Written questions by Wood.

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 Baroness Harman has been allocated (a) an office and (b) workspace; and how many staff have been assigned to support her.

The Prime Minister’s Adviser on Women and Girls has access to appropriate office space on the government estate as required. Policy experts, including within the Cabinet Office, will assist with her work as required.

With reference to the letter by the Minister for the Cabinet Office to the Institute for Government of 14 October 2025, Reference MC2025/12660, if he will publish the Cabinet Office's clarified guidance to Depar

I refer the Hon Gentleman to the answer to PQ2086.

How much the (a) Home Office and (b) National Crime Agency has paid to Freuds since July 2024, including via subcontracted contracts.

a) The Home Office paid Freuds £15,102.53 (ex VAT) within the stated period through a contract with FCB Inferno. b) NCA records show that no payments have been made to Freuds in the stated period.

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 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...

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.

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.

What is the timetable for Civil Service Pension Scheme (a) active and (b) deferred members who (i) are and (ii) are not subject to the McCloud pensions remedy to receive their 2024-25 annual pension statements.

The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government.The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension q...

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 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 her Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on future taxation policy of the decision by OpenAI to terminate the Stargate UK investment programme.

The government does not comment on individual taxpayers or publish assessments of the potential impacts on future tax policy arising from specific investment / commercial decisions. The UK continues to be an attractive destination for AI investment as ref...

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.

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 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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will list each international agreement signed since 4 July 2024 that does not have the formal status of a treaty, and which otherwise has not been announced to Parliam

I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to question 6099 on 8 June.

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...