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.
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With reference to the answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 105248, on Government Departments: Social Media, how many social media influencers were hired within the cost of £365,331.
Government pays Content Creators to create content that reaches target audiences through their preferred channels.The associated influencer spend supported collaborations with a range of content creators to deliver these campaigns.Content Creators are pai...
What is the policy of the (i) Civil Service People Group and (ii) Cabinet Office on whether departing (a) Senior Civil Servants, (b) Permanent Secretaries and (c) Cabinet Secretaries should have an formal exit i
Departments are required to offer exit interviews to all resigning Senior Civil Servants. The Cabinet Office follows the central policy.
Whether the Government Property Agency holds information on which flags are flown from the buildings it manages.
DCMS owns the policy for flag flying on Government Buildings.GPA facilitates the changing and flying of flags, in alignment with DCMS guidance.
Pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026, to Question 1192, on Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants, if he will publish a copy of the Cabinet Secretary objectives that were agreed for (a) Simon Case and (b) Chris
There are no plans to publish the objectives agreed for previous Cabinet Secretaries.
Whether the Cabinet Office uses appraisals as part of the recruitment process for promoting and hiring staff within the Civil Service.
Cabinet Office do not use appraisals as part of the recruitment process. We are committed to fair and open recruitment and use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess candidates suitability for a role. Success Profiles are made up of five areas; beha...
What the value is of the (a) service credits and (b) financial penalties levied against Capita for failing to meet its Service Level Agreements in the first 90 days of the CSPS contract; and whether he plans to
The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension quotes are unacceptable. I want to reassure you that this Government has taken firm action to help put things right as soon as possible. We have ...
How many applications have been made to the Civil Service 2026 summer internship scheme; and how many have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected.
Data on the 2026 Fast Stream recruitment campaign, including the Summer Internship campaign, will be published in Autumn 2026 in line with previous years.
With reference to the answer of 27 April 2026, to Question 125694, on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, what is the dataset that will be used to operate the civic lottery.
Participants have been recruited through a process called sortition. This is a random postcode lottery used to select individuals to take part in deliberative processes.
With reference to the answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 109153 on Senior Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay, if he will publish the business case.
Further to question 109153, there are no plans to publish the business case.
Whether official information is considered to be held by the Crown when a Crown Servant leaves Crown service and retains such information on (a) personal devices and (b) non-government communication channel.
Official information, wherever stored, is considered to be held by the Crown.I refer the Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire to the Government’s 2023 ‘Guidance on Using Non-Corporate Communication Channels for Government Business’ for further ...
With reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129003 on Global Counsel: Palantir, whether the Office of the Prime Minister corresponded with Global Counsel (a) before and (b) after the visit.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 10 February 2026, Official Report, PQ 112242.
How much his Department has spent on opening secure locking mechanisms where (a) keys and (b) codes have been lost since July 2024.
The information requested is not held.
With reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 17, whether the Prime Minister met with Nvidia.
Details of official meetings held in a ministerial capacity with external organisations or individuals are declared quarterly on GOV.UK.
Whether the review into Lord Doyle will report to the Prime Minister.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 10 March 2026, Official Report, PQ 114884.
Whether messaging data was lost as a consequence of Morgan McSweeney's phone being stolen but not (a) backed up and (b) stored in the cloud; and whether his Department holds information on foreign involvement in
I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 13 April 2026, Official Report, PQ 123637.
What estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of the total number of British citizens previously resident in the United Kingdom who have emigrated since July 2024.
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 29th May is attached.
Through what mechanisms the ONS is exploring user needs for data on gender identity, gender reassignment and trans status.
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 29th May is attached.
If he will publish the most recent No 10 Downing Street Tour Guide.
No. I refer the Hon Member to the 10 Downing Street history page on gov.uk.
If he will investigate whether Google Docs is being used to exchange information outside corporate communication controls.
The Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire will be aware that the Government is planning an independent strategic review into the use of non-corporate communications channels. This will consider any non-corporate means of communication.
With reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 113703 on Lord Mandelson, whether Lord Mandelson’s application to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and response in relation to Global Coun
The Cabinet Office does not hold this information. The application and subsequent advice dates back to sixteen years ago, which is longer than the retention period for such documents as set out in the Privacy Notice for the Advisory Committee on Business ...