Written questions by Dewhirst.

For what reason his Department renamed the Cross-Government Women’s Network as the Cross-Government Gender Network.

The network has been operating under this name since it was changed in July 2020, under the previous administration. The decision was made by the Cross-Government network itself, not by the Cabinet Office.

What the mean full-time equivalent salary is of staff in the (a) Office for Equality and Opportunity, (b) Women’s Equality Unit, (c) Race Disparity Unit and (d) Disability Unit in the most recent period for which data is available.

Salaries ranges for each civil servant grade are set by the Cabinet Office and are not at the discretion of the individual business units such as the Office for Equality and Opportunity. The mean full time equivalent salary of staff in the Office for Equality and Opportunity (which includes the sub-units of Women's Equality Unit, Race Disparity Unit and Disability Unit) is £54,400, rounded to the nearest £100.

What steps his Department is taking to help increase the screening rates for prostate cancer in men aged over 50; and if he will take steps to increase the level of funding available to help screen more men over 50 for prostate cancer.

Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees (UK NSC) due to the inaccuracy of the current best test called the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm some men as many would be diagnosed with a cancer that would not have caused them problems during their life. This would lead to additional tests and treatments which can also have harmful side effects, for example, sexual dysfunction and incontinence.That is why no steps have been taken to increase the screening rates and funding for prostate cancer screening for men over 50. However, the Government have invested £16 million into a trial seeking to find better methods of detecting prostate cancer.

Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering a single social tariff for water for customers on a low income.

It is clear consumers are concerned about their bills. We are therefore continuing to work with water industry to explore options to improve affordability arrangements, including holding the sector accountable for their public commitment to end water poverty by 2030. The Government is also committed to taking action to address water poverty and help vulnerable customers with their water bills. All water companies have measures in place for customers who struggle to pay for their water and wastewater services, including measures such as WaterSure, social tariffs, payment breaks and holidays, and debt management support. Water companies should ensure that their customers know what support schemes are available and how to use them if they need help.

Pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11964 on Cabinet Office: Official Cars, what the security reasons are for not disclosing the number of allocated departmental Government Car Service cars that are electric.

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles, or any other information which could identify the vehicle are not issued.

Pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11965 on Cabinet Office: Official Cars, how many senior officials had use of an official car from the Government Car Service on (a) 3 July and (b) 8 November.

The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles. For security reasons specific details of car allocations are not issued. The arrangements relating to the using of vehicles in the Government Car Service is set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

Pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 7009 on Ministry of Defence: Official Cars, if he will publish a list of senior officials with access to a government car.

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.

Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7022 on Home Office: Official Cars, how many of those vehicles are electric.

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.

Pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 5747 on Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness, if she will publish a table of the monetary value of the 2% reduction in administration budget of each public body that aggregates to £225 million.

As part of the measures the Chancellor took following the spending audit, departments were asked to reduce their admin budgets by 2%, saving £225 million across departments. All savings and investments announced at the July statement have been factored into the departmental budgets for 24-25 which were set out on 30 October as part of the Spending Review. The split between programme and administration spending will be published as part of the Supplementary Estimates.

Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7007 on Department for Business and Trade: Official Cars, which senior officials in his Department have access to a government car; and whether those officials had that access before the general election.

The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7006 on Department for Business and Trade: Official Cars, how many of those allocated three vehicles are electric cars.

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.

Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7011 on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Official Cars, if she will publish a list of senior officials in his Department with access to a government car; and whether those officials had access to a government car before the general election.

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.

Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 16 October 2024 to Questions 7018 and 7019 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official Cars, which senior officials have access to a government car; and whether those officials had that access before the general election.

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.

Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7010 on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Official Cars, how many of those vehicles are electric.

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.

Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7018 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official Cars, how many of those allocated two vehicles are electric cars.

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.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7002 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Cars, how many journeys in cars provided by the London Car Service every day were undertaken by Ministers in his Department in the latest month for which data is available, broken down by week; and what proportion of those journeys were by electric car.

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

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 16 October 2024 to Questions 7002 and 7003 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Cars, if he publish a list of senior officials with access to a government car; and whether those officials had access to a government car before the general election.

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

Pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 6998 on Cabinet Office: Official Cars, how many of those vehicles are electric.

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.

Pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 7008 on Ministry of Defence: Official Cars, how many of those vehicles are electric.

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.

Pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 6995 on Public Expenditure: Impact Assessments, if she will publish the equality and environmental assessment that her Department conducted.

As highlighted previously, officials conducted Equalities and Environmental impact assessments of the savings measures put forward by Departments within the July ‘Fixing the Foundations’ statement, and HM Treasury has processes in place to ensure that it complies with its legal requirements. Impact assessments are a core part of the internal decision-making process, and they are not usually published.