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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Which Ministers are served by the Commercial VIP International Flights programme.
The Cabinet Office does not operate a mechanism under the name Commercial VIP International Flights programme. In accordance with the provisions of the Ministerial Code, the Cabinet Office is able to arrange non-scheduled flights for Ministers.
If she will list the organisations that have (a) had departmental civil servants seconded to and (b) seconded organisational staff to the Women and Equalities Unit since July 2024.
(a) There have been no OEO civil servants seconded to other organisations(b) There have been no secondments into the Women's Equality Division since July 2024.
On what date the Prime Minister was informed of the commissioning of APCO Worldwide by Labour Together.
This information is not held.
Whether he has had discussions with the European Commission on rejoining the EU Single Market for goods.
We don’t provide a running commentary on current, or future negotiations. But this government’s red lines are clear: there will be no return to the Single Market, Customs Union or freedom of movement.
Whether the Ethics and Integrity Commission review into lobbying will include a review of the business appointment rules on (i) special advisers and (ii) Ministers; and what plans (a) the Independent Adviser and
The EIC’s review into lobbying, disclosure and access to government includes looking at whether the current Business Appointment Rules are sufficient, in particular in respect of managing potentially improper access to, and influence within, government. T...
Whether the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was asked to contribute to the Cabinet Office and Downing Street due diligence process on the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the United St
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...
What the proposed annual budget and headcount is for the Government Media Unit in the 2026-2027 financial year.
The Cabinet Office is currently finalising the operational requirements of the Government Media Unit.
If he will publish Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/04975, dated 13 April 2026.
Responses to Freedom of Information requests are considered to be public. The requester can share the response if they so wish.
With reference to the answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 124822 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, how much will participants of the People’s Panel be paid in terms of (a) expenses and (b) direct payment
Participants of the People’s Panel are paid to recognise the time they are giving up to take part. Payments are aligned to each workshop they attend, so may vary depending on attendance, and include expenses such as travel, meals and accommodation and any...
With reference to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113919 on Equality: Gender and Intersex, what the timetable is for the Gender Identity and Intersex Policy Package review following the publication of the
New model Policy and Guidance: Supporting Trans and Non-binary Employees was issued to departments on 22 May 2026. These may be used by departments as templates for their own departmental guidance.
With reference to the HMT publication, Budget Information Security Review, February 2026, para 1.2, what the terms of reference were of the Cabinet Secretary’s review of cross-government publishing of sensitive
The review, which has not yet concluded, is being conducted by the Government Internal Audit Agency and is looking into cross-government website publishing. The aim is to validate and strengthen the effectiveness and consistency of publication processes o...
With reference to Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/04975 dated 13 April 2026, for what reason £9,164 of repainting was undertaken.
As has always been the case, refurbishments and maintenance are made periodically. The Government is legally required to maintain the Downing Street buildings to the high standards appropriate to its Grade 1 and 2 listed status in consultation with Histor...
With reference to the answer of 3 February 2026, to Question 108664, on Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements, what has happened to the five staff who worked in the facility time data team; and what is the name
The Industrial and Trade Union Relations team is made up of 5.42 full time equivalent (FTE) staff and continues to support the government on a range of industrial relations-related issues, not limited to facility time and/ or historical reporting requirem...
Whether UK (a) schools, (b) colleges, (c) universities and (d) teacher training institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme will be required to follow the provisions of the European Commission's docume
UK schools, colleges, universities and teacher training institutions participating in Erasmus+ will be required to follow the provisions set out in ‘The use of the EU Emblem in the context of EU programmes 2021-2027: Operational guidelines for recipients ...
With reference to the answer of 13 January 2026, to Question 101069, on Erasmus+ Programme, whether the 100,000 figure is (a) UK students, or (b) EU and UK students.
We estimate that 100,000 UK beneficiaries could benefit from mobility and partnership opportunities through participation in 2027, across all sectors.
With reference to the answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 114878 on Erasmus+ programme, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the COM/2025/545 proposal when approved on the EU/UK reset and ass
COM/2025/545 is a draft EU Regulation and may be subject to change. If adopted, the proposed Regulation would apply to the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034) and would not affect the current funding period. The UK has not yet taken a decisio...
Pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026, to Question 203, on Erasmus+ Programme, whether UK schools, colleges, universities and teacher training institutions which do not display the EU emblem will be subject to
UK schools, colleges, universities and teacher training institutions participating in Erasmus+ will be required to follow any publicity requirements set out in their grant agreements. Failure to do so may result in action being taken for non-compliance by...
What information her Department holds on (a) which UK institutions have successfully applied for the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education and (b) the conditions to (i) apply and (ii) be accepted.
Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) applications are currently subject to admissibility and eligibility checks before being evaluated against published award criteria. We anticipate that the results will be published in September 2026. The guidanc...
With reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 125694 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, if he will publish the letter sent to selected households inviting them to attend; whether any types of
All members of the public over 18 were eligible to participate in the People’s Panel, with the exception of:Elected representativesPaid employees of any political partyMembers of the House of Commons, MPs, their staff, or their spouses and any immediate r...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of higher education mobilities on the cost to the public purse of the Erasmus+ programme in (a) year 1 and (b) subsequent years; and whether th
The cost to the public purse is not directly affected by the number of higher education (HE) mobilities, as the UK’s financial contribution to the Erasmus+ programme is fixed. In 2018/19, there were approximately 31,000 inbound HE student mobilities throu...