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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What guidance his Department issues on the number and proportion of (a) Civil Service and (b) public body staff assigned to full-time equivalent staff roles related to equality, diversity and inclusion.
There is no guidance issued on the number and proportion of Civil Service or public bodies staff assigned to full-time equivalent staff roles related to equality, diversity and inclusion. Decisions about this are delegated to Civil Service departments and...
Whether his Department has a policy on the (a) purchase of alcohol for workplace social events and (b) location of staff social events outside work.
Any purchases made using taxpayer money must be evidenced to be necessary to the department’s business. There is no specific policy on the location of staff social events outside work.
If the Prime Minister will publish all correspondence he has (a) received from and (b) sent to the Labour Growth Group.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
If he will publish a register of the interests of special advisers.
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...
If he will publish the declaration of interests of the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff.
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...
Whether the Prime Minister plans to (a) increase and (b) reduce the (i) spending on and (ii) staff working on digital communications in Downing Street.
Information about departmental resourcing is set out in relevant annual reports (or published elsewhere in the relevant document). Decisions about future financial years will be made by the civil service in the usual way.
How many (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent staff work in No. 10 digital communications; and at what pay bands.
Information about departmental resourcing is set out in relevant annual reports (or published elsewhere in the relevant document). Decisions about future financial years will be made by the civil service in the usual way.
Pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1253 on 10 Downing Street: Contract, whether he plans to insource contracts for the maintenance of (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) 70 Whitehall.
The Government Property Agency’s current maintenance contracts, which were negotiated under the previous Administration, which cover nearly 90 Buildings across the current government estate, commenced on 1st November 2023 for a minimum period of 5 years.
Pursuant to the answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 1247 on Special Advisers: Pay, whether the salaries of all special advisers have been agreed; and who is responsible for determining those salaries.
Special adviser salaries are set according to the special adviser pay framework. Information on Special Adviser numbers and costs will be published in the Annual Report on Special Advisers as per the requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governanc...
Pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 943 on Civil Service: Trade Union Officials, what guidance his Department has issued on the (a) proportion of the total Civil Service paybill that should be all
Under the previous administration, the Cabinet Office provided departments with a facility time framework agreement, and supporting guidance, which departments must use when agreeing their facility time and facilities usage agreements with their recognise...
With reference to the former Prime Minister's letter entitled Government transparency and open data, published on 14 December 2017, whether the content of the letter remains Government policy; and when Governmen
Transparency reporting requirements remain in place, with data regularly being published on GOV.UK.
Pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 1260 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, how many of the appointments for the Director Generals of the five Mission Delivery Boards have been internally adve
Five Directors General (DG) have been selected as Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) for each of the five Missions. All five were selected by the Cabinet Secretary and relevant Permanent Secretary, in consultation with their Secretary of State, on the bas...
Pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 1260 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, how many of the appointments for the Director Generals in charge of the five Mission Delivery Boards have been exter
Five Directors General (DG) have been selected as Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) for each of the five Missions. All five were selected by the Cabinet Secretary and relevant Permanent Secretary, in consultation with their Secretary of State, on the bas...
How many staff (a) excluding and (b) including special advisers are employed by 10 Downing Street broken down by (i) headcount and (ii) full-time equivalent, as of 10 September 2024.
For management and staffing purposes the Prime Minister’s Office is part of the Cabinet Office. As of 31 August 2024 there are 240 (237.4 FTE) permanent civil servants employed by the Cabinet Office and allocated to the Prime Minister’s Office. As was the...
What the Government's policy is on its special advisers (a) posting political opinions and (b) commenting on Government business on social media.
The Code of Conduct for Special Advisers sets out Special Advisers’ obligations with regards to the media, including social media.
Food and Rural Affairs, what the latest estimate is of the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of the Civil Service pension of his Department’s Second Permanent Secretary and Defra group Chief Operating Officer in
The position of Second Permanent Secretary and Chief Operating Officer was appointed to in July 2023 by his party. The pension cash equivalent transfer values for this position will be published in the 2023/2024 Defra Annual Report and Accounts.
Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024, to Question 1246 on Greenpeace, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for the Government's policy on engagement with G
It remains the Government's policy to engage with a range of stakeholders, including Greenpeace.
With reference to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to House of Lords Question HL517 on Civil Service: Expenditure, what plans he has to update guidance on diversity networks in the Civil Service.
Existing guidance remains in place for EDI networks to regulate network governance and delivery and provide necessary guardrails to ensure due regard to the Civil Service Code.