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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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 13 March 2026 to Question 118349 on DSIT: Public Appointments, which public appointees made a declaration of political activity.
Due to UK GDPR restrictions on the sharing of personal data DSIT is unable to provide details of specific public appointees who have made a declaration of political activity.
What proportion of Government expenditure on goods and services was undertaken via collaborative procurement programmes in the last year for which figures are available.
The Government Commercial Agency (GCA) - which channelled £33 billion of public sector direct spend in 2024/25 through its commercial agreements - is the largest provider of collaborative procurement programmes for common goods and services in the public ...
With reference to the news story entitled Chancellor’s growth plan sets key principles for UK-EU alignment, of 17 March 2026, what the budget will be of the AI Economics Institute; and whether it will be established
The AI economics Institute will be funded from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's existing R&D budget. The exact figure will be refined alongside the research scope of the institute. The Institute has been established as a joint r...
With reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16703 on Budget November 2025, which policies were briefed to the media prior to the Budget.
There are occasions where Government can trail and/or announce policy ahead of a Budget to provide context and help the public understand major fiscal events. Consistent with the Macpherson Principles, the Civil Service Code, The Ministerial Code and the ...
With reference to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, updated November 2024, whether a special adviser can (a) undertake can party political work on a UK Parliamentary by-election campaign and (b) be secon
I refer the Rt Hon Member to PQ3283.
Food and Rural Affairs, whether plant-based and cultivated meat products will be allowed to be marketed with such terminology as a consequence of dynamic alignment with EU law.
As part of the UK-EU SPS Agreement currently being negotiated, the Government is making a sovereign choice in the national interest to align in some areas where it makes sense to do so, as set out in the Government’s recently published announcement on leg...
What estimate has been made of the total public sector procurement budget for (a) stationery and (b) office solutions; and what framework agreements exist for the purchase of office stationery.
The Cabinet Office does not hold a central estimate of the total public sector procurement budget for stationery or office solutions.Public sector organisations may procure office supplies through the Government Commercial Agency RM6299 Office Solutions a...
Further to the Annual Report of the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, published on 28 May 2025, paragraph 1.10, what steps she is taking to stop leaks on Budget policy measures.
The most recent Annual Report of the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards was published on 28 May 2026. Paragraph 1.10 of this Report sets out that – prior to Budget 2025 – the Independent Adviser was asked by third parties to investigate reports ...
Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 28 January 2026 to Question 107038 on DSIT: Buildings, what methodology was used to calculate (a) those two sets of figures and (b) HQ office attendance
The monthly total number of employees in the HQ building is calculated by using the number of unique individual security pass swipes recorded by the access control system.The monthly capacity of the HQ building in each of those months for 22 Whitehall is ...
Whether she has made an estimate of the cost of nationalisation of (a) the water industry and (b) energy utility companies.
DEFRA has estimated the cost of nationalising the water industry. This is set out in a technical note that can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationalising-the-water-sector-how-we-assessed-the-cost/nationalising-the-water-sector...
With reference to the answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 117538 on Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, if she will publish that invoice and receipt.
Government Procurement Card spend data over £500 is declared in relevant transparency publications.
Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 24, who the Global Counsel client
I refer the hon. Member to the Cabinet Office's Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington.
Whether the Government Car Service has a policy guidance document on how Ministerial cars should be used.
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer provided to him on 5th March 2026 (PQ54801).
Whether his special advisers (a) undertake any work for and (b) been seconded to the Labour Party.
Awaiting answer.
With reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 120329 on Opportunity Mission Board, how the Board has been reformed.
Awaiting answer.
With reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026, to Question 120353, whether he plans to offer (a) the Rt Hon Member for Ashton-under-Lyne and (b) the Rt Hon Member for Ilford North the opportunity to make a donat
Awaiting answer.
Pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 210 on Peers, what is the process by which new non-legislative constitutional conventions are established.
Conventions form part of our uncodified constitution. They are not static and develop over time to reflect changing circumstances. There is no settled process by which conventions are established.
With reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 120329 on Opportunity Mission Board, if she will list the internal and external attendees of the most recent meeting of the Mission Board.
It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, including attendees and how often they met, is not normally shared publicly.
Whether the new socio-economic duty will apply to (a) LEA schools, (b) academies, (c) further education colleagues, (d) universities and (e) the Office for Students.
The Socio-Economic Duty (SED) will embed consideration of socio-economic disadvantage into public sector decision-making. It will require specified public authorities to have due regard to how their strategic decisions can reduce inequalities of outcomes ...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 6099, on Foreign Relations, if he will list each Non-Legally Binding Instruments that has been signed by the department and
All UK treaties are recorded online, and can be searched for by country, at https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/responsive/app/consolidatedSearch/.However, it has not been the practice, either before or after 4 July 2024, for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Develo...