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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Whether the Prime Minister's chief of staff will have powers to direct civil servants.
The Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff is a political appointment and therefore does not have management responsibilities for civil servants. The government has no plans to introduce new powers for the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff to direct civil servants.
Whether Ministers have been allocated official residences.
The official residences in No10 and No11 Downing Street have been allocated. The remaining official residences have not yet been formally allocated.
What the Prime Minister's budget is for the refurbishment of the Prime Minister’s residence in Downing Street in the first year of his administration; and which flat he plans to occupy in Downing Street.
As was the practice under the previous Administration, any expenditure on the official residence will be accounted for in the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts. The Prime Minister has use of the official residence previously used by the Rt Hon Lord Cameron, the Rt Hon Theresa May, the Rt Hon Boris Johnson and the Rt Hon Liz Truss.
Whether the Prime Minister plans to insource the Downing Street cleaners.
Downing Street is part of the Cabinet Office estate. Arrangements that existed under the previous Administration mean that facilities management and workplace services are provided by an external contractor. Downing Street cleaning services are provided by both civil service and non-civil service employees.
What Downing Street services are outsourced.
Downing Street is part of the Cabinet Office estate. Arrangements that existed under the previous Administration mean that facilities management and workplace services are provided by an external contractor. Downing Street cleaning services are provided by both civil service and non-civil service employees.
What plans the Prime Minister has to appoint a permanent Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
The process to appoint a permanent Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is in progress, with the appropriate checks on the integrity and merit of appointees applied accordingly.
What the employment status is of the Prime Minister's Director of Trade Union Relations; and who that post's employer is.
As under previous Administrations, party political appointments are not a matter for the Government.
Whether special advisers working at 10 Downing Street will be able to opt-out of the 48-hour working week.
Like other employees, special advisers are able to opt-out of the 48-hour maximum working week.
Whether Vidhya Alakeson is employed as a Government special adviser.
Ms Alakeson is employed on a part-time contract as a special adviser to the Prime Minister, and is subject to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers.
Whether the Prime Minister plans to introduce a ministerial deed.
The government has committed to reviewing and updating the post-government employment rules. This will include restrictions on ministers lobbying for the companies they used to regulate, with meaningful sanctions for breaching the rules.
Whether the Prime Minister plans to amend the business appointment rules for Ministers.
The government has committed to reviewing and updating the post-government employment rules. This will include restrictions on ministers lobbying for the companies they used to regulate, with meaningful sanctions for breaching the rules.
With reference to the written ministerial statement of 14 May 2024, HCWS464, on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Civil Service, what his policy is on linking civil servants' (a) pay, (b) promotions and (c) bonuses to meeting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion objectives.
There is no requirement to explicitly link pay, promotion, or bonus payments to performance against equality, diversity and inclusion objectives within the Civil Service. The end of year performance assessment process assesses Senior Civil Servant’s delivery against a number of management objectives, including finance, business delivery, and people and capability which considers delivery against the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2022-25.
Whether he plans to continue publishing monthly transparency data on Government Procurement Card (GPC) expenditure over £500; and what guidance his Department has issued to other Government departments on publishing GPC data.
The guiding policy setting out the requirement to publish GPC transactions over £500 remains in place and the department will continue to comply. Data is typically published on the last Thursday of the month.Guidance is available to all government departments on gov.uk at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5e8b402686650c18ce2cb541/Procurement_Cards_-_Pan_Government_Policy_V4_06042020.pdf
What details relating to (a) social, (b) political and (c) official meetings with senior media executive Ministers are required to publish.
Departments are required to publish details of Ministers’ social, political and official meetings with senior media figures, quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. The Cabinet Office issues guidance to departments, available on GOV.UK detailing minimum standards for meeting descriptions to ensure declarations contain relevant and instructive information. Departments are also required to disclose ministers’ diarised phone calls and virtual meetings, as well as in-person meetings.
If he will publish the internal cross-government question and answer document accompanying the King's Speech produced by 10 Downing Street on 17 July.
It has not been the practice of successive Governments to publish internal documents and advice.
Whether he plans to increase equality network time in the Civil Service during core working hours.
There are currently no centrally set time allocation limits for cross Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion networks. Due to the delegated nature of the Civil Service, departments are able to set their own limits on these network time allocations.Equality, Diversity and Inclusion networks offer valuable support to the Civil Service, for example, inputting to policy development, creating collaborative spaces, building a sense of belonging, and in promoting us to work across-departments.Work is underway to develop guidance to assist EDI networks to support Civil Service organisations in achieving a positive workplace culture that helps to improve delivery, innovation and creativity.
What his policy is on uprating pay for Ministers in the (a) House of Commons and (b) House of Lords over this Parliament.
Salary entitlements for ministers are set out by the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975. The salaries ministers will claim in this government will be confirmed in due course and published on gov.uk.
Whether it is his policy to revise the (a) Special Advisers' Code of Conduct, (b) model contract for special advisers and (c) Ministerial Code.
As the Prime Minister has made clear, public service is a privilege and this Government is committed to showing how politics can be a force for good. He will issue his Ministerial Code in due course.The Code of Conduct and Model Contract for Special Advisers are routinely reviewed to ensure that they remain current, for example by reflecting any changes to Employment Law. Any changes will be published on gov.uk in due course.
Whether the Prime Minister (a) has implemented and (b) plans to implement changes to the 10 Downing Street business relations team.
For management and staffing purposes the Prime Minister’s Office is a business unit of the Cabinet Office. There have been no changes since the General Election.
Whether there have been changes to the 10 Downing Street AI team since the general election.
For management and staffing purposes the Prime Minister’s Office is a business unit of the Cabinet Office. There have been no changes since the General Election.