Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Official Residences: Repairs and MaintenanceCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92591More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 139 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, what (a) works were undertaken and (b) items were purchased as part of the refurbishment of the Dow
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 27 October 2025, Official Report, PQ 85501.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Revenue and CustomsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92590More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document entitled Memorandum of Understanding: accessing HMRC information to assist honours committees in making ?recommendations????? about awarding honours to individuals, published on 19
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 recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92589More
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 downward revision of the Resource AME was due to a recalculation of the Infec
Answer: The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) was formed last year, began processing compensation claims within two months of receiving the legislative powers to do so. It has been set an unprecedented challenge and is working hard to meet the needs of...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92588More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 30 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, how the cross-government charges levied by his Department’s functional business units were calculate
Answer: Departmental income has steadily risen since 2020. This reflects an increase in the uptake of the Department’s services year on year. The Cabinet Office's functional income arises principally from the services it provides across government. Under this mod...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet OfficeCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92587More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 30 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, whether income received from the Government Property Agency, Government People Group, Government Com
Answer: No, the business units outlined in the question only recover incurred costs from providing services to other Government departments. As such there is no surplus recovered to be used to subsidise department activity outside those business units. This is in...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92586More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, whether any functional services operated by his Department generated (a) surpluses and (b) profit margins above
Answer: No functional services included within the Cabinet Office 2024-25 Annual Report and Accounts generated surpluses or profit margins above full-cost recovery during the 2024-2025 financial year. The Department ensures that fees and charges for services are ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet OfficeCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92585More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 31 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, what his evidential basis is for the statement that those services are widely known across governmen
Answer: The services offered by the Cabinet Office functions have seen significant growth in usage, with income increasing by 77% over the last five years. Departments are not mandated to use all the services provided by the functions but opt to use them.In most ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Sustainable DevelopmentCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92584More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how compliance with his Department’s Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method tenancy standard will be monitored and enforced.
Answer: The Government Property Agency (GPA) uses BREEAM when retrofitting and building new capital projects as per the government buying standards requirements.This system is administered through a third-party certification process managed by licensed assessors ...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Residences: Sustainable DevelopmentCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92583More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) ratings are for 10 Downing Street, 11 Downing Street, and Admiralty House; and whether any assessments have been carried out sinc
Answer: The Government Property Agency (GPA) uses BREEAM when retrofitting and building new capital projects as per the government buying standards requirements. Where budget and time allows, GPA aims to deliver to the government buying standards requirements or ...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Sustainable DevelopmentCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92582More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the members are of the Cabinet Office Sustainability Steering Group; when the group was established; how often it meets; and what its terms of reference are.
Answer: The Cabinet Office Sustainability Steering Group consists of the Head of Sustainability and Deputy Directors from Human Resources, Property, Procurement, Digital and Finance. The Group was formed in July 2024 and meets quarterly. The Terms of Reference fo...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92581More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Nominations Committee was established for the 2025–26 reporting year; who its members are; who chairs it; and what its terms of reference are.
Answer: The Nominations Committee membership, including the chair, is made up of Cabinet Office Non-Executive Board Members. The draft terms of reference will be approved by the committee in its first meeting in early 2026 and are consistent with section 4.5 of t...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92580More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many investment proposals have been considered by the Cabinet Office Investment Committee since July 2024; how many were approved; how many were rejected or deferred; and what the total whole-life expenditur
Answer: Since July 2024, the Investment Committee has considered a total of 39 business cases. All of these business cases were approved, subject to specific conditions. Spending approvals can specify a range of expected expenditure, and may be lower than the ove...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92579More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the Members were of his Department's Executive Committee in 2024-25; and how many meetings each member attended.
Answer: The following individuals were members of the Executive Committee (ExCo) at the conclusion of the Financial Year 2024-25. Cat Little, Permanent Secretary and Principal Accounting Officer (Chair)Madeleine Alessandri, Head of the Joint Intelligence Organisa...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92017More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 66 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, who sits on the staff Board; how members of the Staff Board were selected; and whether any formal ap
Answer: The Staff Board is advisory and comprises Cabinet Office Staff of delegated grades (Grade AO - Grade 6). Approximately 20 members sit on the Staff Board. Members serve on the Staff Board for a minimum term of one year and a maximum term of two years. Info...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92016More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, if he will publish the terms of reference of the Staff Board.
Answer: The Staff Board serves in an advisory capacity to the Executive Committee and is not a mandatory component of the Corporate Governance Code. Its Terms of Reference are not subject to external publication.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92015More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 66 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, whether the Executive Committee affirmed and documented its understanding of the Department’s purpos
Answer: There is no requirement in the Corporate Governance Code for Executive Committees to have a Board Operating Framework and so the Executive Committee does not have a board operating framework.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92014More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Resilience and Security Committee met between April 2024 and March 2025; and what the attendance record of each member was.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about Cabinet and its Committees, including the discussions that have taken place, how often they have met and attendance, is not normally shared publicly. The list of standing members of the National Se...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security Fund: Afghanistan and PakistanCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92013More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Integrated Security Fund Annual Report 2024–25, of 30 October 2025, for what reason the ISF’s non-ODA spend for Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2024–25 is recorded as negative.
Answer: As set out in the Integrated Security Fund (ISF) Annual Report, in the financial year 2024/25 funding which had previously been provided to the Afghan National Army Trust Fund (ANATF), was returned to the ISF following the change in context in Afghanistan...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92012More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 67 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, in which venues the away days took place; and at what cost.
Answer: The away days referenced in page 67 of the Cabinet Office Annual Report took place at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Lancaster House. As the Report states, the cost to the Cabinet Office totalled £5,288.40.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92011More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 70 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, if he will publish the Business Rules document.
Answer: The business rules and corporate management statement represent internal documents that support the internal governance and assurance of the department. These documents are not routinely published for external audiences. It is a long-standing practice of ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92010More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, whether he will publish the corporate management statement for 2024–25.
Answer: The business rules and corporate management statement represent internal documents that support the internal governance and assurance of the department. These documents are not routinely published for external audiences. It is a long-standing practice of ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security Fund: Peacekeeping OperationsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92009More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Integrated Security Fund Annual Report 2024–25, of 30 October 2025,what assessment he has been of whether including compulsory UN peacekeeping contributions within the ISF is consistent wit
Answer: The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) currently fulfils UK mandatory commitments to UN peacekeeping missions around the world. UN peacekeeping is critical in supporting global peace and security, including by preventing conflicts from escalating and creating...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Temporary EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92008More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, page 101, and the Contingent Labour Spend Control and the Consultancy and Professional Services Spend Control, both up
Answer: All off payroll engagements are classified as temporary staff as they are not employees of the department and are not paid through the payroll. Of the 250 staff quoted, 241 of them are either Infrastructure and Projects Authority gateway reviewers or Gove...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Voluntary WorkCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92007More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, page 110, (a) how many total staff days were taken as paid special leave for volunteering in 2024–25 under the Cabinet
Answer: Volunteering is a way in which the Cabinet Office supports and encourages its staff to develop both professionally and personally, by enabling them time to engage in activities and practical challenges which endeavor to have a positive impact in their loc...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security Fund: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92006More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Integrated Security Fund Annual Report 2024–25, 30 October 2025, whether he will publish the raw Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) scoring data for all ISF programmes in 2024–25,
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to my answer given to Parliamentary Question 91383. Whilst the Integrated Security Fund (ISF) does not track or disaggregate reporting or expenditure by Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) scoring specifically, the IS...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
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