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Written questions by Glen.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by John Glen this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

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10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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If the Prime Minister will publish all correspondence he has (a) received from and (b) sent to the Labour Growth Group.

Reply

As was the case under the previous Administration, the government does not handle political correspondence. Ministers regularly discuss issues, including the government's plans for growth, with parliamentary colleagues.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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With reference to the Treasury's Sustainability Reporting Guidance 2024-25, published on 25 July 2024, whether 10 Downing Street plans to report using those metrics.

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The Prime Minister’s Office is a business unit of the Cabinet Office. Sustainability reporting for 10 Downing Street is completed by the Cabinet Office. Cabinet Office aligns to the Treasury’s Sustainability Reporting Guidance 2024-25, published on 25 Jul...

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1257 on Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Public Appointments, who the decision maker is on which appointee to recommend for appointment.

Reply

The process to recruit the Ombudsman is led by the House, which convenes an independent panel to identify appointable candidates and make a recommendation to the Prime Minister. It is then for the Prime Minister to decide whether to advise His Majesty The...

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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If he will publish a register of the interests of special advisers.

Reply

As was the case under the previous Administration, interests deemed relevant for publication for special advisers in No10 and the Cabinet Office are published on an annual basis by the Cabinet Office.For special advisers in other departments, interests de...

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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If he will publish the declaration of interests of the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff.

Reply

As was the case under the previous Administration, interests deemed relevant for publication for special advisers in No10 and the Cabinet Office are published on an annual basis by the Cabinet Office.For special advisers in other departments, interests de...

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 908 on Government Departments: Public Consultation, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure compliance by Departments with principle J.

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The Consultation Principles are high level guidance to help departments manage their consultations. The Cabinet Office provides advice to departments on these principles on request. Individual departments are legally responsible for the consultations they...

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answers of 31 July 2024 to Questions 1213 and 1217 on Ministers: Aviation and Question 1219 on Prime Minister: Charter Flights, whether he plans to take steps to reduce the number of (a) chartere

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I have nothing further to add to the answers given to the Rt Hon Member on 31 July 2024 to Questions 1213 and 1217.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What the policy of the (a) Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team and (b) Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests is on the provision of gifts, donations or donations in-kind to Ministers from donors who

Reply

There is an established process in place for the declaration and management of ministers’ private interests. This ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any potential or perceived conflicts of interest.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether the provision of accommodation at a below market rate to a Minister is a declarable interest to the (a) Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team and (b) Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests under

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There is an established process in place for the declaration and management of ministers’ private interests. This ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any potential or perceived conflicts of interest.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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How much 10 Downing Street has spent on (a) cosmetics and (b) make-up artists for media appearances since 4 July 2024.

Reply

There has been no such expenditure.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 903 on Public Sector: Trade Union Officials, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the repeal of the Trade Union Act 2016 on the statutory requ

Reply

The Government is committed to repealing the Trade Union Act 2016. Further information will be published in due course.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with Mark Adams in his capacity on the International Olympics Committee since 4 July 2024.

Reply

As was the practice under the previous Administration, details of the Prime Minister’s official engagements with external individuals and organisations will be published in the quarterly transparency returns on gov.uk.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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To the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on whether a Minister who is found by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner to have broken the House of Commons Code of Conduct can remain a Minister.

Reply

As the Ministerial Code sets out, “ministers only remain in office for so long as they retain the confidence of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the ultimate judge of the standards of behaviour expected of a minister and the appropriate consequen...

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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With reference to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to House of Lords Question HL517 on Civil Service: Expenditure, what plans his Department has to review the (a) Ministerial controls and exceptions on and (b) departm

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The Civil Service Equality Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance which was published on 14 May, remains in place.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 930 on Prime Minister: Correspondence, if he will discontinue the fax machine facility in 10 Downing Street.

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The Prime Minister’s Office does not use a fax machine. This Government has no plans to stop members of the public contacting us in the ways that they find most helpful. As the previous response explained, where members of the public wish to do so via fax...

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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When the Cabinet Office's annual report and accounts for 2023-24 will be published.

Reply

I refer the Rt Hon member to PQ 2307 answered on 6th September 2024.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 1216 on Prime Minister: WhatsApp, whether the Prime Minister has used Whatsapp for government business.

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I have nothing further to add to the answer I gave to the Rt Hon Member on 23 July 2024.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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How many times the hon. Member for Beckenham and Penge has visited 10 Downing Street since 4 July 2024.

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The member for Beckenham and Penge has not visited 10 Downing Street since 4 July 2024.

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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With reference to page 8 of the Directory of Civil Service Guidance, Volume 2, published in 2000, whether it remains convention that Ministers of a current Administration may not generally have access to policy

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The convention on Access to Papers of a Previous Administration is also set out in the Cabinet Manual (paragraph 11.23 to 11.24), and remains in place. The Cabinet Manual was published in 2010 and is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/gove...

10 Sept 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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With reference to the Answer of 12 August 2024 to Question HL427 on Civil Servants: Equality, whether his Department has a list of each diversity network by department.

Reply

Responsibility for, and management of, departmental diversity networks is delegated to individual departments. Lists are not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.

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