Richard Holden MP: written questions 2025
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Trade Union RecognitionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48551 on Trade Union Recognition, what criteria he will use to assess whether to lower the recognition threshold.
Answer: The Government will consider what criteria to assess whether to lower the recognition threshold in due course, including through the public consultation process.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCharity Commission: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for future public appointment competitions for the Charity Commission when existing terms expire.
Answer: Preparations are currently being made to launch the process to appoint a new Chair of the Charity Commission for England and Wales and the role will be advertised on gov.uk in due course. This will be a fair and open process, run in accordance with the Go...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: National SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53210More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has amended its risk assessment criteria for foreign-state linked acquisition companies under the National Security and Investment Act since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Transparency is a crucial part of the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act 2021, whilst also balancing commercial and national security considerations. Information related to publication of final orders is available on GOV.UK. The government also pu...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: National SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53209More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to expand the methods by which UK companies can appeal decisions made by the Government under the powers of the National Security and Investment Act 2021.
Answer: Transparency is a crucial part of the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act 2021, whilst also balancing commercial and national security considerations. Information related to publication of final orders is available on GOV.UK. The government also pu...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Departmental ResponsibilitiesCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53208More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2024 to Question 5278 on Cabinet Office: Departmental responsibilities, whether he plans any further changes.
Answer: Any such changes would be announced in the normal way.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53207More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to establish a Social Value Council.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure the £385 billion of public money spent on public procurement annually delivers economic growth, supports small businesses, champions innovation, creates good jobs and skills opportunities across the country, and maxi...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: National SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53206More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to improve transparency in the decision making process for foreign acquisitions of UK firms under the National Security and Investment Act 2021.
Answer: Transparency is a crucial part of the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act 2021, whilst also balancing commercial and national security considerations. Information related to publication of final orders is available on GOV.UK. The government also pu...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIntelligence and Security CommitteeCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53205More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has scheduled a meeting with the Intelligence and Security Committee.
Answer: The Prime Minister has written to the Intelligence and Security Committee inviting members to a meeting at 10 Downing Street. Cabinet Office officials are working with the Office of the Intelligence and Security Committee to arrange a suitable date.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCentral Government: Empty PropertyCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53204More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many properties owned by central Government are unoccupied according to information held by (a) the Government Property Agency and (b) the Electronic Property Information Mapping Service; and what the addres
Answer: The Cabinet Office, through the Office of Government Property (OGP), does not centrally collect data on whether individual properties owned by central government departments are entirely unoccupied. InSite, the system that replaced the legacy ePIMS (Elect...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53203More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish an updated Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
Answer: Yes, we are currently developing a new strategy. A further update will be provided in due course.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53202More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Non-Executive Board Member declaration of interests process, published on 28 November 2024, para 37, when he plans to publish the interests of board members.
Answer: The Non-Executive Board Member interests will be published in the coming weeks. The most recent publication of interests was in November 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-register-of-board-members-interests-2023-to-2024/cabin...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53201More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 42045 on Cabinet Office: Buildings, what the condition is of the building at 36 Whitehall.
Answer: 36 Whitehall requires major repairs to bring back into use. Options for the future use of the building continue to be discussed as part of plans for the Government’s London office estate, with any final decisions being made as part of the ongoing Spending...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Labour PartyCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53200More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has received payments from the Labour Party since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Cabinet Office has received three payments from the Labour Party since 4 July 2024. Each of these payments was for use of Government Car Service.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: EU Nationals and TurkeyCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53199More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are (a) EU and (b) Turkish nationals.
Answer: While pre-employment right to work checks verify civil servants meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules, which includes permitting the right to work in the UK Civil Service to certain EEA and Turkish nationals, once that process is complete we do not ret...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53198More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which public bodies are affiliated to the Government Communication Service.
Answer: The Government Communication Service (GCS) is the professional body for public service communicators working across central Government, Arms Length Bodies, Agencies, and other public bodies. The role of GCS is to support ministers' priorities, enable effe...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: FlagsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53197More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48180 on 10 Downing Street: Flags, whether (a) Downing Street and (b) the Government Property Agency own a NATO flag.
Answer: Yes. NATO is the cornerstone of our security and our commitment to the alliance is unshakeable. As a founding signatory, the UK plays a leading role, having contributed to every NATO mission. By increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, we will continue...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53196More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question HL6032 on Arms Length Bodies, what the target date is for each of the proposed public bodies to be operational.
Answer: Individual departments are responsible for completion of the approval process and any necessary legislation for proposed arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) to become operational. The Cabinet Office does not collect projected launch dates for new bodies.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: EU Nationals and TurkeyCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53195More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of civil servants who are (a) EU and (b) Turkish nationals.
Answer: While pre-employment right to work checks verify civil servants meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules, which includes permitting the right to work in the UK Civil Service to certain EEA and Turkish nationals, once that process is complete we do not ret...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53194More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been recruited to the Civil Service in roles that permit full-time home working in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not hold this data as decisions about their workforce and working arrangements are delegated to individual departments. Civil Service leaders are clear that civil servants should be in the workplace where needed to drive delivery a...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Committee on Business Appointments and House of Lords Appointments CommissionCabinet OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53193More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48564 on Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and House of Lords Appointments Commission, what his planned timetable is for the recruitment of permanent me
Answer: Ministers are considering the next steps for the recruitment of a permanent Chair to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and for the recruitment of independent members to the House of Lords Appointments Commission. Updates on these campaigns w...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 40621 on DHSC: Translation Services, if he will list the foreign languages that were translated into in that year; and what publications were tran
Answer: During 2024, translation services work by the Department, for languages other than English, comprised a translation of the Health and Care Act 2022 from English into Welsh and a translation of the consultation document for the Healthy Start initiative fro...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Permanent SecretariesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New DHSC Permanent Secretary Appointed, published on 22 April 2025, whether the new Permanent Secretary was appointed by (a) open and fair
Answer: The Department launched a fair and open competition to appoint a Permanent Secretary in January 2025. As a result of this process, Samantha Jones was found to be an appointable candidate for this role. However, during the recruitment process it was announ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication entitled DHSC register of board members' interests, 2024 to 2025, published on 16 January 2025, who the health and social care related clients of A.M. Strategy Ltd
Answer: Declarations of interest, and any updates to them, are published in the Register of Interests in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and on the GOV.UK website, in alignment with Government policy.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic GovernmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether a Data Protection Impact Assessment has been undertaken on the Gov.UK One Login system.
Answer: A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) has been undertaken for GOV.UK One Login. We continually develop our DPIA to take into account the new identity verification journeys, such as the no photo ID route.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52903More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question HL6032 on Arms Length Bodies, for what reason the Answer refers to 26 proposed public bodies.
Answer: The Cabinet Office works closely with departments that are developing proposals for new arm's-length bodies (ALBs) and the list referenced in the answer on 10 April 2025 is the list of proposals which may end up going through the ALB approval process. Not...
Answered 22 May 2025
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