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Written questions by Wood.

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

Department:All (2,899)Cabinet Office (2018)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (171)Treasury (114)Department for Education (78)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (72)Department for Business and Trade (70)Women and Equalities (60)Department of Health and Social Care (57)Ministry of Defence (56)Home Office (56)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (31)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (24)

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23 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 6440 on Prime Minister: Mobile Phones, and with reference to paragraph 24 of the Cabinet Office guidance, Non-corporate communication channels for government bu

Reply

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 10 June 2026, PQ 6440.

23 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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With reference to the answer of 13 January 2026, to Question 102672, on WPP Media: Contracts, whether he has set Key Performance Indicators for the WPP Media contract.

Reply

Key Performance Indicators for the Media and Creative Services framework agreement (RM6364), under which WPP Media is appointed, are detailed within Framework Schedule 4 (Framework Management).The framework documentation is publicly available on the Gover...

23 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4163 on Government departments: marketing, whether each of the Cabinet Office’s Arm’s Length Bodies have undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Go

Reply

The information requested is not held centrally and therefore cannot be answered without incurring disproportionate costs.

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Pending
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Whether the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists has powers to fine individuals for breaches of the registration requirements if their consultant lobbying firm has subsequently become insolvent.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Pending
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With reference to his Department's publication entitled Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - April 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published on 28 May 2026, what was the conference or event relating to the

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Awaiting answer.

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What the policy of the Civil Service People Group is on (a) departments and (b) Arm's Length Bodies restricting access to internship schemes on the basis of (i) race and (ii) ethnicity.

Reply

Individual departments are responsible for recruitment decisions and they are required to meet all obligations of relevant legislation, including the Equality Act 2010. If a department wants to restrict an internship programme to a specific group or group...

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3298, on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, whether he plans for the individuals appointed by the Government to be posted on the Direct Ministerial Appointme

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The list of expert panellists is for agreement by the Trade Specialised Committee on Level Playing Field for Open and Fair Competition and Sustainable Development under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The individuals listed in PQ 3298 are not d...

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether changes (a) have been made and (b) are being made to the (i) staff resources and (ii) facilities being allocated to facility time in (A) the Cabinet Office and (B) its agencies as a consequence of the up

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No changes have been made to Cabinet Office staff resources or allocated facility time in the Cabinet Office or agencies since the publication of the Civil Service Facility Time Framework and Guidance.

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What was the average amount of Civil Service facility time as a percentage of the paybill in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2025-26.

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The average spend on facility time as a percentage of the pay bill in 2023-2024 was 0.04%, as answered in Parliamentary Question 2098 on May 18 2026. The Cabinet Office does not hold information on Civil Service facility time for 2025-26. This is because ...

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What guidance the Cabinet Office provides to Departments on the (a) copyright and (b) ownership of electronic messages retained on non-corporate devices relating to official government business after a (i) civil

Reply

Official information, wherever stored, is considered to be held by the Crown, as set out in the Government’s 2023 ‘Guidance on Using Non-Corporate Communication Channels for Government Business’.

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
Asked

Whether his Department plans for the updated Cabinet Manual to seek to establish new conventions.

Reply

The Cabinet Manual is a record of fact that describes the existing laws, rules, and conventions affecting the operation of government. It does not create new rules or establish new conventions.

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4189, on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, whether there is a target date for deferred members to (a) receive a full 2024-25 pension statement and (b) have ac

Reply

The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3763, on Government Communications Service: Staff, what is the timetable for the 2026 Data Collection to be completed.

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The data collection will take place in the summer of 2026.

18 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 1190 on Cabinet Office: Subject Access Requests, whether the internal Subject Access Request manual has been updated since 2018.

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The internal Subject Access Request manual was drafted in 2018. This has not been updated given the legislation underpinning the guidance remains the same.

17 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 7317, on Permanent Secretaries: Pay, if he will publish the business case to pay a Permanent Secretary a salary greater than £300,000.

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Awaiting answer.

17 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Pending
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With reference to the answer of 9 February 2026, to Question 110416, on Government Departments: Communication, for what reason the decision was made to adopt "UK Government" as the primary identity for all publi

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Awaiting answer.

17 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Pending
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Further to paragraph 5 of the scope of his Department's document entitled Vetting Review Terms of Reference, published on 1 June 2026, whether the review will take evidence from HM Opposition.

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Awaiting answer.

17 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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If he will provide (a) the title of the transparency data publication that included the expenditure on the Plan for Change event of December 2024, and (b) the relevant (i) transaction numbers and (ii) dates, in

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 6 January 2025, Official Report, PQ 21256.

17 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether the (a) Cabinet Office, (b) Civil Service People Group or (c) Office for Equality and Opportunity, (i) has provided and (ii) plans to provide updated guidance to the Civil Service (A) on the provision of

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I refer to my answer for 4166. New model Policy and Guidance: Supporting Trans and Non-binary Employees was issued to departments on 22 May 2026. These may be used by departments as templates for their own departmental guidance.

17 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What new Arms Length Bodies have been established since July 2024; and what new bodies he plans to establish.

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Since July 2024, the government has announced the establishment of 15 new Arm’s-Length Bodies (ALBs) to deliver manifesto commitments. For example, establishing an Independent Football Regulator and Skills England.Regarding future plans, on 6 April 2025 t...

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