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Written questions by Trickett.

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

Department:All (119)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (13)Ministry of Defence (12)Department of Health and Social Care (11)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (10)Department for Work and Pensions (9)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (8)Treasury (7)Cabinet Office (7)Department for Business and Trade (6)Northern Ireland Office (5)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (4)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (4)

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10 Mar 2025·Scotland Office·Answered
Asked

How many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Reply

No officials in the Scotland Office have been seconded from the Institute for Economic Affairs, the Policy Exchange, the Adam Smith Institute or Labour Together since July 2024.

10 Mar 2025·Cabinet Office·Answered
Asked

How many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Reply

Secondments are part of a range of ways of bringing talent and experience into the civil service for short periods of time and have been used by successive governments. Secondments are arranged at a business unit level and must follow the processes as set out in the Civil Service Recruitment Principles. However, based on the information held centrally, there is no record of any secondees from the above mentioned organisations.

10 Mar 2025·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Reply

Secondments is one way of bringing talent and experience into the civil service for short periods of time and has been used by successive governments. Secondments are arranged at a business unit level and data is held at Business Unit Level. There have been no secondments from any of the quoted organisations into the Department since July 2024.

10 Mar 2025·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

How many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Reply

Thank you to my Hon. Friend for his question. I can inform him that the Department for Business and Trade has hosted no secondees from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

10 Mar 2025·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
Asked

How many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Reply

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has not seconded any staff from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute, (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

10 Mar 2025·Home Office·Answered
Asked

How many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Reply

The Home Office does not have any seconded staff from these organisations.

10 Mar 2025·Ministry of Justice·Answered
Asked

How many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Reply

Information about secondments in the Ministry of Justice is not held in a central location and therefore we are not able to report on the number of employees seconded from the Institute for Economic Affairs, Policy Exchange, Adam Smith Institute or Labour Together since July 2024.All Civil Servants are subject to a Loans and Secondments policy and the provisions of the Official Secrets Act. HR policies outline the Department’s stance on political activity, with declaration requirements varying by grade. All Civil Servants are expected to abide by rules governing political activities and to avoid situations that lead to conflicts of interest, such as the non-disclosure of sensitive information.

10 Mar 2025·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Reply

Since July 2024 no staff have been seconded into Defra from the Institute for Economic Affairs, the Policy Exchange, the Adam Smith Institute or Labour Together. The response to the request is Nil staff.

10 Mar 2025·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

How many of her Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Reply

There have been no staff working in the department since July 2024 who were seconded from the Institute for Economic Affairs, the Policy Exchange, the Adam Smith Institute, or Labour Together.

5 Mar 2025·Attorney General·Answered
Asked

How many of her Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Reply

The Attorney General’s Office has not seconded any officials from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

28 Feb 2025·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to Question 31773 tabled by the hon. Member for Normanton and Hemsworth on 21 February 2025.

Reply

Question 31773 was answered on 3 March 2025.

27 Feb 2025·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage the use of swift bricks.

Reply

I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 22080 on 15 January 2025.

27 Feb 2025·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a swift brick national development management policy.

Reply

I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 22080 on 15 January 2025.

24 Feb 2025·Attorney General·Answered
Asked

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Reply

The Attorney General’s Office has never seconded any staff from Palantir.

24 Feb 2025·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Reply

The Department for Transport Central (DfTc) function has not seconded any staff from Palantir since July 2024. The Department for Transport Central (DfTc) function has not seconded any staff from Palantir since July 2024.

24 Feb 2025·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

How many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Reply

No staff have been seconded from Palantir into the Ministry of Defence or its Executive Agencies since July 2024.

24 Feb 2025·Ministry of Justice·Answered
Asked

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Reply

The Ministry of Justice hold no contracts with Palantir for the provision of goods or services, including contracts for seconded staff. As such, the Department has no staff on secondment from Palantir.

24 Feb 2025·Wales Office·Answered
Asked

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Reply

No staff from Palantir have been seconded into my Department since July 2024.

24 Feb 2025·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Reply

Since July 2024 no employees have been seconded to the Department from Palantir.

24 Feb 2025·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Reply

I can confirm that there have been no staff seconded from Palantir to the Department for Work and Pensions since July 2024.

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