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 Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, 2026, published on 21 May 2026, whether (a) the Cabinet Office or (b) Office for Equality and Oppo
The draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations seeks to provide duty bearers with practical guidance to help them comply with the law. This applies to Government Departments that operate services or provide public functions.Thi...
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...
With reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE) in
As of 31 March 2026, 204 active full-time staff are working compressed hours, 10.6% of all 1917 active full-time staff in the department. Those working compressed hours are undertaking their contractual hours.
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 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...
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.
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.
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 his response to the urgent question of 19 May 2026, what the terms of reference are for the review into non-corporate communications; who will undertake the review; when it will report; and whe
The Independent Reviewer’s name and further details about the review will be announced to the House before its work commences.
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.
Whether Gordon Brown has been allocated an office or workspace in his role as Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation; and whether staff have been assigned to support him.
The Prime Minister’s Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation has access to appropriate office space on the government estate as required. Policy experts, including within the Cabinet Office, will assist with his work as required.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What assessment has been made of the suitability and capability of Capita to deliver the Capita Synergy contract on time and on budget and meet the Key Performance Indicators.
The award of the contract followed a robust, two-year commercial procurement process, undertaken in compliance with Government procurement regulations and informed by specialist expertise from across the four participating departments. The process balance...
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 correspondence from the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary on the Humble Address will be included in the next Government response to the Humble Address.
I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Gove...