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Written questions by Dewhirst.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Charlie Dewhirst this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.

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27 Nov 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
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Media and Sport, what the reference numbers are of Government Art Collection works that have been removed from 11 Downing Street since the general election; and what the reference numbers are of works that are scheduled to be removed.

Reply

GAC artworks removed from 11 Downing Street since the General Election can be found in the table below. In some cases, artworks have been removed from No.11 as they have been committed as loans to public exhibitions at other museums or galleries. GAC Inventory137831835518114/418114/318114/218114/117717474212552619324642721636279121100/8613349186241333392678765876487628761875772646670368617233500/25

29 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
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Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7028 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Official Cars, if she will name which specific senior officials have access to a Government car; and whether these senior officials had access to a Government car before the 2024 general election.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
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Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7027 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Official Cars, whether the vehicle is an electric car.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

15 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
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Media and Sport, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) her officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

Reply

Details of ministers’ and senior officials’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Data for the period of July to September 2024 will be published in due course.

4 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
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Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials; what the policy was on 24 May 2024; and which senior officials have been granted access to the service since 4 July 2024.

Reply

The Government Car Service offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles.The arrangements relating to the using of vehicles in the Government Car Service is set out in the Civil Service Management Code.There has been no change in this policy since the general election.

4 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
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Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have (i) been allocated a dedicated vehicle and (ii) access to use of a shared vehicle from the Government Car Service; what the (A) make, (B) model and (C) fuel type is for each car; and what the budget was for those cars in the 2024-25 financial year.

Reply

The Government Car Service offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles to its ministerial cadre/officials, as under previous administrations.The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is currently allocated 1 vehicle including allocated and shared vehicles.For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The average cost to a Department for a single Department Pool Car in 2024/25 financial year is £108K per annum.

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