Suella Braverman MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Civil Servants: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9647More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what safeguards are in place to ensure that public sector employees are not subject to political vetting, pressure or monitoring by internal staff networks.
Answer: All civil servants must follow the Civil Service Code, including when acting in a volunteer civil service staff network capacity. This includes acting with political impartiality at all times. The public sector is not bound by the Civil Service Code but p...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117333More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the long-term financial sustainability of the Civil Service Pension Scheme; and whether further reforms are being considered to ensure value for money for both m
Answer: Public Service Pension policy is the responsibility of HM Treasury, including the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS). Any reform of the scheme must align with or ensure legal compliance with HM Treasury policy, and no further reforms are being considered...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113308More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that civil servants who raise concerns about (a) misconduct, (b) political bias and (c) breaches of impartiality are protected from retaliation.
Answer: There are well established whistleblowing processes in place across government. Individual government departments are responsible for determining and setting their whistleblowing arrangements and procedures. In addition, the Civil Service Commission is an...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113307More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of internal whistleblowing channels within the Civil Service; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an independent external repo
Answer: There are well established whistleblowing processes in place across government. Individual government departments are responsible for determining and setting their whistleblowing arrangements and procedures. In addition, the Civil Service Commission is an...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113306More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many whistleblowing complaints were submitted by civil servants in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table below provides the total number of Whistleblowing cases raised to Civil Service organisations who responded to annual Whistleblowing (Raising a Concern) data commission. Commission yearTotal number of cases2024 - 20254432023 - 20244462022 - 2023...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85221More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department takes to ensure that employers share accurate (a) data and (b) instructions with Civil Service Pensions; and how often this is audited.
Answer: The Cabinet Office ensures employer data accuracy through a mandatory Interface Compliance Process, in place since 2018, which monitors the quality of all data and instructions against a 'right first time' standard. This process flags all Errors and Warni...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCapita: Data ProtectionCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85220More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure transparency regarding the nature of the data compromised with the people affected by the Capita data breach.
Answer: Capita contacted all impacted members to inform them of the potential loss of data. Capita provided all impacted members with clear communications and also a subscription to Experian Plus that allowed members to monitor their online records for any signs ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCapita: Data ProtectionCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85219More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the (a) legal, (b) administrative, (c) remedial and (d) other costs to the public purse of Capita's data breach.
Answer: In respect of the data breach for the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme members, there was no cost borne by the public purse. However, Capita’s data breach is known to have impacted both private and public sector organisations and is much broader than j...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85218More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contingency plans he has in place if Capita is deemed unsuitable to continue administering civil service pensions.
Answer: Contingency plans are linked to contractual obligations placed on the pension administrator with several options available to the Cabinet Office in the event that a third party is unable to meet its contractual obligations. In the event of a catastrophic ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85217More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Capita data breach on the (a) integrity and (b) security of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Answer: Civil Service Pension Scheme members were not affected by the Capita data breach, as the incident impacted data held by the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme and their members. Therefore, there was no impact on the a) integrity or b) security of the Civ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85216More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to review its guidance on outsourcing contracts following the Capita data breach.
Answer: The Sourcing Playbook, which provides policy and guidance on sourcing decisions, is published by the Cabinet Office and is reviewed and updated regularly. The last update was 26 February 2025. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64901fcc5f7bb70...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85215More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure that all Civil Service Pension Scheme members that were affected by the Capita data breach have been (a) notified and (b) supported.
Answer: No members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme were affected by the Capita data breach as the scheme is administered by MyCSP. However, a small number of members of the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme were affected. All were notified and full support ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCapita: CybersecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85214More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department had made an assessment of the adequacy of Capita’s cybersecurity protocols prior to the March 2023 data breach.
Answer: The Cabinet Office (CO), which is responsible for managing the contract with Capita for the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme (RMSPS), ensured the adequacy of Capita's cybersecurity protocols through a robust contractual framework. Capita is required to...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
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