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With reference to the Cabinet Secretary's objectives 2026-27 published on 7 April 2026, what steps the Cabinet Secretary plans to take to deliver her 2026-27 objective of protecting the interests of former Governments and former Ministers.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Innovation and Technology, whether she has issued guidance on whether firms in administration are subject to Subject Access Requests.
All organisations in the UK that act as data controllers are required to comply with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, including data subject rights such as the right of access.When a firm enters administration, it continues to trade and remains in existence, although it is financially distressed and technically insolvent. Where it continues to act as a data controller, it remains subject to subject access requests in accordance with data protection law.
Whether he has had discussions with JP Morgan on business rate discounts on offices in Canary Wharf.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 116506 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, what the transaction number, value and date is for the reimbursed payment to the Government Property Agency; and whether the January publication referenced is the January data published in February 2026.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the government transparency data, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments, published on 31 March 2026, for what reasons the ICF Consulting Services Limited contract for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Services requires the supplier to ensure that 50% or more of professional staff within the core team for service orders are female or non-binary.
The referenced KPI in Defra’s contract with ICF does not require the supplier to ensure that 50% or more of professional staff within the core team for service orders are female or non-binary, nor does it impose any minimum staffing requirement. Instead, the KPI reports the proportion of professional staff within the core team who are female or non-binary, assessing performance against three published bands: below 25%, 25–49%, and 50% or above. The supplier reported within the highest band in the published data, which is likely the source of the 50% figure cited. This form of reporting is intended to provide transparency on workforce composition within significant contracts and reflects both Defra’s approach to considering diversity as part of its wider procurement framework and the supplier’s own stated values.
Whether Ministers can have Ministerial responsibilities removed and remain in post.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Pursuant to the Answers of 25 March 2026 to Question 119897 and of 3 February 2026 to Question 108241 on Mission Boards, on what dates the Break Down Barriers to Opportunity Mission Board has met since November 2025.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 109554 on Civil Servants: Performance Related Pay, if he will publish the minimum standards for diversity and inclusion in the SCS performance management framework.
The SCS performance management framework, which sets out the full set of SCS minimum standards, is published by Gov.uk.
Pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 73331 on Home Office: Redundancy Pay, whether the £30,000 tax-free redundancy allowance also applied to the severance payment to the outgoing Cabinet Secretary.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 70519 on Public Inquiries, what the total cost to the public purse to date of the Infected Blood inquiry has been; and whether there is a total budget for the Infected Blood inquiry.
The Infected Blood Inquiry publishes its own financial reports, which can be found here: https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/about/financial-reports.
Pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120877 on Ministry of Defence: Procurement, whether DEFCON516 requires private sector suppliers to follow the public sector equality duty; and whether there is (a) internal or (b) published guidance on DEFCON516.
DEFCON 516 (Equality) outlines the MOD’s requirement that contractors must not unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender (including reassignment), sex or sexual orientation, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy and maternity, race, or religion or belief. Contractors are also expected to take reasonable steps to ensure these terms are applied by their employees, agents, and sub-contractors. MOD Commercial Policy mandates the inclusion of this DEFCON in all MOD contracts. Commercial guidance, including the full DEFCON 516, is available in the MoD’s internal Commercial Toolkit, which is hosted on Knowledge in Defence, a platform that is also publicly accessible.
With reference to the transparency data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - February 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published on 26 March 2026, what was the purpose of the expenditure relating to (a) Marketing & Communications to Public Group International Limited of £38,040 and (b) Professional Services to Mediasense Communications Limited of £212,863.
This expenditure was incurred by the Government Commercial Agency (GCA), which transitioned from the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) earlier this year. The payment of £38,040 to Public Group International Limited covered GCA communication enhancements, including website optimisation, developing the social media strategy, and updating buying guidance to reflect legislative changes introduced by the Transforming Public Procurement programme. The payment of £212,863 to Mediasense Communications Limited related to audit requirements for the RM6123 Media Services framework. This work provided assurance on financial transparency and contractual compliance, verification of management information and levy payments, and benchmarking to assess value for money against industry rates.
Pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 70519 on Public Inquiries, what has been the total cost to the public purse to date of the Cranston inquiry.
The Cranston Inquiry’s annual and quarterly financial reports are available on the Inquiry website. A final financial report will be published in due course.
Pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118531, on Peers, whether the Governance Code on Public Appointments applies to the appointment of peers to the House of Lords.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
With reference to the Cabinet Secretary's objectives 2026-27 published on 7 April 2026, what steps the Cabinet Secretary plans to take to deliver her 2026-27 objective that the civil service retains the confidence of all political parties.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
If he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Government's Crown Commercial Service (CCS) agreement with Microsoft.
The Government keeps the effectiveness of the Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 (SPA24) with Microsoft under review. Government Commercial Agency (GCA), formerly Crown Commercial Service (CCS), manages SPA24 with Microsoft, which provides enhanced value and discounted pricing for eligible UK public sector organisations. The agency reviews Microsoft’s performance against SPA24 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) quarterly, focusing on pricing commitments, financial transparency, social value delivery, and client satisfaction. Microsoft’s key contracts are assessed by departments against a range of criteria. KPIs are available on gov.uk.
Whether the exit payment given to Chris Wormald was above the cap of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme used to determine the exit payment to Simon Case.
Details of payments made to the former Cabinet Secretary will be published in the Annual Report and Accounts for Cabinet Office for the financial year in which the payment was made.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister was (a) consulted on and (b) approved the exit payment to Lord Mandelson.
I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament's instruction is met with the urgency and transparency that it deserves.
Pursuant to the answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether the Propriety and Ethics Team took a preliminary view on whether the Ministerial Code was broken before the matter was referred.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
With reference to the transparency data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - February 2026 (Cabinet Office Core) published on 26 March 2026, which advertising, communications and marketing campaigns related to the expenditure by the GCS New Media Unit Programme through (a) Accenture UK Ltd, (b) TAG Europe Ltd and (c) Manning Gottlieb OMD.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation