Mike Wood MP: written questions 2025
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Civil Servants: TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101385More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are registered as coaches on the Internal Coaching Service platform.
Answer: The current number of coaches recorded on the coaching platform (as of 18/12/2025) is 281.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101384More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to pages 131–132 of the Cabinet Office Annual report and accounts 2024-2025, HC1372, 23 October 2025, what the annual cost is of operating the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists; whet
Answer: In each of the last three years - two of which were under the last government - the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists has recorded a consistent net deficit as shown below: 2022-232023-242024-25 £’000£’000£’000Annual cost of operating the Off...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Actuary's Department: Freedom of InformationTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101383More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the Freedom of Information Act disclosure released by the Government Actuary’s Department on 4 August 2025 with reference Internal Review response to FOI252626.
Answer: The Government Actuary’s Department released information on 4 August 2025 in relation to a Freedom of Information request. The content of that response is provided alongside this PQ response.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ManagementCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101382More
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 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101381More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has a policy on access to (a) diary and (b) private secretaries for senior civil servants.
Answer: It is up to each department to make their own policy. No such policy exists within the Cabinet Office.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101380More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled Fast Stream and Emerging Talent (FSET) data privacy notice, updated on 13 November 2025, what questions are asked to ascertain an applicant's socio-economic background.
Answer: The Fast Stream asks the questions recommended by the Social Mobility Commission which are published on gov.uk. This approach is the same as under the previous administration.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Commercial Service: Investment IncomeCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101379More
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 of the £90 million of Crown Commercial Service dividend income retained by his Department was (a) p
Answer: None of the £90 million in Crown Commercial Service (CCS) dividend income retained by the Cabinet Office was returned to CCS. Consequently, none of the dividend was used to subsidise its operations and none was used to reduce management fees paid by depar...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHonours and MedalsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101378More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many applications for the restoration of (a) honours and (b) medals have been received since February 2021; and how many have been granted.
Answer: Since 2021, there have been 24 applications received from, or on behalf of, LGBT Veterans who had forfeited medals. 9 of these cases were found to be eligible for restoration. There have been no applications for the restoration of honours.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101377More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled Fast Stream and Emerging Talent (FSET) data privacy notice, published on 13 November 2025, for what reason the Fast Stream data is collected by gender.
Answer: The Fast Stream collected data on applicant’s gender until November 2024. As of September 2025 we now collect data on an applicant’s sex. The references to gender remain in our privacy policy as we retain historical records of data in line with this agree...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Revenue and CustomsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101376More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the 2017 Memorandum of Understanding between HMRC and the Cabinet Office has been updated since the introduction of the Data Protection Act 2018; and on what basis data transfers for honours probity chec
Answer: As noted in our answer to PQ 92590, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Cabinet Office and HMRC was last updated in 2023. The Memorandum of Understanding, which is published in full on gov.uk, sets out the legal and lawful basis by which data is t...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Media Unit: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101375More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 83803 on New Media Unit: Finance, what the estimated expenditure is by (a) his Department and (b) the New Media Unit on social media influencers through thi
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer on 2 December 2025 (PQ 93743).
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101374More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of his Department's (a) leased and (b) owned estate meets a BREEAM rating of A or above.
Answer: BREEAM ratings range from "Pass" to "Outstanding," reflecting performance across key areas such as energy, water, health, transport, and waste. Ratings are achieved by earning credits, with higher ratings indicating superior environmen...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: LeadershipCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101373More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost will be to the public purse of delivering the National Leadership Forum 2026 including venue costs, external speakers, staffing costs and preparatory work.
Answer: The cost of the National Leadership Forum 2026 event has not been finalised. The event is in early design stages, and decisions have not been taken on the venues, speakers, and other costs.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Trade UnionsCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101372More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of trends in the level of discrimination against civil servants not a member of a trade union in (a) employment and (b) promotion decisions.
Answer: No assessment has been made as information about trade union membership is not collected during the recruitment process. Decisions on permanent employment into and promotion within the Civil Service are made in accordance with the Civil Service Recruitmen...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for the Impact Economy: Finance and StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100892More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the annual budget and target headcount for the Office for the Impact Economy.
Answer: The Prime Minister launched the Office for the Impact Economy in November in a decisive step towards partnering more effectively with the impact economy. The Office is continuing to scale up, including working collaboratively with impact economy stakehold...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAlex Chisholm and Lord CaseCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100891More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2025, to Question 87336, on Alex Chisholm and Simon Case, whether Ministers in his Department (a) were consulted on and (b) approved the severance payment.
Answer: I refer to my answer for 87336. All payments were made in line with managing Public Money guidance and the approvals process outlined, with both being approved by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: TrainingCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100890More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Department has made of the total cost in staff time arising from the Internal Coaching Service, including the time spent by civil servants who act as coaches and the time spent by civil servant
Answer: In July 2025 a centralised, internal coaching database became available to the whole of the Civil Service. Its primary purpose is to match coaches across the Civil Service to appropriate coaches but it also (for the first time) facilitates the capture of ...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100889More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025, to Question 90730, on Ministers: Official Cars, if he will provide equivalent figures for how much has been invoiced to each department in each month since July 2024 f
Answer: I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer provided on Question 90730. Additionally, an invoice has been sent to the NCA for £9,694.47 for services rendered in October 2025.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVarun ChandraCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100888More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings Varun Chandra has had with external organisations excluding senior media executives since his appointment.
Answer: In line with longstanding process, relevant meetings are declared in the Special Advisor transparency publications.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: Conditions of EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100887More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the model contract for senior civil servants.
Answer: I refer to my answer to 84232, answered on 31 October 2025.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Lord-LieutenantsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100886More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 90252 on Cabinet Office: Lord-lieutenants, whether his Department handled complaints concerning Lord Lieutenants, Vice Lord Lieutenants and Deputy Lieutenan
Answer: Complaints concerning Lord-Lieutenants have been handled by the Cabinet Office since the formal complaints procedure relating to the Lieutenancies was published in 2021. Complaints about Vice Lord Lieutenants and Deputy Lieutenants are handled by the rele...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100885More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department checks the office attendance of individual civil servants.
Answer: The monitoring of office attendance remains the responsibility of individuals, line managers and business units. Line Managers are expected to be aware of, and ensure compliance with, the minimum 60% expectation for their direct reports.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100884More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has received relating to the Government Car Service since 1 April 2025; and how many have been (a) refused and (b) disclosed.
Answer: The Government Car Service (GCS) transferred to the Cabinet Office from the Department for Transport, as a result of a machinery of government change, on 1st April 2025. Freedom of Information (FOI) requests relating to GCS prior to that date were answere...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100883More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Government Communications Service Inclusive communications template.
Answer: There are currently no plans to publish this template.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDisinformationCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100882More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 75633,on Disinformation, whether the Storyzy service is used in the Resist 3 framework.
Answer: Storyzy is a tool that assists in the application of the RESIST 3 theoretical framework by identifying instances of mis- and disinformation.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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