Steve Barclay MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30617More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list all civil service roles that have been (a) internally and (b) externally-advertised between 4 July 2024 and 11 February 2025.
Answer: Between 4 July 2024 and 11 February 2025, approximately 8,000 vacancies were advertised through the Civil Service Jobs website. To note, an advertised vacancy may contain a number of posts, hence the variance between the number of vacancies and the number...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1491More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the contract of employment for non-executive directors has been fully complied with since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster appoints Non-Executive Board Members to the Cabinet Office Board and most Non-Executive Directors to the Boards of its Arm’s Length Bodies in compliance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. Non-Executiv...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: DirectorsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1490More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-executive directors have had their contract of employment terminated since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster appoints Non-Executive Board Members to the Cabinet Office Board and most Non-Executive Directors to the Boards of its Arm’s Length Bodies in compliance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. Non-Executiv...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1261More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to provide a breakdown by (a) department and (b) job title of senior civil service jobs (i) offered and (ii) appointed since 30 May 2024.
Answer: The information held by the Cabinet Office relating to the Senior Civil Service shows there have been 43 offers made and 41 candidates posted/taken up duty since 30th May 2024. Recruitment data from some departments is collected on a biannual basis by the...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1260More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy was on external by default for recruitment to senior civil service roles by (a) department and (b) organisation on (i) 30 May 2024 and (ii) 23 July 2024.
Answer: The Civil Service advertises all SCS vacancies on the principle of External by Default. External by Default means that vacancies will be open to external candidates outside the Civil Service, as well as existing civil servants, unless an exception applies...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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