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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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9 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What the timetable is for publication on gov.uk of 2024 data for Organograms of Staff Roles and Salaries for each Department.

Reply

The requirements for the publication of departmental Senior Civil Service (SCS) organograms remain in place. Each individual department is required to publish this information regularly on gov.uk and is responsible for their own publication.

9 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2024, to Question 5001, on Prime Minister: Correspondence, what the 10 Downing Street fax number is for public correspondence.

Reply

The fax number is 020 7925 0918, which remains unchanged from the previous administration.

9 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What steps he is taking to tackle misogyny in the Civil Service.

Reply

​​​​The Civil Service is committed to creating a safe and supportive work environment for its employees, including women, and will not tolerate any form of harassment, unacceptable behaviour, abuse, or misogynistic behaviour by any party, towards any empl...

9 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
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What the cost to the public purse was of public sector pay deals since 4 July 2024.

Reply

As set out in the 'Fixing the Foundations' document, which was published alongside the Chancellor’s Statement on 29 July, the 2024-25 pay awards for Pay Review Body workforces and the delegated Civil Service grades create an estimated further pressure of ...

9 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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How many officials in her Department attended this year’s Labour Party Conference.

Reply

Guidance on Party Conferences is published on gov.uk and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-and-party-conferences-guidance There is no central record of any Cabinet Office civil servants attending this year’s Labo...

9 Oct 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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Whether his Department issues guidance on investment from (a) the People's Republic of China and (b) organisations associated with the Chinese Communist Party.

Reply

The government does not direct the private sector’s commercial partnerships. Ministers and Officials are in regular contact with leaders across all UK industries and may provide advice and support as appropriate. The UK will attract investment due to its ...

9 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What is the timetable for publication under the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 of trade union facility time data for 2023-24.

Reply

Self-reported public-sector trade union facility time data, collected under the Facility Time Regulations, will be published before the end of the year. This is in line with our standard timelines for this data set and the timelines under the previous adm...

9 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What guidance his Department issues on Environmental, Social and Governance requirements in government procurement.

Reply

The National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) will set out the Government’s strategic policy priorities for public procurement to create a mission-led procurement regime delivering value for money, economic growth, social value, and driving up standard...

8 Oct 2024·Women and Equalities·Answered
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If she will commission a regulatory impact assessment on the proposed commencement of the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010.

Reply

The Government is committed to commencing the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010. The duty will require public bodies, when making strategic decisions, to actively consider how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities associated wit...

8 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2870 on Ministers: Members' Interests, whether the established process for the declaration and management of ministers’ private interests requires Minsters

Reply

Published Lists of Ministers’ Interests, which are available on GOV.UK, set out the categories of interests that ministers are required to declare to their permanent secretaries and the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests.

8 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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How changes to the Ministerial reporting regime will affect (a) gifts and (b) hospitality (i) under and (ii) over £300.

Reply

Information on the acceptance of gifts and hospitality by ministers, including details on reporting, will be set out in the Ministerial Code.

8 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether Mariana Mazzuccato is employed as a Government special adviser.

Reply

No.

8 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4642 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, what the process is by which a recruitment principles exception application to the Civil Service Commission is

Reply

Each department will have its own process for authorising the use of exceptions, in accordance with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles 2018 and the Civil Service Management Code. Details of these processes are not held centrally.

8 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2024 to Question 5031 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of externally advertising the five mission delivery board

Reply

The internal appointment of Directors General (DGs) as Mission Senior Responsible Officers was undertaken as part of the standard management of roles within the DG workforce. As such, there was no need to assess the merits of advertising these roles exter...

8 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What steps he is taking to ensure that the exemptions in his Department's Guidance on using the Evaluation Registry do not unduly limit scrutiny of Government interventions.

Reply

The Evaluation Task Force continues to work with Departments to ensure good quality, proportionate evaluation of all policies, programmes and projects is carried out. The guidance on exemptions to using the Evaluation Registry has not changed since the Rt...

8 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
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Whether the International Investment Summit Adviser has (a) had meetings with representatives of Arden Strategies and (b) arranged meetings between Arden Strategies clients and officials in her Department since 5 Ju

Reply

The IIS Adviser has engaged with a number of different businesses and trade bodies in the run up to the International Investment Summit – including Arden Strategies - to help coordinate meetings with key investors as part of the usual course of business. ...

8 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4677 on Ministers: training, if he will publish the induction briefing that was provided to Ministers in his Department on ethics and standards.

Reply

Guidance for ministers on propriety is, ultimately, set out in the ministerial code. This will be published shortly.

8 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
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What meetings officials in her Department have had with companies represented by Arden Strategies since 5 July 2024.

Reply

The government has engaged with a number of different businesses and trade bodies in the run up to the International Investment Summit – including Arden Strategies - to help coordinate meetings with key investors as part of the usual course of business. I...

8 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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How many civil servants are allocated Admiralty House as an office workplace; and at which department or public body those civil servants are employed.

Reply

There are no civil servants currently assigned to Admiralty House as an office workplace.

8 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether changes have been made to the Border Target Operation Model since 5 July 2024; and what his latest estimate is of the (a) timetable and (b) budget for the introduction of related controls.

Reply

Implementation of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) is ongoing. On 7 October HMRC announced that the waiver on Safety and Security declarations for EU imports would be extended until 31 January 2025. HMRC readiness activity is now underway. On 8 Oc...

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