is t
Answer: All five of the Post-implementation reviews (PIRs) referenced in the Regulatory Policy Committee document of 12 May 2026 have now been published.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: Voluntary WorkWomen and EqualitiesTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9615More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16424 on Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity have advised on the status of White Irish as an ethni
Answer: No. The Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO) signposts government departments to ethnicity standards set by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), an independent organisation. However, it is down to individual departments to decide whether categor...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEquality: Impact AssessmentsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9614More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 129027 on Equality: Impact Assessments, how that approach to equalities impact assessments will be (a) delivered and (b) enforced.
Answer: Our ongoing work is focused on making Equality Impact Assessments (EqIAs) more targeted, scaled correctly to the policy in question, and effective at driving inclusive outcomes, rather than just acting as an administrative hurdle.EqIAs are not a requireme...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Equality and Opportunity: Flexible WorkingWomen and EqualitiesTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9613More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay in the Office for Equality and Opportunity work compressed hours over a four day week.
Answer: The Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO) does not centrally hold data on employees working compressed hours. Working compressed hours is a form of flexible working and is agreed and arranged between individual employees and their line managers.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEquality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of PracticeWomen and EqualitiesTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9612More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, 2026, published on 21 May 2026, if she will outline the changes that the Government requested to
Answer: We followed a very specific process outlined in the Equality Act 2006. Following the For Women Scotland ruling, the EHRC submitted a draft to us in September 2025. EHRC continued to work on it and submitted an updated version in April 2026. They made the ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil of Europe: LGBT+ PeopleWomen and EqualitiesTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9611More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1185 on Council of Europe: LGBT+ People, what (a) is the name of the government funded project and (b) are the 36 activities that it has supported.
Answer: Pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1185 regarding the Council of Europe: LGBT+ People, the supported project is officially titled "Promoting human rights and equality for LGBTI persons."Information regarding the project's scope is...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Business Bank: Workplace PensionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 27 February 2026, to Question 113802, on British Business Bank, what is the name of the defined pension workplace pension scheme provided by Aegon.
Answer: The name of the workplace pension scheme is ‘British Business Bank’. The scheme is provided through Aegon’s Aegon Retirement Choices (ARC) platform.
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIntellectual Property: EU CountriesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress the Intellectual Property Office has made on discussions with the EU Intellectual Property Office on a memorandum of understanding to improve administrative cooperation in
Answer: The Intellectual Property Office continues to engage constructively with international partners, including the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), across a range of administrative, operational and policy areas.This ongoing cooperation supports innova...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: StrikesCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9608More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) statistics and (b) data his Department collects on industrial action in the public sector.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Parliamentary Question of 15th June is attached.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImports: Israel and Occupied TerritoriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Treasury's press release, Millions to benefit from lower travel and food costs, of 27 May 2026, whether the tariff reductions on the 125 types of goods will include goods imported
Answer: The Government has launched a call for input on suspending tariffs on a range of agri food, which is due to close on 24 June 2026.Any suspensions, where implemented, will apply on a Most Favoured Nation basis. This means they can apply to all imports of t...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordStamp Advisory CommitteeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 10 March 2026, to Question 117995, on Stamp Advisory Committee, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes for each of those Committee meetings.
Answer: Stamp Advisory Committee meetings are a matter for Royal Mail. The Postal Museum’s online catalogue lists copies of Stamp Advisory Committee minutes which are available to the public for research. The catalogue currently includes minutes that can be acces...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: ContractsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments, published on 31 March 2026, if he will list the
Answer: Under the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Government’s most important contracts, 17 of the 62 KPIs published for the period October to December 2025 relate to Social Value.The table below sets out the co...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee's document Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps his Department is taking to (a) unde
Answer: The Department is committed to meeting its obligation to evaluate regulations after they have been implemented, including to ensure they are achieving their objectives, remain necessary, and are having the intended effects. Where the Regulatory Policy Com...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Flexible WorkingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE) in his Department work compressed hours over a four day week.
Answer: There is no central record of how many full-time staff who work compressed hours in DBT. Compressed hours is a type of flexible working. All staff in DBT are entitled to request flexible working arrangement under the terms of our Flexible Working Policy. ...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade AgreementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026, to Question HL16533, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, whether any Memoranda of Understanding and other non-legally binding agreements that do not have
Answer: Information on Memoranda of Understanding and other non-legally binding agreements agreed across the Department for Business and Trade and its Arm’s Length Bodies is not held centrally and could only be obtained through extensive manual searches across te...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
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