Nick Timothy MP: written questions 2025

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SubversionHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to implement the provisions on foreign interference in the National Security Act 2023 that have yet to be commenced.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave him on 17 December to Question UIN 18703.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
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Police: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23033More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2024 to Question 2316 on Equality, whether the socio-economic duty will apply to (a) Police and Crime Commissioners and (b) Police Constables.
Answer: The Government is committed to commencing the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010. The duty will require specified public bodies, when making strategic decisions, to consider actively how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities asso...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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Home Office: FlagsHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what flags she plans to fly outside her Department other than the Union flag in the next 12 months; and on which days each flag will be flown.
Answer: Current Home Office ministers have not been consulted on this issue since coming to office, but prompted by the Hon Member’s question, we have advised that there should be no change from the arrangements in place under the previous government, whatever th...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Foreign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 7443 on Trade Unions: Subversion, whether the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme will regulate foreign actors seeking to (a) lobby and (b) influ
Answer: The scheme’s political influence tier seeks to increase transparency of foreign power influence over the core aspects of the UK’s democracy, including elections, political party proceedings, parliamentarians and decisions of the Government, but is limited...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
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Elections: USAHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to political parties on the United States of America’s Foreign Agents Registration Scheme for campaigning overseas.
Answer: Guidance on other country’s regulations is a matter for the country concerned. Information on the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act can be found on the U.S. Department of Justice website.
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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Attorney General's Office: Industrial DisputesAttorney GeneralTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23029More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what the form of in
Answer: There are no ongoing industrial disputes within the Attorney General’s Office, Government Legal Department, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Serious Fraud Office, or Crown Prosecution Service.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are invo
Answer: There are no current industrial disputes ongoing within Defra or it’s arm’s length bodies.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Wales Office: Industrial DisputesWales OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what the
Answer: There are no ongoing industrial disputes in my Department and the Wales Office has no arm’s length bodies.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
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Scotland Office: Industrial DisputesScotland OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what
Answer: The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice, who remain the employers.There are currently ...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Northern Ireland Office: Industrial DisputesNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each disput
Answer: There are no ongoing industrial disputes within the Department or our arm's length bodies connected to the Department.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are invol
Answer: There is currently no industrial dispute within DSIT or any of its Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs). No Trade Union has a current mandate for industrial action in DSIT or its ALBs.There are ongoing disputes between PCS Union and both G4S Security Company (G4S) ...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Department for Transport: Industrial DisputesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what
Answer: No recognised trade union currently holds a mandate to call industrial action in the Department for Transport or its Executive Agencies.Members of PCS and Prospect unions in the Civil Aviation Authority have voted to take industrial action in a dispute ov...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Ministry of Defence: Industrial DisputesMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what t
Answer: The Ministry of Defence and its Arms Length Bodies have no ongoing industrial disputes with Trades Unions.
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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Department for Work and Pensions: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispu
Answer: There are currently no ongoing disputes within DWP or arm’s length bodies connected to the Department.
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in eac
Answer: There are currently no ongoing industrial disputes within DCMS. Our arm’s length bodies are independent employers and are responsible for their own industrial relations.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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British Empire: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to schools and local education authorities on the teaching around the British Empire in the National Curriculum.
Answer: The national curriculum for history for key stages 1 to 3 includes references to the British Empire and gives teachers and schools the flexibility to use specific examples to teach pupils about the history of Britain and the wider world.The British Empire...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Department for Education: Industrial DisputesDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) her Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to her Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what the
Answer: There are no industrial disputes ongoing within the Department for Education or any associated Arm’s Length Bodies.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Attorney General's Office: Cultural HeritageAttorney GeneralTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22759More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) the Attorney General's Office and (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies.
Answer: There has been no change in the Attorney General’s Office’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous administration.As separate entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with each individual Arm’s Le...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Cultural HeritageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) his Department and (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies.
Answer: The department borrows art from the Government Art Collection and does not own artwork. As separate legal entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with each individual arm’s length body, rather than with the departmen...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
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Wales Office: Cultural HeritageWales OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department and (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies; and what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policie
Answer: There has been no change in the Wales Office’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous administration. The Wales Office does not have any arm’s length bodies. While we have made no formal assessment of the implications of the publicati...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Scotland Office: Cultural HeritageScotland OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department and (ii) each of its arm's length bodies.
Answer: There has been no change in the Scotland Office’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous administration. The Scotland Office is pleased to showcase the best of Scottish art in partnership with the Fleming Collection and the Government...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
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Northern Ireland Office: Cultural HeritageNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department and (ii) each of its arm's length bodies.
Answer: There has been no change in the Northern Ireland Office’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous administration.As separate entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with each individual Arm’s Leng...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Cultural HeritageDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) his Department and (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies.
Answer: The Department is a customer of the Government Property Agency (GPA) in its office locations. Artwork that is displayed in these locations is owned by Government Art Collection which is part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. GPA is responsib...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Department for Transport: Cultural HeritageDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department, (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies and (iii) railway stations.
Answer: The Department borrows art from the Government Art Collection and does not own artwork. As separate legal entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with each individual Arm’s Length Body, rather than with the Departmen...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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Ministry of Defence: Cultural HeritageMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to decolonise the (a) artwork, (b) heritage assets in (i) his Department and (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies and (iii) Armed Forces premises of the Armed Forces (A) in and (B) outside the Un
Answer: There are no such plans currently under consideration. As a Department, the Ministry of Defence borrows art from the Government Art Collection. There has been no change in the Cabinet Office’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous ad...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
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