Written questions by Holden.

Whether his Department has received payments from the Labour Party since 4 July 2024.

The Cabinet Office has received three payments from the Labour Party since 4 July 2024. Each of these payments was for use of Government Car Service.

Whether he plans to publish an updated Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Yes, we are currently developing a new strategy. A further update will be provided in due course.

How many people have been recruited to the Civil Service in roles that permit full-time home working in the last 12 months.

The Cabinet Office does not hold this data as decisions about their workforce and working arrangements are delegated to individual departments. Civil Service leaders are clear that civil servants should be in the workplace where needed to drive delivery and they should adhere to their contractual obligations. Workplace attendance has an important role in effective service delivery to the public as reflected in the 60% office attendance expectation for all office based civil servants.

How many properties owned by central Government are unoccupied according to information held by (a) the Government Property Agency and (b) the Electronic Property Information Mapping Service; and what the address is of each of these properties.

The Cabinet Office, through the Office of Government Property (OGP), does not centrally collect data on whether individual properties owned by central government departments are entirely unoccupied. InSite, the system that replaced the legacy ePIMS (Electronic Property Information Mapping Service), allows departments to record floor space as vacant, but this does not confirm whether an entire property is unoccupied. InSite does not hold a central record of wholly unoccupied properties or their addresses. Figures on vacant space across the government estate, aggregated from departmental submissions, are published annually in the State of the Estate report. This includes total square metre figures by department, but not individual property-level occupancy or address data.

Whether he plans to establish a Social Value Council.

The Government is determined to ensure the £385 billion of public money spent on public procurement annually delivers economic growth, supports small businesses, champions innovation, creates good jobs and skills opportunities across the country, and maximises social value. To build on progress made to date and the Government’s new National Procurement Policy Statement, we will consult with stakeholders on further reforms to public procurement to drive economic growth.

How many civil servants are (a) EU and (b) Turkish nationals.

While pre-employment right to work checks verify civil servants meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules, which includes permitting the right to work in the UK Civil Service to certain EEA and Turkish nationals, once that process is complete we do not retain this information. However, Civil Service workforce data including sex, religion, ethnicity, and more, is stored, and is published annually in the Statistical bulletin - Civil Service Statistics on GOV.UK.

Whether he plans to increase the level of (a) staffing and (b) other support to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.

We are engaging constructively with the Intelligence and Security Committee and will continue to do so over the coming months.

Pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48180 on 10 Downing Street: Flags, for what reason a NATO flag was not flown on NATO Day 2025.

I refer the Rt Hon Member to my previous answer of 2 May 2025, Official Report, PQ 48180.

Pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question HL6032 on Arms Length Bodies, for what reason the Answer refers to 26 proposed public bodies.

The Cabinet Office works closely with departments that are developing proposals for new arm's-length bodies (ALBs) and the list referenced in the answer on 10 April 2025 is the list of proposals which may end up going through the ALB approval process. Not all proposals will go forward or meet the requirements to successfully be established as an ALB.

Pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 48553 on Prime Minister: Public Service, what the annual remuneration is for this appointment; and if he will publish the declaration of interests made by the appointee.

It would not be appropriate to comment on individuals. The level of remuneration and the management of relevant outside interests for this role have been agreed in line with relevant guidance and processes.

Pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 49055 on Government Departments: Equality, if he will publish the facility time framework.

A copy of the Facility Time Framework and its supporting guidance has been deposited in the House Library.

Whether trade union activity must be declared by people who are appointed to regulated public appointments.

The Governance Code on Public Appointments requires that candidates for regulated public appointments must be asked to declare potential conflicts of interest in their application. It is the responsibility of the Advisory Assessment Panel to satisfy itself that all candidates for appointment can meet the standards set out in the Seven Principles of Public Life and have no conflicts of interest that would call into question their ability to perform the role. All potential conflicts of interest and how they might be managed must be discussed with an individual during the interview. A potential conflict should not preclude a candidate from being shortlisted or appointed provided that appropriate arrangements are made.

Whether the (a) electricity, (b) gas and (b) water utilities of the Admiralty House residences are individually metered.

Utilities in Admiralty House residences are not individually metered.

Whether the Cabinet Office Public Bodies Team has assessed the Ethics and Integrity Commission against the requirement that the creation of a new arm's-length body should only be considered as a last resort; and whether his Department has provided evidence that alternative delivery models are being considered.

Any proposals to create new public bodies will be considered by the government’s ongoing review of all ALBs, announced on 7 April. This review is part of the government’s plan to streamline the state by closing, merging or repatriating public bodies into departments unless their separate existence can be strongly justified.

Pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question HL6032 on Arm's Length Bodies, whether the Child Protection Authority for England will be a new public body.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Home Office, Minister Jess Phillips, announced on 8 April that the Government will establish a new Child Protection Authority which will be delivered from within the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. It is not currently planned to be an arm’s-length body.

Pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 48561 on Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent Review, if he will ask the (a) National Statistician and (b) Chief Executive of UK Statistics Authority to publish a response to the recommendations once they have considered the report.

The UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), including the Office for National Statistics (ONS), is a Non Ministerial Department and is accountable to the UK Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the Sennedd and the Northern Ireland Executive. As an independent statutory body, it is a matter for the UKSA and the ONS as to how they choose to respond to the independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender that was published by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on 19 March 2025.

What proportion of regulated public appointments have had substantive information published on who the members of the appointments advisory panel are since 4 July 2024.

The Governance Code on Public Appointments sets out guidance on the role and composition of Advisory Assessment Panels. The Code requires, for all regulated public appointment competitions, that there should be full transparency of the Advisory Assessment Panel. Departments generally publish such details via the public appointments digital service on gov.uk as part of the details of the adverts for individual roles.

Whether (a) Crown Representatives and (b) Health Crown Representatives are required to make declarations of political activity when they are appointed.

All Crown Representatives complete conflict of interest declarations on appointment and then every six months.

How many (a) Permanent Secretary and (b) Second Permanent Secretary roles are (i) being advertised through open and fair competition, (ii) have advertised but the recruitment is now closed and the appointment has not yet been made, (iii) are being advertised only internally and (iv) are unfilled with no recruitment process.

There are six Permanent Secretary roles currently being advertised through fair and open competition: five have closed and waiting final interviews, and one is live on CS Jobs. There is one Permanent Secretary level role that has been advertised internally only (Secret Intelligence Service). There is one Second Permanent Secretary role (DSIT) that is currently unfilled with no recruitment process underway.

What proportion of regulated public appointments are published on the Apply for a public appointment gov.uk page.

All regulated public appointments that are made through open competition are advertised on the public appointments Apply for a Public Appointment webpage on Gov.uk.